SAS Administration Program Features
Users gain many advantages by migrating to the latest version of SAS. It supports better functionality, performance, and security. The task of moving SAS programs, data, catalogs, metadata, and content to SAS 9.4 can be taxing.
The migration process involves many variables:
- Changing the version of each software product
- Converting underlying data structures to the new formats
- Adapting the deployment to new operating system versions, servers, and databases
SAS Migrations
Best Practices
Backups
Performing a full backup of the source system serves as the essential first step before migration to guarantee data protection and recovery options.
Moving As One
Products, content, and machines migrate together to the target system, preventing subset transitions that could compromise security.
Cleanup
Unnecessary artifacts like old reports, maps, and dormant users are removed with customers' input to eliminate stale, nonessential data and components.
Migration Analysis
Source analysis identifies SAS products per machine, validates migration eligibility, & reports unsuitable products and unknown details.