How does SAS Institute envision the Web changing the decision-support process?
We see the Web as a natural extension of existing decision-support systems. Web technology enhances a company’s ability to accomplish three strategic goals: global information exchange; real-time access to data and information; and establishing a “single version of the truth” for an organization — a Web-Enabled data warehouse makes sure everyone is looking at the same figures and making decisions based upon the same data. Q: What are the advantages of S/390? A: S/390 excels in three areas critical to successful e-business: delivering existing corporate data and applications, security, and what we call “just-in-time” computing. If you want to move from a static home page to providing more value to your customers over the Web, the best approach is to Web Enable the business applications and data that already reside on your S/390 servers. Hosting your e-business services on the same platform provides significant performance benefits, simplifying and speeding the process of delivering the
