Azure SQL Server Stretch Database vs. SAS Viya

Azure SQL Server Stretch Database was a feature introduced in SQL Server 2016 that allowed organizations to dynamically extend their on-premises databases to Azure, enabling seamless access to both hot and cold data without significant changes to existing applications. This capability provided virtually unlimited storage and compute capacity, facilitating efficient management of large datasets.

SAS Viya is a cloud-native data and AI platform that enables teams to build, deploy and scale explainable AI that drives trusted, confident decisions. It unites the entire data and AI life cycle and empowers teams to innovate quickly while balancing speed, automation and governance by design. Viya unifies data management, advanced analytics and decisioning in a single platform, so organizations can move from experimentation to production with confidence, delivering measurable business impact that is secure, explainable and scalable across any environment.