SAS, which once stood for "statistical analysis system",
began at North Carolina State University in Raleigh
as a project to analyze agricultural research.
The company was officially founded in 1976
and has grown to help all sorts of customers
- from pharmaceutical companies and banks
to academic and governmental entities.
One of the largest privately held software companies
in the world with 14-thousand employees,
SAS is the leader in business analytics
software and services.
Every element of the SAS culture is
based on fostering innovation and creativity.
SAS holds an average US turnover rate of around 4 percent,
significantly lower than the industry average
of around 22 percent.
This is a testament to our company's philosophy
and culture.
It's estimated that SAS saves approximately 100 million
dollars each year by retaining its employees.
SAS opened its first building at its Cary headquarters in 1980.
The SAS Campus has grown to 900 acres,
of which 250 are developed.
That means lots of beautiful landscaping,
natural space, and walking trails.
Today, more than 5-thousand employees
work on the Cary campus.
The SAS Art Collection also plays an important role
on campus and in the company's internationally recognized
corporate culture.
Since the 1980s, the collection has
grown to include thousands of original creations,
from monumental sculptures and murals
to a vast assortment of paintings, glass, pottery,
photography, and more.
SAS has offices throughout the United States and the world.
International offices are often located
in historically significant buildings.
These offices consist primarily of sales and marketing
teams and research and development operations.
The first building in Cary was located at what's
now The Umstead Hotel and Spa.
The hotel is a separate entity from SAS but many of our guests
stay here when visiting our campus.
Adjacent to the SAS campus, is Cary Academy.
The school was envisioned and developed
by the Goodnight and Sall families
and is an independent, co-educational, college
preparatory day school for grades 6-12.
The children of SAS employees make up approximately 15%
of the student body.
The SAS Solar Farms are located on company property
near the back entrance to campus.
Our systems use directional arrays which
track the path of the sun.
SAS' solar farms provide clean renewable energy
to the public energy grid.
The Recreation and Fitness Center
helps employees face each work day feeling healthy and ready
to meet the challenges of their jobs.
The RFC is free to SAS employees and family members
and offers a variety of exercise facilities, classes
and sports leagues.
The SAS Health Care Center provides
comprehensive primary health care
services that promote cost effective and innovative
treatment.
The staff includes physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses,
dieticians, medical technologists, therapists
and a psychologist.
The facility also includes a full service pharmacy.
The Health Care Center averages more than three-thousand
visits a month at no charge to employees.
As with most of the employee benefits at SAS,
the Health Care Center also benefits the company
through a healthier work force, reduced abseentism
and increased productivity.
Employees can see a provider and be back
at their desk in about 30 minutes
compared to two hours for a third party provider.
Adjacent to the Health Care Center
is the Work/Life Center who's aim
is to help employees balance their personal and professional
lives.
The center is staffed by master's level
social workers and counselors who
offer employees and their family members
educational and support programs,
one-on-one consultations, and resources and referrals.
SAS offers two company-subsidized child care
centers on campus.
The Montessori-based program serves
hundreds of children age six weeks to five-years-old.
Parents are often seen on the playground with their children
or taking them to the caf??
for lunch.
The largest building on campus, Building R,
houses SAS Research and Development,
the 24/7 Data Center, the Library and the Atrium Caf??.
More than 12-hundred employees work here.
And like the rest of the buildings on campus,
nearly every employee here has a private office.
Dr. Goodnight feels that employees
are most creative and productive in spaces in which they
can control their environment.
Building C, which includes the SAS Executive Briefing Center,
consolidates much of the campus customer meeting
and presentation space.
The complex has 700 offices, two auditoriums and a full caf??.
The building has received the highest LEED rating
of Platinum, recognizing sustainable green building
and development practices.
Just across from C is Building Q,
another environmentally friendly building.
With a caf?? and 671 offices, it is home to SAS Solutions
OnDemand, Human Resources, and Internal Communications.
The LEED certified building features rooftop solar panels,
highly-efficient mechanical systems, LED lighting and more.
From Customer Stories to product demos
to live webcasts presented to customers and employees alike,
the projects generated within Building V
serve a wide variety of internal and external communications
needs.
Two large video-recording stages, video and audio editing
suites, an auditorium which hosts
internal and external conferences make up
just part of this multimedia complex.
SAS continues to win accolades as one of the best places
to work both here at our world headquarters
and around the world.
As we hope this virtual tour has shown,
SAS has built an environment and corporate culture
that fosters innovation and creativity
in our talented employees.
And that enables us to help our customers solve business
challenges, captilize on opportunities
and grow their businesses.
Learn more at sas.com.