The SAS Institute Data Center, located at the company’s global headquarters in Cary, North Carolina, is a purpose-built facility designed to support the company’s expanding cloud-based analytics platforms, including SAS Viya and OnDemand.

The facility houses 56 server racks, each supported by dual service providers—one routed through a dedicated Demarcation Room and the other through a Disaster Recovery Room—ensuring fault tolerance and high availability. A redundant fiber backbone, comprising both multimode and single-mode cabling, connects the data center and disaster recovery infrastructure to intermediate distribution frames (IDFs) throughout the building, enabling high-speed, resilient data transmission. Power reliability is ensured through two 400 kVA Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs), each backed by emergency generators and configured to meet N+1 redundancy standards.

The facility is also designed to meet LEED Gold certification, incorporating predictive cooling systems, overflow alarms, and sustainable site strategies such as rainwater management and heat island reduction. As a cloud-agnostic environment, the data center supports hybrid and multi-cloud deployments, enabling secure, scalable analytics for clients in regulated industries such as healthcare, finance, and government.

With robust cybersecurity frameworks and secure zones—including Network Operations Centers, UPS battery rooms, and mechanical yards—the SAS Data Center exemplifies mission-critical infrastructure engineered for performance, sustainability, and compliance.