From Governance to ROI: Putting Guardrails to Work with SAS Viya

Breaking down trust in AI, not just talking about it. I just sat with Manisha Khanna, Global Product Marketing Leader for AI at SAS, to unpack the SAS–IDC Data and AI Pulse. The core theme is simple. Trust drives ROI.Key takeaways:- Trustworthy AI leaders outperform because they do the basics well. Data lineage, access control, model monitoring, and clear ownership.- Order matters. Fix data quality and governance first, then productize, then scale. Skipping steps is how pilots stall.- Guardrails in SAS Viya make “safe by default” real. Clear policies, repeatable workflows, and measurable outcomes.- Agentic AI readiness is not a tool choice. It is about reliable data, governed actions, and feedback loops that teams can audit.Why this matters:Enterprises keep chasing bigger models while the wins come from cleaner foundations. If you want impact, make trust a requirement, not a marketing line.Watch it, share it with your team, and pressure test your own roadmap against these basics.#data #ai #agenticai #sas #theravitshow