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We performed a comparison between Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio and SAS Enterprise Miner based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Data Science Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Pros
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the availability of ChatGPT in the solution.""ML Studio is very easy to maintain.""It is a scalable solution…It is a pretty stable solution…The solution's initial setup process was pretty straightforward.""The solution is integrated with our Microsoft Azure tenant, and we don't have to go anywhere else outside the tenant.""The most valuable feature is data normalization.""The solution is easy to use and has good automation capabilities in conjunction with Azure DevOps.""The most valuable feature is its compatibility with Tensorflow.""The solution is very easy to use, so far as our data scientists are concerned."

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"The setup is straightforward. Deployment doesn't take more than 30 minutes.""The solution is very good for data mining or any mining issues.""The most valuable feature is that you can use multiple algorithms for creating models and then you can compare the results between them.""Most of the features, especially on the data analysis tool pack, are really good. The way they do clustering and output is great. You can do fairly elaborate outputs. The results, the ensembles, all of these, are fantastic.""Good data management and analytics.""The most valuable feature is the decision tree creation.""The solution is able to handle quite large amounts of data beautifully.""I found the ease of use of the solution the most valuable. Additionally, other valuable features include: the user interface, power to extract data, compatibility with other technologies (specifically with PS400), and automation of several tasks."

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Cons
"In the future, I would like to see more AI consultation like image and video classification, and improvement in the presentation of data.""While ML Studio does give you the ability to run a lot of transformations, it struggles when the transformations are a bit more complex, when your entire process is transformation-heavy.""There should be data access security, a role level security. Right now, they don't offer this.""Integration with social media would be a valuable enhancement.""The interface is a bit overloaded.""n the solution, there is the concept of workspaces, and there is no means to share the computing infrastructure across those workspaces.""Stability-wise, you may face certain problems when you fail to refresh the data in the solution.""When you use different Microsoft tools, there are different pricing metrics. It doesn't make sense. The pricing metrics are quire difficult to understand and should be either clarified or simplified. It would help us sell the solution to customers."

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"The initial setup is challenging if doing it for the first time.""The solution is much more complex than other options.""The solution needs an easier interface for the user. The user experience isn't so easy for our clients.""Technical support could be improved.""While I don't personally need tutorials, I can't say that it wouldn't be helpful for others to have some to help them navigate and operate the system.""Virtualization could be much better.""The user interface of the solution needs improvement. It needs to be more visual.""The ease of use can be improved. When you are new it seems a bit complex."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "To use MLS is fairly cheap. Even the paid account is something like $20/month, unless you are provisioning large numbers of VMs for a Hadoop cluster. The main MS makes money with this solution is forcing the user to deploy their model on REST API, and being charged each time the API is accessed. There are several pricing tiers for the API. If you do not use the API, then value of MLS is to create rapid experiments ($20/month). The resulting model is not exportable to use, thus you’ll have to recreate the algorithms in either R or Python, which is what I did. MLS results gave me a direction to work with, the actual work is mostly done in R and Python outside of MLS."
  • "When we got our first models and were ready for the user acceptance testing, our licensing fees were between €2,500 ($2,750 USD) and €3,000 ($3,300 USD) monthly."
  • "From a developer's perspective, I find the price of this solution high."
  • "The licensing cost is very cheap. It's less than $50 a month."
  • "There is a license required for this solution."
  • "I am paying for it following a pay-as-you-go. So, the more I use it, the more it costs."
  • "In terms of pricing, for any cloud solution, you should know the tricks of the trade and how to use it, otherwise, you'll end up paying a lot of money irrespective of the cloud provider, so at least for Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio pricing versus AWS, I would rate it three out of five, with one being the most expensive, and five being the cheapest. It could be cheaper, but you also have to be careful when choosing the plans, for example, consider the architecture and a lot of other factors before choosing your plan, if you don't want to end up paying more. If your cloud provider has an optimizer that seems to be available in every provider, that would keep alerting you in terms of resources not being used as much, then that would help you with budgeting."
  • "My team didn't deal with the licensing for Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio, so I'm unable to comment on pricing, but the money that was spent on the tool was worth it."
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  • "This solution is for large corporations because not everybody can afford it."
  • "The solution is expensive for an individual, but for an enterprise/institution (purchasing bulk licenses), it is not a high price for the use that will come from it."
  • "The solution must improve its licensing models."
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    Also Known As
    Azure Machine Learning, MS Azure Machine Learning Studio
    Enterprise Miner
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    Overview

    Azure Machine Learning is a cloud predictive analytics service that makes it possible to quickly create and deploy predictive models as analytics solutions.

    It has everything you need to create complete predictive analytics solutions in the cloud, from a large algorithm library, to a studio for building models, to an easy way to deploy your model as a web service. Quickly create, test, operationalize, and manage predictive models.

    Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Will Help You:

    • Rapidly build and train models
    • Operationalize at scale
    • Deliver responsible solutions
    • Innovate on a more secure hybrid platform

    With Microsoft Azure Machine Learning You Can:

    • Prepare data: Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio offers data labeling, data preparation, and datasets.
    • Build and train models: Includes notebooks, Visual Studio Code and Github, Automated ML, Compute instance, a drag-and-drop designer, open-source libraries and frameworks, customizable dashboards, and experiments
    • Validate and deploy: Manage endpoints, automate machine learning workflows (pipeline CI/CD), optimize models, access pre-built container images, share and track models and data, train and deploy models across multi-cloud and on-premises.
    • Manage and monitor: Track, log, and analyze data, models, and resources; Detect drift and maintain model accuracy; Trace ML artifacts for compliance; Apply quota management and automatic shutdown; Leverage built-in and custom policies for compliance management; Utilize continuous monitoring with Azure Security Center.

    Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Features:

    • Easy & flexible building interface: Execute your machine learning development through the Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio using drag-and-drop components that minimize the code development and straightforward configuration of properties. By being so flexible, the solution also helps build, test ,and generate advanced analytics based on the data.
    • Wide range of supported algorithms: Configuration is simple and easy because Microsoft Azure ML offers readily available well-known algorithms. There is also no limit in importing training data, and the solution enables you to fine-tune your data easily, saving money and time and helping you generate more revenue.
    • Easy implementation of web services: Simply drag and drop your data sets and algorithms, and link them together to implement web services. It only requires one click to create and publish the web service, which can be used from any device by passing valid credentials.
    • Great documentation: Microsoft Azure provides full stacks of documentation, such as tutorials, quick starts, references, and many other resources that help you understand how to easily build, manage, deploy, and access machine learning solutions effectively.

    Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Benefits:

    • It is fully integrated with Python and R SDKs.
    • It has an updated drag-and-drop interface, generally known as Azure Machine Learning Designer.
    • It supports MLPipelines, where you can build flexible and modular pipelines to automate workflows.
    • It supports multiple model formats depending upon the job type.
    • It has automated model training and hyperparameter tuning with code-first and no-code options.
    • It supports data labeling projects.

    Reviews from Real Users:

    "The ability to do the templating and be able to transfer it so that I can easily do multiple types of models and data mining is a valuable aspect of this solution. You only have to set up the flows, the templates, and the data once and then you can make modifications and test different segmentations throughout.” - Channing S.l, Owner at Channing Stowell Associates

    "The most valuable feature is the knowledge bank, which allows us to ask questions and the AI will automatically pull the pre-prescribed responses.” - Chris P., Tech Lead at a tech services company

    "The UI is very user-friendly and the AI is easy to use.” - Mikayil B., CRM Consultant at a computer software company

    "The solution is very fast and simple for a data science solution.” - Omar A., Big Data & Cloud Manager at a tech services company

    SAS Enterprise Miner is a solution to create accurate predictive and descriptive models on large volumes of data across different sources in the organization. SAS Enterprise Miner offers many features and functionalities for the business analysts to model their data. Some of the business applications are for detecting fraud, minimizing risk, resource demands, reducing asset downtime, campaigns and reduce customer attrition.
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    Walgreens Boots Alliance, Schneider Electric, BP
    Generali Hellas, Gitanjali Group, Gloucestershire Constabulary, GS Home Shopping, HealthPartners, IAG New Zealand, iJET, Invacare
    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm17%
    Energy/Utilities Company13%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Healthcare Company7%
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    Financial Services Firm44%
    Retailer22%
    University22%
    Media Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm22%
    University12%
    Educational Organization8%
    Insurance Company7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise58%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise71%
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    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise29%
    Large Enterprise50%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise70%
    Buyer's Guide
    Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio vs. SAS Enterprise Miner
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio vs. SAS Enterprise Miner and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is ranked 2nd in Data Science Platforms with 49 reviews while SAS Enterprise Miner is ranked 15th in Data Science Platforms with 13 reviews. Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is rated 7.6, while SAS Enterprise Miner is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio writes "Good support for Azure services in pipelines, but deploying outside of Azure is difficult". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SAS Enterprise Miner writes "A stable product that is easy to deploy and can be used for structured and unstructured data mining". Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio is most compared with Databricks, Google Vertex AI, Azure OpenAI, TensorFlow and Google Cloud AI Platform, whereas SAS Enterprise Miner is most compared with SAS Visual Analytics, IBM SPSS Modeler, RapidMiner, SAS Analytics and Alteryx. See our Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Studio vs. SAS Enterprise Miner report.

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