Avid Solutions Joins SAS Partner Program

Winston-Salem, NC - Avid Solutions, a system integrator specializing in automation and information solutions, is now a member of the SAS® Partner Program. SAS is the leader in business intelligence and analytical software and services. As a fast-growing system integration company, Avid Solutions believes that the pace of change in the world continues to accelerate; therefore, the value of data has never been more vital to business success.

“Manufacturers have collected vast quantities of data from their systems. However, very few are capitalizing on this large data store,” says PC Romano, the President of Avid Solutions. “We can now leverage our domain expertise to help our clients operationalize the SAS Analytics solutions, enabling real-time control and decisions for our clients.”

Avid Solutions’ background working with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Human Machine Interface (HMI), and Distributive Control Systems (DCSs), combined with the company’s high-powered skills in modern commercial solutions, allow the company to engage in greater levels of smart manufacturing. A strong and talented team of professionals in Automation Solutions combined with the passion and knowledge of the company’s Information Solutions team enables Avid to offer a unique combination of plant floor experience, IT and operations expertise, and process industry knowledge to solve complex control and information systems challenges.

“Strategic alliances with the world’s leading companies, such as Avid Solutions, enable us to provide complete solutions for business and IT challenges,” says Wayne Kennedy, SAS Principal Business Development Specialist. “Avid’s people have deep manufacturing domain experience and longstanding relationships with Fortune 500 manufacturers. Their blend of domain expertise and knowledge of data systems is unique and can bridge gaps between SAS and the manufacturing floor.”

Avid Solutions’ customers will now have the tools and support to mine these large data farms, producing actionable information for process improvements.