Jared Peterson, SAS & Eduardo Joia, Microsoft
At SAS Innovate 2025, theCUBE’s Rebecca Knight and Scott Hebner sits down with Jared Peterson, senior vice president of research and development at SAS, and Eduardo Joia, chief technology officer and managing director for the financial services industry at Microsoft. The discussion explores how their partnership is evolving to push the boundaries of AI and tackle some of the most complex challenges facing today’s enterprises. Peterson and Joia unpack key innovations showcased at the event, highlighting how decision intelligence is transforming business value. They spotlight tools such as Decision Builder, built on Microsoft Fabric, and the SAS Viya Workbench, platforms designed to unify data, models and rules to deliver real-time, AI-powered insights with precision and trust. The conversation takes a look at emerging technologies such as Copilot and agentic AI. Joia explains how Microsoft is scaling productivity across its ecosystem while preparing for quantum innovations. Peterson illustrates how SAS is using AI to simplify complex decision flows in financial services, underscoring the practical impact of trusted, operationalized intelligence in the field.