Altair SLC™ runs on all major computing platforms, including IBM z Systems and z/OS operating systems. Running MXG with Altair SLC is fully supported by both Altair and Merrill Consultants.

Altair SLC can operate in batch and interactive on a mainframe for production and development workloads using JCL and TSO terminal interfaces. Altair SLC also supports remote code submission and can exchange data between mainframe, distributed, and cloud installations. This is typically useful where PC clients and distributed platforms make use of mainframe data and processes.

Altair SLC can read z/OS-based SAS DASD data libraries directly and includes optimized connectors for all commonly used data sources, including files, databases, data warehouses, and cloud data stores. This high level of interoperability is especially useful in migration scenarios. Altair SLC ensures that organizations can efficiently transition their existing SAS language applications to a modern environment with minimal risk and expense.

The SAS language is often crucial for mission-critical applications in banking, insurance, healthcare, energy, and government that rely heavily on SAS language applications for ETL, data management, reporting, and advanced analytics.

Altair SLC provides the opportunity to modernize applications by incorporating and mixing programming languages including SAS, Python, R, and SQL.