The exponentially growing amount of available data, together with the increasing complexity of analytical algorithms, is changing the requirements of data analysts for IT infrastructure. A powerful desktop or dedicated server has two basic disadvantages: the inability to be easily scalable and the long update cycle. Modern analytical platforms, such as SAS Viya, address these shortcomings by using modern container technology and developing a CI / CD approach. Thanks to these principles, SAS Viya supports the analytical process from start to finish, from raw data processing to the final decision based on advanced AI. At the same time, users can choose whether to choose to use a private cloud, or rather relieve themselves of the need to administer the hardware and use one of the extensive offer of public cloud services.