SAS 9.4M7 delivered significant under-the-hood upgrades to the middle-tier infrastructure:

While many associate SAS 9.4 with the classic "Display Manager" (DMS), M7 ships with . This web-based interface brings a modern feel to a legacy system, offering: Visual programming flows.

for the SAS Web Infrastructure Platform Data Server, providing a more robust and secure database layer compared to the older versions used in M6. Authentication Enhancements : Added support for Windows Defender Credential Guard and constrained delegation. Security Patches