A Guide to Cloud Analytics

1. A Guide to Cloud Analytics

2. Data analytics and all its related processes, such as the integration, aggregation, storage and reporting of data, are fully or partially conducted in the cloud when talking about ‘cloud analytics’. There are three distinct forms of cloud analytics, with each one offering a range of benefits, from reduced costs related to hardware, scalability and a high tolerance to faults. What type of cloud analytics you choose, will depend upon your budget, along with your specific business and compliance requirements. Below are the three forms in more detail:

3. The public cloud The most economic form of cloud analytics, public cloud sees infrastructure costs being split among tenants of the cloud, and for handling big data workloads and storing huge data sets, it’s highly recommended. Doing so also gives you the opportunity to take advantage of new technologies, such as AI and machine learning.

4. The private cloud According to your data compliance or data security objectives and needs, private cloud analytics may be ore suitable. Located in a physical position either at your own data center or at a cloud providers site with hardware and software dedicated to your company alone, while a highly secure option, it is also the costliest.

5. The hybrid cloud In order to meet your data regulatory requirements, such as HIPAA, GDPR, GLBA etc.) without the cost associated with the private cloud, your needs could still be met by the hybrid cloud. To further minimize the costs associated with analytics solutions, you could utilize a combination of the private and public cloud; the hybrid cloud.

6. What are some of the top benefits of cloud analytics? Cloud analytics offer a variety of advantages, the most popular of which are listed below: Scalability By simply buying storage and other resources from a cloud provider as and when you need them, you can easily meet your upscaling demands without the additional cost of upgrading your existing IT infrastructure on-site.

7. Security With the application of advanced security measures, all leading cloud providers, such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform ensure the highest levels of security in the cloud, but you can also strengthen your analytics solution with data encryption, admin control and the carrying out of regular vulnerability assessments.

8. Availability of data Even in the case of an unplanned downtime, such as might result from a power outage, cloud providers promise an almost faultless level of service availability. Accessibility of data Encouraging increased collaboration among colleagues by enabling them to share and view analytics results across a cloud-based analytics platform helped by self-service software, and allowing insights to be delivered to any internet-connected device, anytime, your data has never been more accessible.

9. For help deploying, conducting and/or outsourcing cloud analytics, reach out to a reputable company offering cutting edge, holistic business solutions, technologies and system integrations to a range of businesses in a variety of industries.

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