Big Data in the Cloud: Converging Technologies

This paper describes how cloud and big data technologies are converging to offer a cost-effective delivery model for cloud-based big data analytics. It also includes:
• How cloud computing is an enabler for advanced analytics with big data
• How IT can assume leadership for cloud-based big data analytics in the enterprise by becoming a broker of cloud services
• Analytics-as-a-service (AaaS) models for cloud-based big data analytics
• Practical next steps to get you started on your cloud-based big data analytics initiative