UNIT – II

Cloud Computing Architecture: Cloud Reference Model, Types of Clouds, Cloud

Interoperability & Standards, Scalability and Fault Tolerance, Cloud Solutions: Cloud
Ecosystem, Cloud Business Process Management, And Cloud Service Management. Cloud
Offerings: Cloud Analytics, Testing Under Control, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.

 TYPES OF CLOUD

Cloud computing is Internet-based computing in which a shared pool of resources is

available over broad network access, these resources can be provisioned or released with
minimum management efforts and service-provider interaction.
Types of Cloud
1. Public cloud
2. Private cloud
3. Hybrid cloud
4. Community cloud
5. Multicloud

 Public Cloud: Public clouds are managed by third parties which provide cloud services over the
internet to the public, these services are available as pay-as-you-go billing models.
They offer solutions for minimizing IT infrastructure costs and become a good option for handling
peak loads on the local infrastructure. Public clouds are the go-to option for small enterprises,
which can start their businesses without large upfront investments by completely relying on public
infrastructure for their IT needs.
The fundamental characteristics of public clouds are multitenancy. A public cloud is meant
to serve multiple users, not a single customer. A user requires a virtual computing environment that
is separated, and most likely isolated, from other users.

Advantages of using a Public cloud are:

1. High Scalability
2. Cost Reduction
3. Reliability and flexibility
4. Disaster Recovery

Disadvantages of using a Public cloud are:

1. Loss of control over data
2. Data security and privacy
3. Limited Visibility
4. Unpredictable cost
 Private cloud: Private clouds are distributed systems that work on private infrastructure
and provide the users with dynamic provisioning of computing resources. Instead of a pay-
as-you-go model in private clouds, there could be other schemes that manage the usage of
the cloud and proportionally billing of the different departments or sections of an
enterprise. Private cloud providers are HP Data Centers, Ubuntu, Elastic-Private cloud,
Microsoft, etc.

The advantages of using a private cloud are as follows:

1. Customer information protection: In the private cloud security concerns are less
since customer data and other sensitive information do not flow out of private
infrastructure.
2. Infrastructure ensuring SLAs: Private cloud provides specific operations such as
appropriate clustering, data replication, system monitoring, and maintenance, disaster
recovery, and other uptime services.
3. Compliance with standard procedures and operations: Specific procedures have
to be put in place when deploying and executing applications according to third-party
compliance standards. This is not possible in the case of the public cloud.

Disadvantages of using a private cloud are:

1. The restricted area of operations: Private cloud is accessible within a particular
area. So the area of accessibility is restricted.
2. Expertise requires: In the private cloud security concerns are less since customer
data and other sensitive information do not flow out of private infrastructure. Hence
skilled people are required to manage & operate cloud services.

 Hybrid cloud: A hybrid cloud is a heterogeneous distributed system formed by combining

facilities of the public cloud and private cloud. For this reason, they are also
called heterogeneous clouds.

A major drawback of private deployments is the inability to scale on-demand and

efficiently address peak loads. Here public clouds are needed. Hence, a hybrid cloud takes
advantage of both public and private clouds.
 Advantages of using a Hybrid cloud are:
1) Cost: Available at a cheap cost than other clouds because it is formed by a distributed
system.
2) Speed: It is efficiently fast with lower cost, It reduces the latency of the data transfer
process.
3) Security: Most important thing is security. A hybrid cloud is totally safe and secure
because it works on the distributed system network.

Disadvantages of using a Hybrid cloud are:

1. It’s possible that businesses lack the internal knowledge necessary to create such a
hybrid environment. Managing security may also be more challenging. Different access
levels and security considerations may apply in each environment.
2. Managing a hybrid cloud may be more difficult. With all of the alternatives and choices
available today, not to mention the new PaaS components and technologies that will be
released every day going forward, public cloud and migration to public cloud are already
complicated enough. It could just feel like a step too far to include hybrid.

 Community cloud: Community clouds are distributed systems created by integrating the
services of different clouds to address the specific needs of an industry, a community, or a
business sector. But sharing responsibilities among the organizations is difficult.
In the community cloud, the infrastructure is shared between organizations that have
shared concerns or tasks. An organization or a third party may manage the cloud.

Advantages of using Community cloud are:

1. Because the entire cloud is shared by numerous enterprises or a community, community
clouds are cost-effective.
2. Because it works with every user, the community cloud is adaptable and scalable. Users
can alter the documents according to their needs and requirements.
3. Public cloud is less secure than the community cloud, which is more secure than private
cloud.
4. Thanks to community clouds, we may share cloud resources, infrastructure, and other
capabilities between different enterprises.

Disadvantages of using Community cloud are:

1. Not all businesses should choose community cloud.
2. gradual adoption of data
3. It’s challenging for corporations to share duties.
 Sectors that use community clouds are:

1. Media industry: Media companies are looking for quick, simple, low-cost ways for
increasing the efficiency of content generation. Most media productions involve an
extended ecosystem of partners. In particular, the creation of digital content is the outcome
of a collaborative process that includes the movement of large data, massive compute-
intensive rendering tasks, and complex workflow executions.
2. Healthcare industry: In the healthcare industry community clouds are used to share
information and knowledge on the global level with sensitive data in the private
infrastructure.
3. Energy and core industry: In these sectors, the community cloud is used to cluster a set
of solution which collectively addresses the management, deployment, and orchestration of
services and operations.
4. Scientific research: In this organization with common interests in science share a large
distributed infrastructure for scientific computing.

 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PUBLIC CLOUD, PRIVATE CLOUD, HYBRID CLOUD,

AND COMMUNITY CLOUD –
The below table shows the difference between public cloud, private cloud, hybrid cloud, and
community cloud.

Hybrid Community
Parameter Public Cloud Private Cloud Multi-Cloud
Cloud Cloud
Enterprise
Service Enterprise Community Multiple cloud
Host (Third
provider (Third party) (Third party) providers
party)
Selected Community Multiple
Users General public Selected users
users members organizations
Internet,
Access Internet Internet, VPN Internet, VPN Internet, VPN
VPN
Service Multiple
Owner Enterprise Enterprise Community
provider organizations
Shared cost Variable
Infrastructure Mixed
Cost Pay-per-usage among depending on
investment (variable)
members usage
Varied Varied Varied
Provider's Enhanced
Security (depends (depends on (depends on
responsibility control
on setup) setup) setup)
Scalable Scalable Scalable Scalable
Highly
Scalability within within within within
scalable
resources resources resources resources
Varied Varied Varied
Limited
Customization High control (depends (depends on (depends on
control
on setup) setup) setup)
Varied
Resource Shared among Shared among
Not shared Not shared (depends
Sharing community providers
on setup)
 CLOUD INTEROPERABILITY & STANDARDS

 Cloud interoperability refers to the ability of customers to use the same management
tools, server images and other software with a variety of cloud computing providers and
platforms.
 Standards are important in cloud computing for a variety of reasons. Standards for
interoperability and data and application portability can ensure an open competitive
market in cloud computing because customers are not locked-in to cloud providers and
can easily transfer data or applications between cloud providers.

 Interoperability: It is defined as the capacity of at least two systems or applications to

trade with data and utilize it. On the other hand, cloud interoperability is the capacity
or extent at which one cloud service is connected with the other by trading data as per
strategy to get results.
The two crucial components in Cloud interoperability are usability and connectivity,
which are further divided into multiple layers.

It is the process of transferring the data or an application from one framework to

others, making it stay executable or usable. Portability can be separated into two
types: Cloud data portability and Cloud application portability.

 Cloud data portability – It is the capability of moving information from one

cloud service to another and so on without expecting to re-enter the data.
 Cloud application portability – It is the capability of moving an application
from one cloud service to another or between a client’s environment and a cloud
service.
 Categories of Cloud Computing Interoperability and portability:
The Cloud portability and interoperability can be divided into –
 Data Portability
 Platform Interoperability
 Application Portability
 Management Interoperability
 Platform Portability
 Application Interoperability
 Publication and Acquisition Interoperability

 Benefits of interoperability
 Streamline data management
 Improve productivity
 Promote scalability
 Reduce cost
 Use cases of interoperability
 Healthcare
 Government
 Public safety
 Defense
 Software engineering
 Machine learning
 Levels of interoperability
 Foundational
 Structural
 Semantic
 Organizational
 Overview of Cloud interoperability and portability

Major Scenarios where interoperability and portability is required :

Cloud Standards Custom Council (CSCC) has identified some of the basic scenarios
where portability and interoperability is required.
 Switching between cloud service providers –
The customer wants to transfer data or applications from Cloud 1 to Cloud 2.
 Using multiple cloud service providers-
The client may subscribe to the same or different services e.g. Cloud 1 and 2.
 Directly linked cloud services-
The customer can use the service by linking to Cloud 1 and Cloud 3.
 Hybrid Cloud configuration-
Here the customer connects with a legacy system not in a public, but, private cloud,
i.e. Cloud 1, which is then connected to public cloud services i.e. Cloud 3.
 Cloud Migration-
Clients migrate to one or more in-house applications to Cloud 1.
 CLOUD SCALABILITY
In cloud computing, cloud scalability refers to the ability to increase or reduce IT
resources as required to meet evolving demands. One of the hallmarks of the cloud and
the key factor of its burgeoning popularity with companies is scalability.
Using existing cloud computing technology, data storage space, processing power and
networking can all be escalated. Better still, scaling, usually with little or no interruption
or downtime, can be achieved rapidly and easily. Third-party cloud providers now have
the entire infrastructure in place; in the past, the process could take weeks or months to
scale with on-site physical infrastructure and entail enormous costs.

 Cloud Fault Tolerance

In cloud computing, fault tolerance is conceptually the same as in private or hosted
environments. In other words, it means the infrastructure's ability to continue to provide
service/services to underlying applications even when one or more component fails. To
continue to work through failure or repair, we do not need to configure certain facilities
for our infrastructure to use.

 Objectives of Fault Tolerance in Cloud Computing

The fault-tolerant system uses backup components that take the place of failed
components automatically, ensuring no service loss. They include:
 Hardware systems: Hardware systems can be backed up using identical or
equivalent systems. For instance, using an identical server running in parallel, with all
operations mirrored to the backup server, a server can be made fault-tolerant.

 Software systems: Software systems can be backed up using software instances. For
example, it is possible to continuously replicate a database with customer information
on another machine and operations can be mechanically redirected to another
database in case a primary database goes down.

 Power sources: Power sources use alternative sources using fault-tolerant. In many
instances, organizations have power generators that can be used in case the electricity
fails. Similarly, using redundancy, any system or component that is a single point of
failure can be made fault-tolerant.

 Security Breach Occurrences: Owing to security failures, there are many

explanations about why fault tolerance exists. The server's hacking adversely affects
the server and results in a leak of data. Ransomware, phishing, virus attack, etc. are
other explanations for the need for fault tolerance in the form of security violations.

Key principles behind Cloud Computing Device Fault Tolerance

 Replication
For every operation, the fault-tolerant system operates on the principle of running
many other replicates. Therefore, if one aspect of the device goes wrong, it has other
instances that can be put to keep it going instead. For example, a database of clusters
that has 3 servers with the same information on each of them. All the acts are written
on each of them, such as adding data, upgrading, and deleting. The redundant servers
will be in inactive mode unless and until the availability of them is requested by any
fault tolerance scheme.
 Redundancy
If any part of the system fails or moves to a downstate, then it is necessary to have
backup systems. For example, due to some hardware faults, a website programmer
that has MS SQL as its database can fail in between. In the redundancy principle, a
server works with an emergency database comprising many backup resources.
 CLOUD SOLUTIONS: CLOUD ECOSYSTEM, CLOUD BUSINESS PROCESS
MANAGEMENT AND CLOUD SERVICE MANAGEMENT

Cloud Ecosystem:
 A cloud ecosystem is a complex system of interdependent components that all work
together to enable cloud services.
 In nature, an ecosystem is composed of living and nonliving things that are connected
and work together. In cloud computing, the ecosystem consists of hardware and
software as well as cloud customers, cloud engineers, consultants, integrators and
partners.
 For the most part, every application has its own committed server paying little mind
to the cloud provider you utilize.
 To guarantee that everything works smoothly and proficiently, the cloud ecosystem
utilizes a focal server (otherwise known as control server) to administer and monitor
traffic and customer requests, which eventually includes the utilization of protocols
(set of rules) and middleware (special software).
 The reason why middleware is utilized here is to permit different networked
computers in the ecosystem to exchange information with each other.

Benefits of a cloud ecosystem:

 To define the deployment analysis is used to deployment model type.
 Cloud readiness evaluation - evaluating the skills to handle and organize the implementation of
cloud-enabled solutions
 The vision of cloud adoption, outlining our governance plan, planned market performance, and
business cases that highlight projected advantages. To construct a step-by-step plan to frame the
cloud expedition in an ideal sequence. Developing sustainable guidance system will initiate and
guide a transformative cloud strategy.
 Use cases building a set of case studies and scenarios to guide the analysis, selection and
prioritization of candidate workloads "cloud-friendly
 Architectural considerations - evaluating the architecture of knowledge (data, structure and
deployment standards) and application architecture (applications, structure and development
standards).

The architecture of the Cloud Ecosystem

The main actors of the Cloud Ecosystem are as follows -
Cloud Service User
 Cloud service user (CSU) is an individual or company who uses cloud services that are
distributed.
 End-users may be individuals, machines, or apps.
Cloud service Provider
 A company that provides and manages the cloud services provided.
Cloud Service Partner
 An entity or organization which supports the creation of the service offer by a partner.
Cloud Business process management:

 Business process management (BPM) leverages software and services to provide total
visibility into our organization’s business processes. BPM helps us to automate,
monitor and optimize continuously improve business processes to increase efficiency
and reduce costs.
 Cloud computing business process management is the use of (BPM) tools that are
delivered as software services (SaaS) over a network. Cloud BPM business logic is
deployed on an application server and the business data resides in cloud storage.
 THE THREE FOCUSES OF CLOUD SERVICES MANAGEMENT
There are three main concerns related to cloud management: data, content, and applications.
Your MSP can manage each individually or all three together.

 Data Management: This involves backing up data located in the cloud. Data
management is often included in a disaster recovery strategy.

 Content Management: An MSP can separate content that has different accessibility
requirements to the appropriate cloud platform.

 Application Management: Allows you to monitor the use of cloud-native

applications and easily scale up processing or storage resources when necessary.

What Is Cloud Maintenance

An important part of cloud services management is cloud maintenance. Like going to the
doctor and getting a checkup to keep tabs on your health, the same needs to be done for
your cloud environment. If left alone, your cloud environment can become disorganized
and lose efficiency.
Your MSP can monitor your cloud environment to find issues affecting performance.
Using cloud maintenance techniques, they can clear up any inefficiency they discover.
This way, your cloud platforms continue to run smoothly.

The Benefits of Cloud Services Management

Partnering with a cloud services management provider can help your organization in more
ways than you realize. Here are just a few of the benefits you could experience with cloud
services management:
 Cloud Storage Privacy: Your MSP can implement additional security measures on
top of the cyber security measures that come with your cloud solution.

 Reliability: Your data and apps are always available when you need them. Even if a
server crashes, nothing of yours is affected.

 Workflow Automation: Using cloud management tools, your MSP can automate
workflows. So when traffic hits peak levels, you can automatically leap over from your
private cloud to your public cloud. This way you build a private cloud that’s only as big as
you need it.

 Cost Management: Cloud management allows you to monitor how and when all
your cloud infrastructure resources are being used. This allows you to make smart
decisions on when to use your public or private cloud and can save you money.

 Predictable Costs: When you use cloud managed services, you pay a monthly fee.
Knowing how much you’re going to spend every month gives you the information you
need to create an accurate budget.

 Fast Response Times: If you have a partner like LISS Technologies, you can expect
fast response times for any technical issue you run into. We actively monitor your service
so we can swoop in and fix problems before they affect your work.

 Improved Cloud Performance: If your cloud isn’t functioning as fast as it should be,
your MSP can take a look under the hood and deliver a fix that optimizes its performance.
 WHAT IS CLOUD TESTING: Cloud testing is the process of using the cloud computing
resources of a third-party service provider to test software applications. This can refer to the
testing of cloud resources, such as architecture or cloud-native software as a service (SaaS)
offerings, or using cloud tools as a part of quality assurance (QA) strategy.

Cloud testing can be valuable to organizations in a number of ways. For organizations

testing cloud resources, this can ensure optimal performance, availability and security of data,
and minimize downtime of the associated infrastructure or platform.

Types of cloud testing

While cloud testing in broad terms refers to testing applications through cloud computing
resources, there are three main types of cloud testing that vary by purpose:
 Testing of cloud resources. The cloud's architecture and other resources are assessed for
performance and proper functioning. This involves testing a provider's platform as a
service (PaaS) or infrastructure as a service (IaaS). Common tests may assess scalability,
disaster recovery (DR), and data privacy and security.
 Testing of cloud-native software. QA testing of SaaS products that reside in the cloud.
 Testing of software with cloud-based tools. Using cloud-based tools and resources for
QA testing.

Benefits of cloud testing

Here are some of the primary benefits associated with cloud testing:
 Cost-effectiveness. Cloud testing is more cost-efficient than traditional testing, as
customers only pay for what they use.
 Availability and collaboration. Resources can be accessed from any device with a
network connection. QA testing efforts are not limited by physical location. This, along
with built-in collaboration tools, can make it easier for testing teams to collaborate in real
time.
 Scalability. Compute resources can be scaled up or down, according to testing demands.
 Faster testing. Cloud testing is faster than traditional testing, as it circumvents the need
for many IT management tasks. This can lead to faster time to market.
 Customization. A variety of testing environments can often be simulated.
 Simplified disaster recovery. DR efforts for data backup and recovery are less intensive
than traditional methods.

Examples of cloud testing

Cloud test environments can be used to perform a broad range of functional and
nonfunctional tests for customers. Here are some examples of software tests often conducted
in cloud environments:
 Functional testing. Includes smoke testing, sanity testing, white box testing, black box
testing, integration testing, user acceptance testing and unit testing.
 System testing. Tests application features to ensure they are functioning properly.
 Interoperability testing. Checks that application performance is maintained across
changes made to its infrastructure.
 Stress testing. Determines the ability of applications to function under peak workloads
while staying effective and stable.
 Load testing. Measures the application's response to simulated user traffic loads.
 Latency testing. Tests the latency time between actions and responses within an
application.
 Performance testing. Tests the performance of an application under specific workloads
and is used to determine thresholds, bottlenecks and other limitations in application
performance.
 Availability testing. Ensures an application stays available with minimal outages when
the cloud provider makes changes to the infrastructure.
  Multi-tenancy testing. Examines if performance is maintained with additional users or
tenants accessing the application concurrently.
 Security testing. Tests for security vulnerabilities in the data and code in the
application.
 Disaster recovery testing. Ensures cloud downtime and other contingency scenarios
will not lead to irreparable damages, such as data loss.
 Browser performance testing. Tests application performance across different web
browsers.
 Compatibility testing. Tests application performance across different operating
systems (OSes).

 VIRTUAL DESKTOP INFRASTRUCTURE (VDI)

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is a technology that refers to the use of virtual
machines to provide and manage virtual desktops. Users access virtual desktops from
their laptops, desktops, thin clients, or mobile devices from anywhere. Virtual desktops
are hosted in a data center, on servers, and all the necessary processing is done on the
server that hosts the virtual desktops. Hence, VDI provides secure access to remote
workers with confidential and proprietary data held securely in the data center. In this
blog, we will explore the similarities and differences between the best VDI technologies
of today – Citrix, VMware, Azure and AWS.

Working of VDI:
A hypervisor in VDI divides servers into virtual machines, which host virtual desktops
that users access virtually from their devices. Users can connect to these desktop systems
from just about any device or location, as well as all activity takes place on the host
server.
VDI’s goal is to perform and transmit user desktop experiences from centralized
infrastructure at one or more data centers, which can be on-premises or in the cloud.

Features of VDI:
 Enhanced User Experience: It can be difficult to persuade traditional PC users to
embrace a virtual desktop environment with all its VDI benefits, but once they do,
they quickly adapt. Except for a few logon differences, front end desktop
virtualization feels and looks just like a regular desktop experience.
 Additional security and backup: As previously stated, data is entirely centralized. It
is more secure because it is stored in one place.
 Saving Resources: To clarify, the resource advantages of VDI in a virtual
environment imply that IT workers no longer need to actually be on site at work
stations to maintain and/or repair PCs. This not only liberates valuable resources such
as IT personnel, but also liberates time and boosts efficiency.
 How to Use VDI:
Organizations planning to install desktop virtualization infrastructure should evaluate the
user’s and the company’s needs, as well as the user experience when using VDI. Because
VDI performance is dependent on the server rather than local computing power, factors
such as availability are crucial.
You must monitor server performance concerns in addition to reviewing your users’ VDI
requirements. Monitoring tools provide critical insights into the workloads, depletion of
resources, and peak loads of a server.

Advantages:
Using virtual desktop infrastructure has several significant benefits.
 Remote Accessible: With the rapid growth of working remotely in recent days, it is
vital to implement a system that can allow work from anywhere, at any time. VDI
systems enable enterprises to create a seamless and highly secure workplace for
employees, regardless of origin or device, while also providing robust security,
improved performance, and increased scalability.
 Enhanced Security: One of the most significant benefits of VDI is its high level of
security. Organizations are now digitally spread and rapidly expanding across
numerous platforms and devices. A single cyberattack might endanger thousands of
users, causing millions of dollars in losses and reputation damage. VDI security helps
safeguard your IT infrastructures by storing data in a centralized system rather than on
end-user devices. That’s why VDI comes with more secure environment.
 Savings in the Long Term: By putting more workers on fewer servers, virtualization
technologies help to maximize hardware investments. VDI does not necessitate a
substantial investment in edge devices, so you can extend the life of existing
equipment. Furthermore, VDI provides long-term benefits that outweigh any initial
deployment costs.

Disadvantages:
VDI is not the ideal solution for every company. You must be aware of the possible
disadvantages listed below:
 VDI necessitates the use of highly skilled IT personnel: If you run a small business,
you might decide to use a DaaS (Data as a Service) alternative or a cloud-based VDI
instead of setting up the physical VDI server. Otherwise, a specialized IT team person
will be needed to maintain the servers, install software, and so on.
 High initial investment: Investments in VDI hardware is expected to be pricey, and
virtualizing apps can also be costly. If your staff utilize unique, specialized
programmes, you may need to work with a professional to coordinate the transition,
or you may need to move to different applications entirely.

 CLOUD ANALYTICS

Cloud analytics refers to a type of data analysis that shifts elements of data analytics,
such as data processing and storage operations, to a public or private cloud. Similar to
on-premises data analytics, cloud analytics solutions help you identify patterns, make
predictions, and derive business intelligence (BI) insights. However, it extends those
capabilities to enable you to work with massive amounts of complex business data using
algorithms and cloud technologies. In particular, this type of analysis is often associated
with artificial intelligence (AI), such as machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL)
models.
Cloud analytics in cloud computing deliver many of the same capabilities as
traditional data analytics. However, rather than hosting everything on-premises, cloud
analytics provides the components to support building, deploying, scaling, and managing
data analytics in the cloud on a third party’s infrastructure.
 Types of cloud analytics
Depending on the environment you choose, there are three primary types of cloud
analytics in cloud computing: public cloud, private cloud, and hybrid cloud.

 Public cloud analytics are offered in a public cloud on multitenant architecture,

meaning that multiple organizations can use the same resources and services, such as
virtual machines, data storage, and data processing, without sharing data.
 Private cloud analytics are accessed by a single organization in a private cloud.
Private clouds offer many of the same advantages as a public cloud, but are located
in an on-premises data center or hosted offsite on dedicated servers on third-party IT
infrastructure. Private cloud analytics solutions benefit from greater data security
and privacy. However, they are much more expensive to scale and maintain.
 Hybrid cloud analytics combine public and private cloud analytics in a hybrid
cloud environment, where you use the public cloud for processing and storing non-
sensitive data and use on-premises systems or a private cloud for a smaller amount
of sensitive data with stricter governance or data sovereignty requirements. Hybrid
cloud analytics deliver analytics capabilities to wherever your data lives, whether in
a public cloud, private cloud, or on-premises.
 Benefits of cloud analytics
There are many advantages of cloud analytics that can help your organization
become more data-driven and improve how you operate. Below are some of the main
benefits of cloud analytics:
 Consolidated data
Cloud analytics makes it easier to gain a unified view, bringing together all your
disparate data sources from different business systems in one place.
 Scalability
Cloud analytics leverage on-demand computing resources that allow you to scale
storage or analytics capacity up or down to offer quick access to data and to make
more informed decisions faster
 Easy access
Most cloud analytics solutions offer self-service and easy access to data so data
professionals and other business users can analyze and gain deep insights without
expert knowledge.
 Support for hybrid work
Cloud-based analytics make it easier for employees, partners, and customers to get
access to detailed analytics from anywhere and on any device. Files and reports can
be shared quickly, increasing collaboration and helping people work together in real
time.
 Lower costs
On-premises analytics solutions are expensive to purchase, manage, maintain, and
extend. With cloud analytics, you can deploy the exact amount of compute and
storage required and only pay for what you use. You can also automatically scale up
or down if your needs change.
 Improved security
Leading cloud providers provide robust security measures and data encryption to
ensure the highest levels of security. They also offer advance features for data access,
compliance and governance, disaster recovery, and security monitoring to keep data
secure.