CLOUD COMPUTING FOR EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS

With exponential growth in data collection of different variety, volatility and with high velocity, we are ending up with huge data. Managing, storing, processing and understanding the hidden details in that data, has become very important for businesses and given rise to the field of business analytics. In cloud computing with the help of cloud services, we can setup resources efficiently, easily and in very less cost. Today, we have 3 large cloud providers Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This paper pro- vides a comprehensive comparison of different services provided by these cloud providers for different stages and use cases of business analytics. It delves into core services, cost, performance and implementation aspects. It also explores some common use cases of business analytics and try to provide a comparison between these services with a goal to provide clarity to users about service selection. Key- words: business analytics, cloud computing, cloud service providers, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP).