The cloud is an invaluable cog in our new, intelligent built environments. Without the cloud, digitization strategies would be slowed significantly, the power of big data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) would be considerably lower, and the number of organizations and individuals with access to such technologies would be a small fraction of what we see today. Without the cloud, the Data Age would not be possible. “Cloud computing is leveraged by most firms involved in Big Data initiatives to process Big Data, with up to 90% IT decision makers now stating that they use some type of cloud service,” according to our recent report Towards Data-Driven Buildings: Big Data for Smart Buildings 2018 to 2023. The real choice facing organizations today is what type of cloud solution to opt for. “Organizations face a choice between deploying their own skills and resources to develop in-house private cloud solutions, or opt for one of the many […]