IDC's Cloud-based Predictive Analytics: Critical Source of Vendor Differentiation for Enterprises

Cloud-based predictive analytics platforms are a relatively new phenomenon, and they go far beyond the remote monitoring systems of a prior generation. Three key features differentiate cloud-based predictive analytics — data sharing, scope of monitoring, and use of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) to drive autonomous operations. To help familiarize the uninitiated with specifically what types of value these systems can drive, IDC discusses them at some length in this white paper.