Analytics as a service (AaaS) has been developed from the integration of cloud computing and analytics solutions. It ingests data and information from different sources and integrates it into a fully-managed data center. Analytics as a service provides services based on the subscription model. It includes cloud-based business intelligence solutions and software as a service-based (SaaS) social media analytics-as-a-service solution. Cloud-based business intelligence solutions efficiently provide business analytics solutions to consumers at a lower cost. On the other hand, SaaS-based social media analytics-as-a-service solution involves remote positioning of a variety of tools that help in analyzing visitors’ behavior and trends; collecting the data; and finding advanced techniques to serve clients in a better manner. Analytics as a service helps in implementing and managing analytics infrastructure on-premises. It is also employed to cut preventable losses; enhance operation...