The synergy of cloud computing technologies and the IIoT has created a powerful solution that is inspiring the next wave of industrial innovation. Many early adopters of the IIoT are tapping into this new development in order to catapult their operations onto the next level of business intelligence solutions such as big data, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. In this article, we discuss five key benefits of adopting a cloud-based solution for your IIoT platform.