The document discusses deploying Hadoop in the cloud. Some key benefits of using Hadoop in the cloud include scalability, automated failover of replicated data, and cost efficiency through distributed processing and storage. Microsoft's Azure HDInsight offering provides a fully managed Hadoop and Spark service in the cloud that allows clusters to be provisioned in minutes and is optimized for analytics workloads. The Cortana Intelligence Suite integrates big data technologies like HDInsight with machine learning and data processing tools.