» :: The riseof “big data” on cloudcomputing:Reviewandopen researchissues
a b s t r a c t
Cloudcomputingisapowerfultechnologytoperformmassive-scaleandcomplex
computing.Iteliminatestheneedtomaintainexpensivecomputinghardware,dedicated
space,andsoftware.Massivegrowthinthescaleofdataorbigdatageneratedthrough
cloud computinghasbeenobserved.Addressingbigdataisachallengingandtime-
demandingtaskthatrequiresalargecomputationalinfrastructuretoensuresuccessful
data processingandanalysis.Theriseofbigdataincloudcomputingisreviewedinthis
study.Thedefinition,characteristics,andclassificationofbigdataalongwithsome
discussionsoncloudcomputingareintroduced.Therelationshipbetweenbigdataand
cloud computing,bigdatastoragesystems,andHadooptechnologyarealsodiscussed.
Furthermore, researchchallengesareinvestigated,withfocusonscalability,availability,
data integrity,datatransformation,dataquality,dataheterogeneity,privacy,legaland
regulatory issues,andgovernance.Lastly,openresearchissuesthatrequiresubstantial
research effortsaresummarized.