Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: Big Data and Cloud Computing as two important technologies are at the center of concern in the IT industry.Every single day an enormous amount of data is producing from different sources.This data is so huge in size that traditional processing tools are unable to deal with them.Besides being huge in size, this data travels so fast and has a lot of diversity.Big Data is a concept that deals with storing, processing and analyzing large amounts of data.Cloud computing on the other hand is about offering the infrastructure, platform and software to enable such processes in a cost-effective and efficient manner.Many sectors, including among others businesses (small or large), healthcare, education, etc. are trying to leverage the power of Big Data.In healthcare, for example, Big Data is being used to reduce costs of treatment, predict outbreaks of pandemics, prevent diseases etc.This paper, presents an overview of Big Data Analytics as a crucial process in many fields and sectors and how cloud computing helps for this purpose.
Author: Bidyutlata Sahoo
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4415869478