Chapter 12: Conclusions

Abstract

We discuss few topics not covered in the book to encourage readers to pursue them on their own.

Keywords

Data preservation; provenance data cleansing

Storage and processing of data has aspects touching many areas of computer science and engineering. Major developments are occurring in the following areas:

  1. 1.  Processing big data through explosive growth of the volume of data.
  2. 2.  Novel methods of storing and manipulating data, e.g., NoSQL.
  3. 3.  Data deduplication, compression, and encryption and combinations of the latter.
  4. 4.  Data allocation in memory hierarchies enhanced with flash memories, and generally SCMs - Storage Class Memories.
  5. 5.  Novel coding methods for higher reliability are being developed for distributed ...

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