The DevOps Paradigm with Cloud Data Analytics for Green Business Applications

Abstract

This paper reviews the emergence of the DevOps (development and operations) paradigm in the industry and the influence it has along with cloud based data management and analytics in the greening of business applications. It considers the geoscience domain as an example discussing usefulness in a GIS (geographic information system). Similar claims can be applied to other domains. Investigating the emergence of DevOps technologies and examining the dramatic shift in IT towards cloud and hybrid models for data analytics, the paper paints a picture of systems that have the ability to green their impact on society. It also addresses concerns from a privacy and security perspective and concludes with open issues for further research.