Big Data Analytics in Cloud Computing for Scientific Analytics

Abstract

Abstract: Big data analytics in healthcare is evolving into a promising field for providing insight from very large data sets and improving outcomes while reducing costs. The paper describes the nascent field of big data analytics in healthcare, discusses the benefits, outlines an architectural framework and methodology, describes examples reported in the literature, briefly discusses the challenges, and offers conclusions. Keywords: Big data, Analytics, Hadoop, Healthcare, Framework, Methodology.