The Future Of Database Management In The Era Of Big Data And Cloud Computing In Nigeria

The database management system (DBMS) is a system which facilitate the entry, storage and retrieval of large amount of data as well as the management and organization of data. The advent of big data is as result of the generation of large volume of data.

Big Data depicts the advancement  of human cognitive processes, consisting of large data sets which cannot be processed  by the ability of current technology, Gartner views  it as  large volume,  high-velocity,  and large variety information assets  which need   new  forms  of  processing  for enhanced  decision  making,  insight  discovery  and  process optimization.

The concept of Cloud Computing proffers a type of computing which deliver services through the Internet or network of servers. 

The processing of large volume of data has exacted numerous challenges.

These  Cloud  computing  technology  poses a lot of  security  issues  due to the fact that it   involves numerous  technologies which include networks,  databases,  operating  systems,  virtualization,  resource  allocation,  containerization, resource  scheduling,  transaction management, load balancing, concurrency control, managing  contents distribution in a content delivery network (CDN) and  memory management.  The problem confronting the study is to appraise the future of database management in the era of big data and cloud computing in Nigeria.