Assume that Bank GCC is one of the largest banks in the Middle East region. It is operational since 2008 providing services to its customers round the clock. It offers many financial services including savings, deposits, loans, credit cards etc. It has a large customer base of around 1.5 million. One of the key requirements of the Bank GCC is availability of data.
a) Consider you are working as a Database Administrator for Bank GCC, discuss any five possible causes of data unavailability. Note: Your solution must include valid examples. (Max 4 pages)
b) After critical analysis of the given research paper, discuss the various database management challenges in cloud environment and the proposed techniques to overcome them. Note: The solution must be given in your own words with relevant examples. (Max 3 pages)
** Refer to the Attached research paper and other resources and provide references.
** Citations is Required.