Blockchain Meets Cloud Computing: A Survey

Gai, K; Guo, J; Zhu, L; Yu, S

Blockchain Meets Cloud Computing: A Survey

Gai, K Guo, J Zhu, L Yu, S

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Citation:: IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, 2020, 22, (3), pp. 2009-2030
Issue Date:: 2020-07-01

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dc.contributor.author	Gai, K
dc.contributor.author	Guo, J
dc.contributor.author	Zhu, L
dc.contributor.author	Yu, S https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4485-6743
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-06T21:38:27Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-06T21:38:27Z
dc.date.issued	2020-07-01
dc.identifier.citation	IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, 2020, 22, (3), pp. 2009-2030
dc.identifier.issn	1553-877X
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dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/143811
dc.description.abstract	© 1998-2012 IEEE. Blockchain technology has been deemed to be an ideal choice for strengthening existing computing systems in varied manners. As one of the network-enabled technologies, cloud computing has been broadly adopted in the industry through numerous cloud service models. Fusing blockchain technology with existing cloud systems has a great potential in both functionality/performance enhancement and security/privacy improvement. The question remains on how blockchain technology inserts into current deployed cloud solutions and enables the reengineering of cloud datacenter. This survey addresses this issue and investigates recent efforts in the technical fusion of blockchain and clouds. Three technical dimensions roughly are covered in this work. First, we concern the service model and review an emerging cloud-relevant blockchain service model, Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS); second, security is considered a key technical dimension in this work and both access control and searchable encryption schemes are assessed; finally, we examine the performance of cloud datacenter with supports/participance of blockchain from hardware and software perspectives. Main findings of this survey will be theoretical supports for future reference of blockchain-enabled reengineering of cloud datacenter.
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dc.subject	0805 Distributed Computing, 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1005 Communications Technologies
dc.title	Blockchain Meets Cloud Computing: A Survey
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© 1998-2012 IEEE. Blockchain technology has been deemed to be an ideal choice for strengthening existing computing systems in varied manners. As one of the network-enabled technologies, cloud computing has been broadly adopted in the industry through numerous cloud service models. Fusing blockchain technology with existing cloud systems has a great potential in both functionality/performance enhancement and security/privacy improvement. The question remains on how blockchain technology inserts into current deployed cloud solutions and enables the reengineering of cloud datacenter. This survey addresses this issue and investigates recent efforts in the technical fusion of blockchain and clouds. Three technical dimensions roughly are covered in this work. First, we concern the service model and review an emerging cloud-relevant blockchain service model, Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS); second, security is considered a key technical dimension in this work and both access control and searchable encryption schemes are assessed; finally, we examine the performance of cloud datacenter with supports/participance of blockchain from hardware and software perspectives. Main findings of this survey will be theoretical supports for future reference of blockchain-enabled reengineering of cloud datacenter.

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