Massively Parallel Data Processing on Infrastructure as a Service Platforms [Elektronische Ressource] / Daniel Warneke. Betreuer: Odej Kao

Massively Parallel Data Processing onInfrastructure as a Service Platformsvorgelegt vonDipl.-Inf. Daniel Warnekeaus Berlinder Fakult¨at IV - Elektrotechnik und Informatikder Technischen Universit¨at Berlinzur Erlangung des akademischen GradesDoktor der Naturwissenschaften- Dr. rer. nat. -genehmigte DissertationPromotionsausschuss:Vorsitzender: Prof. Dr. Sahin AlbayrakGutachter: Prof. Dr. Odej KaoProf. Dr. Volker MarklProf. Dr. Felix NaumannTag der wissenschaftlichen Aussprache: 28. September 2011Berlin 2011D83iiAcknowledgementI would like to take the chance of expressing my sincere gratitude to a number of peoplewho accompanied me in the course of my studies and helped shaping this thesis.First and foremost I would like to thank my advisor Odej Kao. He provided me witha great working environment in his research group and supported my work throughmany helpful comments and collaboration opportunities. I also would like to express myappreciation to Volker Markl and Felix Naumann for agreeing to review this thesis.Much of the great work atmosphere I experienced at TU Berlin is owed to the manypeople I had the opportunity to work with. First of all, I would like give credit tothe wonderful members of the CIT team (past and present), especially Dominic Battr´e,Philipp Berndt, Bj¨orn Lohrmann, Andr´eHoing,¨ Matthias Hovestadt, and Martin Raack.