Benchmarking cloud databases for the requirements of the Internet of Things

The Internet, since its inception, has been continuously evolving, creating both problems and solutions. Recent trends show that an increasing number of uniquely identifiable things (objects, sensors and devices) are making their way to this medium. A unique opportunity for integration within the already existing landscape of cloud services has been created. Further challenges related to the management and governance of these devices have been identified. The work presented in this paper addresses the issue of storing information received from different things in cloud databases in order to facilitate further exploitation in the context of cloud services.