Across the planet, end users and organizations are generating and consuming unprecedented volumes of data. But it can be challenging to comprehend just how fast data is growing worldwide and what the implications are for storing, managing, and accessing all of that data.
Many business, industrial, and consumer factors are driving this exponential data increase, including the Internet of Everything (IoE), AI, social media, and demand for streaming content delivery. According to International Data Corp. (IDC) predictions, by 2025, individuals will average close to 5,000 digital interactions daily versus their current 700 to 800, helping to fuel the expansion of the global datasphere from 33 zettabytes in 2018 to 175 in just seven years. Each of those zettabytes equals approximately 1 trillion gigabytes.