The “digital universe” of data was bigger than expected in 2007 and continuing to explode in size, according to a new study from IDC. The study, sponsored by EMC and titled “The Diverse and Exploding Digital Universe: An Updated Forecast of Worldwide Information Growth Through 2011,” found that there were about 281 billion gigabytes — or 281 exabytes — in the digital universe in 2007, exceeding original estimates by about 10 percent. With a compound annual growth rate of almost 60 percent, meanwhile, the digital universe is also growing faster than was previously thought.
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Study: Dark Data Shadow Follows Everyone
Posted by: Katherine Noyes March 12, 2008 02:21 PMThe “digital universe” of data was bigger than expected in 2007 and continuing to explode in size, according to a new study from IDC. The study, sponsored by EMC and titled “The Diverse and Exploding Digital Universe: An Updated Forecast of Worldwide Information Growth Through 2011,” found that there were about 281 billion gigabytes — or 281 exabytes — in the digital universe in 2007, exceeding original estimates by about 10 percent. With a compound annual growth rate of almost 60 percent, meanwhile, the digital universe is also growing faster than was previously thought.