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Digital Big Bang — 161 Exabytes In 2006

Posted by kdawson on from the had-we-but-world-enough-and-room-to-store-it dept.

An anonymous reader tips us to an AP story on a recent study of how much data we are producing. IDC estimates that in 2006 we created, captured, and replicated 161 exabytes of digital information. The last time anyone tried to estimate global information volume, in 2003, researchers at UC Berkeley came up with 5 exabytes. (The current study tries to account for duplicating data — on the same assumptions as the 2003 study it would have come out at 40 exabytes.) By 2010, according to IDC, we will be producing far more data than we will have room to store, closing in on a zettabyte.

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  1. Re:XXX by Quantam · · Score: 0, Redundant

    And half of that is porn...

    I'd imagine more in the 95%-99% range...

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  2. stupid by Lord+Ender · · Score: 0, Redundant

    By 2010, according to IDC, we will be producing far more data than we will have room to store
    Does anyone else find that statement to be utterly moronic?
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