Where the World's Data Is Stored [Infographic]

Forbes.com Blogs (Jul 19 2011)

1. The folks at backup service Mozy have created a nifty infographic that illustrates the staggering scale of modern data usage (we’re storing 600 billion gigabytes of data! That’s 13 layers of books covering the entire United States!). Three things stand out to me: the recency of all this data (94% of digital storage is data that’s two years old or less), the fact that digital tapes hold 11% of all data (your dad is still backing up his Compaq 386 onto tapes every weekend, apparently), and Chicago‘s place as a data center center (the city has three of the world’s 10 largest data centers, including the largest, Digital Realty Trust’s 350 East Cermak Road). (Read Full Article)

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