Did you know that 90% of the data in the world, today, has been created in only the past two years?
Crazy, right!?!
That’s a lot of data, so where is all being stored?
The infographic below take a more environmental approach to looking at three of the largest data centers on the globe: Google, Facebook and Microsoft. While it’s important to understand the environmental impact — as well as how responsible these companies are in keeping the environment clean — I found the information about data centers really interesting.
Check it out:
Big Data, Small Footprint? [Infographic]
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A couple thinks really struck me about this:
- A large portion of the world’s online data is concentrated in only a few locations around the world.
- An unprecedented dependency on electricity.
- My data is not actually in the clouds. 🙁
What do you think about all this data?
[via The Best Computer Science Schools | Image via ~Bob~West~ via Compfight cc]
Zack says
Good information. I love technology. I love websites and services that offer “unlimited” or huge amounts of storage. But, I echo your closing thought: “A large portion of the world’s online data is concentrated in only a few locations around the world.”
Its actually scary to think about how electricity dependent our Internet is and our very technological lives. Sadly, I can see how this will end badly years down the road… But, for the time being I will enjoy using my MacBook to absorb content from this lovely thing called the Internet.
Thanks for the post! God Bless
Eric Dye says
We should learn from the Library of Alexandria. 🙂