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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]
Eric Dye
Support Lead at Valet, and Proprietor of DYECASTING. Human by day, gamer at night, lover of coffee, and all things spicy.
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
We should learn from the Library of Alexandria. 🙂