According to a recent report from the research firm IDC entitled Data Age 2025, more than 33 zettabytes of data were generated in 2018. (A zettabyte is one sextillion bytes – or 1000 to the 7th power) Within seven years IDC predicts that number will explode to an incredible 175 zettabytes, with more than 30 percent of that data requiring real-time processing. Where will all this data be held, processed, and stored?
