What fuels the growth of digital demand?
Emanating from every aspect of our increasingly digital lives, data can provide invaluable business insights on everything from customer behavior to process optimization. Still, existing infrastructure is not keeping up with the data being produced, meaning most data-derived opportunities remain untapped. Closing the gap between data generated and the ability to leverage it is a priority that promises to foster robust demand for digital infrastructure for years to come.
** 1 zettabyte = 1 trillion gigabytes, which is equivalent to 250 billion DVDs
1 Source: Statista, as of 16 November 2023.
2 Source: 5 Interesting Facts about Data Analytics, BLUE OCEAM LAB as of 20 February 2023.
3 Source: Statista as of April 2023.
4 Sources: Statista, Ericcson as of June 2023.
5 Sources: Statista, Transforma Insights as of July 2023.
6 Sources: Statista, Nextsc.com as of March 2023.
7 Source: Statista as of June 2021.
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