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Infographic: just how much data exists in the digital universe?

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Around 35% more digital information exists today than the capacity that exists to store it, projections indicate. So where does this leave cloud storage?

Time to get your Monday morning mind blown. Take five minutes to digest the latest Wikibon infographic, embedded below.

The estimated amount of "data in the digital universe" this year – 1.2 zettabytes (1.3 trillion gigabytes) – is equal to 75m fully-loaded 16GB iPads, which is enough to cover the Wembley pitch. Or, if that doesn't do it for you, 339 miles into the sky.

Via Alison Gow.

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