The Diverse and Exploding Digital Universe [White Paper]

TitleThe Diverse and Exploding Digital Universe [White Paper]
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsGantz, J. F., Minton S., Reinsel D., Chute C., Schlichting W., Toncheva A., & Manfrediz A.
Date Published2008///
Keywordssg_data_infrastructure, sg_data_universe, sg_data_value

Gap Area Study Type:

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Purpose: 
Investigated size and rate of expansion of the digital universe worldwide in 2006 and 2007
Method: 
Estimated how much data was created in a year by a base of 49 classes of devices or applications that could capture or store information; estimated number of times the data is replicated