Exabytes and exabytes: Data growing 23% a year

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	Exabytes and exabytes: Data growing 23% a year 295 exabytes. That's a lot of data being stored, according to a new study from the University of Southern California and published in Science Express, an electronic journal. From looking at both digital and analog devices, the study concluded 295 exabytes of information are stored. In 2002, digital storage overtook analog capacity and in 2007, almost 95% of data is now in digital form. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Citrix XenServer Download Free XenServer XenServer is the only enterprise-ready, cloud-proven virtualization platform you don't have to pay for. With live migration, centralized multi-server management, and shared storage support, you can't afford not to try it! Click to continue In this Issue Impact of Server Virtualization on Future IT Management Strategies Draft standard would alleviate rebuffering on mobile devices Helzberg Diamonds chooses tokenization for PCI Why Watson bet odd amounts on Daily Doubles Tech 'firsts' that made a President's day RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Hitachi CPC Jan-Feb2011 Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer Pinpoint root cause of network issues up to 90% faster. Automated Root Cause Analysis speeds remediation. FREE video and 30-day trial. www.hitachimonitoringcenter.com Download free 30-day trial Impact of Server Virtualization on Future IT Management Strategies Few users—regardless of technology segment—believe that virtualization will have little or no impact on their infrastructure management processes and toolsESG research respondents across five IT disciplines exhibit a desire for more effective management tools. In order to explore this topic in more detail, respondents with knowledge of their organization's server, storage, and/or networking operations were also asked about the impact of server virtualization on their functional technology management processes and tools (see below graphic). Read... Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Improve Service Levels while Cutting Costs IT workload automation results in average annual savings in staff costs alone of $750,000. Learn more about automating complex IT processes – read the white paper. Learn More Now! Draft standard would alleviate rebuffering on mobile devices A new industry group has proposed a standard that would use storage on a mobile device to preemptively download content in order to alleviate network bottlenecks and the resulting rebuffering issues. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qwest Why IT Leaders Aren't Scared of Cloud Security Examine this CIO report in which your peers offer advice on cloud services and data protection. Learn 3 key tips for taking the right approach to securing a hybrid cloud infrastructure to dispel any data doubts. Read now! Helzberg Diamonds chooses tokenization for PCI Florian Yanez, manager of technical systems for Helzberg Diamonds, explains how tokenization helped the company solve data storage and PCI DSS challenges. Read More Why Watson bet odd amounts on Daily Doubles UPDATED: And what the Internet is saying about last night's one-sided contestWhile I didn't watch Watson vs. the Jeopardy champs last night, my wife did and one of the questions she had afterward was why did the machine bet odd amounts -- $1,246 and $6,435 - on the Daily Doubles when human players almost always wager round numbers. On the assumption that some of you may have had the same question, here's the answer via Wired: As for the weird wagers - Watson bet $1246 on one... Read More Tech 'firsts' that made a President's day Read More
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