Cloud Storage Taking Over Physical Storage

CLOUD'S GROWING STORAGE FOOTPRINT Cloud plays an important role in our daily routine. From finding your destination on Google Maps to downloading a coupon to grab free lunch, it is all enabled by storage. STORAGE SIZE ED On June 1st 2012, there were one trillion objects stored in Amazon S3. That's 3.3 objects for every star in our galaxy. Over 1 exabyte of data is estimated to be stored in cloud, which is equivalent to the entire population of Thailand owning an iPhone. DOLLAR SIGNS IN THE SKY It is predicted that the global market for cloud equipment will reach $79.1 billion by 2018, with equipment including servers, storage, networking hardware and high-speed links. FOR THE SAME PRICE, YOU CAN BUY 2,000 PRIVATE JETS. $79.1 BIL CLOUD USE COMES IN ALL SHAPES + SIZES E More than 60% of businesses utilize cloud for performing IT-related operations. 50% About 600 million imaging procedures are performed each year by healthcare providers in the U.S., including CT scans, X-rays, ultrasounds and MRIS. 15% of U.S. healthcare systems leverage cloud storage for images, and analysts predict that number will increase to more than 50% in the next 3 years. The education, financial and construction industries are also benefiting from cloud usage. All reporting increased efficiency, more resources, and more mobile business. An estimated 50% of organizations will require employees to use their own devices by 2017. SOURCES forbes.com/sites/centurylink/2013/05/02/ why-healthcare-must-embrace-cloud-computing symantec.com/security_response/publications/threatreport.jsp wtiablog.org/2013/01/23/2013-cloud-trends-industries-using-cloud/ Seagate (C) www.seagate.com/solutions/cloud