The History of Data Storage

History of Data Storage

One megabyte = 1 ft in height

Infographic not to scale...

if it was, your computer would explode.



42 Zettabytes - 1.52 Light-Years

Estimated Entirety of Human Speech if Digitized



OORT Cloud 0.1 to 1 Light-Year

Amount of Storage in Soon-to-be-completed NSA Building



21 Exabyte - 34,984,460,883.8 Miles

Total Data Transferred per Month on Internet in 2010



CLOSEST DISTANCE POSSIBLE TO PLUTO

2,602,762,603.4



1 Exabyte = 1,665,926,707.8 Miles

Total Data Transferred per Month on Internet in 2004



CLOSEST DISTANCE POSSIBLE TO MARS

33,900,000 Miles



120 Petabytes - 24,403,223.3 Miles

IBM Builds Largest Storage Array in 2011



30 Petabytes - 6,100,805.8 Miles

Content Delivered by Steam Each Month



25 Petabytes - 4,880,644.7 Miles

Data Processed per Day by Google in 2009



ORBIT OF THE MOON - 238,900 Miles



1 Petabyte - 13,996.3 Miles

Data Stored for the Movie Avatar



1 Petabyte - 13,996.3 Miles

Streaming Video Stored by Netflix



ORBIT OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - 205 Miles



750GB - 145.5 Miles

Average Home PC in 2013



OZONE LAYER - 12 to 19 Miles



COMMERCIAL AIRLINERS 7.5 Miles



16GB - 3.1 Miles

Average Smartphone in 2013



Cumulus Clouds 6,500 ft



2.5GB - 2560 ft

IBM I3380 Debuts in 1980 at $142,200



100MB - 100 ft

Average Home PC in 1990



550MB - 550 ft

CDs are Introduced in 1983



28 MB - 28 ft

IBM 1301 Debuts in 1961 at $115,500



5 MB - 5 ft

Average Home PC 1980



5 MB - 5 ft

IBM 250 Debuts in 1956



2 MB - 2 ft

First Hard Drive Debuts in 1952



0.08 MB - 0.96 in

The Floppy Disk Debuts in 1971



0.01MB - 0.12 in

Magnetic Drum Memory Thrives in the Early 1950s



0.005MB - 0.006 in

Selection Tube Debuts in 1946 HISTORY OF DATH STORAGE ONE MEGABYTE = 1 FT IN HEIGHT INFOGRAPHIC NOT TO SCALE... IF IT WAS, YOUR COMPUTER WOULD EXPLODE 42 Zettabytes - 1.52 Light-Years Estimated Entirety of Human Speech if Digitized OORT CLOUD 0.1 to 1 Light-Year 5 Zettabytes - .18 Light-Years Amount of Storage in Soon-to-be- completed NSA Building 21 Exabyte - 34,984,460,883.8 Miles Total Data Transferred per Month on Internet in 2010 CLOSEST DISTANCE POSSIBLE TO PLUTO 2,602,762,603.4 Miles 1 Exabyte - 1,665,926,707.8 Miles Total Data Transferred per Month on Internet in 2004 CLOSEST DISTANCE POSSIBLE TO MARS 33,900,000 Miles 120 Petabytes - 24,403,223.3 Miles IBM Builds Largest Storage Array in 2011 30 Petabytes - 6,100,805.8 Miles Content Delivered by Steam Each Month -25 Petabytes - 4,880,644.7 Miles Data Processed per Day by Google in 2009 ORBIT OF THE MOON - 238,900 Miles 1 Petabyte - 13,966.3 Miles Streaming Video Stored by Netflix 1 Petabyte - 13,966.3 Miles Data Stored for the Movie Avatar ORBIT OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - 205 Miles 750GB - 145.5 Miles Average Home PC in 2013 OZONE LAYER - 12 to 19 Miles COMMERCIAL AIRLINERS 7.5 Miles 16GB - 3.1 Miles Average Smartphone in 2013 Cumulus Clouds 6,500 ft - 2.5GB - 2,560 ft IBM 13380 Debuts in 1980 at $142,200 550MB - 550 ft 100MB - 100 ft Average Home PC in 1990 CDs are Introduced in 1983 5MB - 5 ft 28MB - 28 ft Average Home PC 1980 IBM 1301 Debuts in 1961 at $115,500 5MB - 5 ft 2MB - 2 ft IBM 350 Debuts in 1956 First Hard Drive Debuts in 1952 0.08MB - 0.96 in 0.01MB - 0.12 in The Floppy Disk Debuts in 1971 0.005MB - 0.0 5 in Magnetic Drum Memory Thrives in the Early 1950s Selectron Tube Debuts in 1946 stackify Sources: http://www.wikipedia.org http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=stor http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/04/08/the-history-of-computer-data-storage-in-pictures/ http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/storage/storage_350.html