The World Will Store 200 Zettabytes Of Data By 2025: And growing!

[GammaGlobulin]

Dear Folks,

 

One thing that always freaks me out is....the....

Exponential Function.

 

And, similarly, during the past decade, or more, since I arrived in Thailand, this trip, I have become worried about just how much data can be...

Stored in the cloud.....SUSTAINABLY.

 

Do you ever worry about this, too?

 

Also, what is a zettabyte, anyway?

 

And, let's keep in mind that the need for cloud storage of data has been increasing for awhile, yet the intensity of this increase is.....now....

INCREASING...as expected.

 

SO then.....

Since everyone here is familiar with the exponential function....

Something will give, sooner or later, and probably sooner.

 

 

So, the question is:

 

Do you believe that storage providers will be able to keep up with world demand, even though demand might be exponential.

 

And, question TWO....do you think that the required energy for data storage will be sustainable?

 

Here you can see the discrepancy between supply and demand for storage:

 

 

The storage capacity in this chart is using exabyte units.

But, perhaps, we are already into Zettabyte territory.

 

Is it possible that, due to exponential growth, the energy demand for data storage will, someday soon....

Exceed, by a factor of 10, the energy production of the entire world?

 

Might this cause a few problems, before 2030, for those who wish to store data, such as family photos, just one insignificant problem among other problematic problems?

 

What will you do if/when cloud data becomes impractical?

 

Where will you keep your data, then.....?

 

 

 

[petermik]

How very interesting ☹️

[save the frogs]

how many giga-zettabytes of data have you posted on AN gamma? 

 

[FriscoKid]

I took a dump in the guest bathroom, didn't close the lid or flush it for a gafoonkin week! Just a little experiment. You ever try that GG???

[still kicking]

2 hours ago, FriscoKid said:

I took a dump in the guest bathroom, didn't close the lid or flush it for a gafoonkin week! Just a little experiment. You ever try that GG???

Don't feed the troll 

[swissie]

Already known, that AI will need tremendeous amonts of energy. Some big AI players wanting to build their own nuclear power plants !!!!!

[GammaGlobulin]

3 minutes ago, swissie said:

Already known, that AI will need tremendeous amonts of energy. Some big AI players wanting to build their own nuclear power plants !!!!!

 

Good Idea!

However, the correct design of chosen nuke-plant is a must.

 

I would go with a breeder reactor.

 

[swissie]

13 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Good Idea!

However, the correct design of chosen nuke-plant is a must.

 

I would go with a breeder reactor.

 

OR: Once the last drop of the midwestern "Oglala Aquifer" has been pumped up (no more agriculture), why not cover half of the midwest with solar panels?

And: Everyone having his private small nuclear power plant in his front yard. Nuclear waist? No problem, just flush it down the toilet.

[FriscoKid]

15 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

I would go with a breeder reactor.

what happens if you breed a dog fart with a cat fart?

[Etaoin Shrdlu]

Also, think of how an occurrence similar to the Carrington Event of 1859 would disrupt our lives that are now so dependent upon the data stored in those data centers.

[GammaGlobulin]

15 minutes ago, Etaoin Shrdlu said:

Also, think of how an occurrence similar to the Carrington Event of 1859 would disrupt our lives that are now so dependent upon the data stored in those data centers.

 

Here is a Carringtons Event that I hope will never be repeated, in my lifetime anyway....