Can you imagine not being able to save or upload photos? This apocalyptic scenario is a possibility if our data saving habits continue. Research from NTU has found that we are on course to reach 175 zettabytes (1015 megabytes) of data storage by 2025. If we put this into Blu-ray discs and stack them, they would reach the moon and back several times over. At this rate, the growth rate of data production will overtake that of storage capacity in about 200 years. You’ve Marie Kondo-ed your closet. Now it’s time to do the same to your data.
This story was published in the Jan-Feb 2020 issue of HEY!. To read it and other stories from this issue in print, click here.
