The rapid growth of digital data

The volume of digital information in the world is growing at a scarily fast rate. In fact 90 percent of the digital data that exists worldwide today was created within the last two years -- and 2.5 quintillion bytes of extra data are created each and every day. We browse websites, stream music and video, and post on social media all of which contributes to this deluge. But how did data get to be such a key part of modern life? Digital asset management specialist MerlinOne has created an infographic looking at the history of digital content from its inception… [Continue Reading]