The Petabyte Age

1 PETABYTE:
Data processed by Google’s servers every 72 minutes.

Sensors everywhere. Infinite storage. Clouds of processors. Our ability to capture, warehouse, and understand massive amounts of data is changing science, medicine, business, and technology. As our collection of facts and figures grows, so will the opportunity to find answers to fundamental questions. Because in the era of big data, more isn’t just more. More is different.

via WIRED MAGAZINE: 16.07