Marketplace®

Daily business news and economic stories

Storage scores: 90% of world’s data produced in last two years

According to the Chamber of Commerce, 90 percent of the world's data has been produced in the last two years. And that means, of course, that companies need a place to store it.

Storage scores: 90% of world’s data produced in last two years
Rahman Roslan/Getty Images

We hear a lot about Big Data these days — and now the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released a report detailing just how big it’s getting. According to the Forum for Innovation, 90 percent of the world’s data has been produced in the last two years. And that means, of course, that companies need a place to store it.

Marketplace’s Stacey Vanek Smith joins Tech host Ben Johnson to discuss.

Related Topics

Latest Episodes

View All Shows
  • Marketplace
    2 hours ago
    25:20
  • Marketplace Morning Report
    10 hours ago
    6:48
  • Marketplace Tech
    15 hours ago
    4:14
  • Make Me Smart
    3 days ago
    28:36
  • Million Bazillion
    7 days ago
    32:45
  • This Is Uncomfortable
    3 months ago
    35:26