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It’s no surprise to anyone that data creation continues to grow exponentially.  Consider these statistics:

  • Servers and storage are the biggest portion of a data center’s cost
  • Servers account for 57% of a data center’s operating cost

Some saw virtualization as the answer, yet data demands continue to grow.  Do you think data growth is driving the demand for cloud (Ripe) or is cloud still just a bunch of marketing Hype?

Check out this video about the data explosion and the future of data centers, http://bit.ly/kfinL5.

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