Abstract

This IDC study provides a forecast of structured and unstructured data in the Global DataSphere and structured and unstructured data stored in the installed base of storage capacity in the Global StorageSphere. Various market dynamics and trends impacting the mix of structured and unstructured data are highlighted and discussed, and definitions of structured and unstructured data are included in the Market Definition section.

"Unstructured data continues to represent the vast majority of data in the Global DataSphere and Global StorageSphere, but the volume of structured data is growing faster driven by more organizations using metadata to contextualize unstructured data and by consumers and organizations continuing to adopt and deploy connected IoT devices," according to John Rydning, research vice president, IDC's Global DataSphere.

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