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THE ZETTA-CLASS ENTERPRISE

74 % of ITDMs say that their organization will become a Zettabyte enterprise in the next 3-5 years .
43 % of ITDMs in the technology industry agree the influx of data will overwhelm their IT infrastructure , leading to a loss in productivity .
Source : Dell Technologies . Data Management Pulse survey , August 2020 .
Most businesses are used to renting their data infrastructure from a few big providers . These cloud-based giants are already Zetta-class enterprises .
However , given the projected volume , velocity and variety of data that businesses will handle in the next 3-5 years , they need to do more than rent some of a Zetta-class enterprise ’ s infrastructure . They need to become Zetta-class enterprises in their own right : Able to keep up with the explosion of data creation , consumption , and replication . For that , they ’ ll need a Zettabyte-ready , scalable infrastructure . This type of intelligent , multi-edge , enterprisegrade IT infrastructure will be built to draw on a wide range of digital technologies , including AI , machine learning , modeling and simulation , 5G networks and the industrial internet of things ( IIOT ).
On the face of it , that seems like an impossible task . However , with the right investments and the right partners , it can be done .
In the next section , we ’ ll explore the types of data that are necessitating these Zetta-class facilities . After that , we ’ ll look at how we can meet the challenge , secure the infrastructure , and be fully prepared for a Zettabyte world .
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