
Qualstar Qi datasheet
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Today’s buzzword term for the complexity of processing and managing such vast amounts of information is “Big Data”. The term itself may be recent, but Qualstar has been a major player in the practical implementation of Big Data solutions for more than two decades! Our tape libraries include models ranging from entry-level to enterprise, and all models offer the advantages that have made Qualstar an industry leader:
IDC predicts that the Global Datasphere will grow from 33 Zettabytes (ZB) in 2018 to 175 ZB by 2025 with a CAGR of 27.2 % globally.
The database in the EMA region will grow from 9.5 to 43.8 ZB. Videodata, Media & Entertainement , IoT and Metadata are responsible for one third of the growth. The previous growth driver Media & Entertainment will loose importance until 2025. The M&E share of 54 % in 2015 will drop to 36 % in 2025. Mobile Data (28 % CAGR) and hypercritical data such as from autonomous driving (32 % CAGR) will increase. The rate of data processed with AI or machine learning is expected to increase by 68 % annually!
Fundamental to the evolution of Big Data has been the progressive digitization of media – voice, music, photos, drawings and videos, for example. As digital storage methods and standards evolved, industries embraced them in order to reduce their ever-increasing volumes of paperwork. Added advantages included much faster search and access times, automated data storage redundancy, reduced staffing needs, and so on. Nonetheless, each industry has its own unique application needs. To meet those needs, Qualstar is developing solutions specific to several of the vertical markets to which our customers belong: