As Coronavirus has forced social distancing to take over most of our lives, companies have been relying on and enforcing remote working policies. This has led many employees to master the art of video-conferencing, adopt new file sharing services, making more calls to colleagues, and spend more time online and emailing.
Our world is becoming increasingly data-driven, and this new “normal” has only accelerated that process. The World Economic Forum estimates that there is 44 ZB of accumulated data generated by this year. That’s 44 sextillion bytes – 40 times more bits of data than the number of stars that exist in the (observable) universe.
