How Big Data Users Can Capture, Process and Transfer Edge Data at Scale

Discover how to capture, process and transfer big data at scale at the edge, from the history of data storage to modern solutions like BRYCK®.

The urge to record things and pass them along is inherent in our nature and humans have followed this instinct for thousands of years. However, since the start of the 20th century, our ability to capture, store and transfer data has expanded to the point where we now need sophisticated technology to manage it. As big data continues to increase, we must find new ways to manage it at scale. It's vital for business success to understand how much data exists, how we can expect it to increase in the future and to identify ways to manage and optimize its value.

Data Evolution, Growth and Industry Solutions

The Origins of Data Collection

Data storage evolved from tablets and scrolls to magnetic drums in 1932, then RAM devices in 1947, magnetic tape drives in 1951, hard disk drives in 1956, floppy disks in 1967, CDs in 1982 and later DVDs, USB flash drives and cloud storage in 2006. This rapid evolution directly reflects humanity's increasing need to store and manage growing quantities of data.

How Much Is Data Growing?

In 1997, there were a few thousand petabytes of information. By 2008, servers processed 9.57 zettabytes. By 2021, the world generated 79 zettabytes, projected to reach 181 zettabytes by 2025. Currently, 5.15 billion are mobile users, 30 billion IoT devices interact daily and 2.5 quintillion bytes are generated daily. Aircraft now create 30 times more data than previous generations, with predictions of 5-8 terabytes per flight by 2026.

Prime Data Generators

Civil Aviation generates 252.8 million TB annually from 38.9 million flights. Media and Entertainment generates massive data from streaming, content delivery and audience analytics. Autonomous Vehicles collect continuous data for design improvement. Data Centers face synchronization delays with dedicated WANs costing $1.2 million yearly. Government and Defense agencies handle sensitive data requiring highest security standards. Content Exchanges in healthcare, aviation and finance transfer over 100TB weekly at significant costs and delays.

BRYCK®'s data management solution makes it possible to download and process airline data at the edge in seconds, or transport it quickly and cost-effectively to a data center. With BRYCK®, media and entertainment users can upload data rapidly from on-set locations and transport it to post-production facilities within a day, eliminating storage overheads and dedicated network costs.

BRYCK® integrates directly with vehicle data acquisition units to capture autonomous vehicle data at the edge. The solution can process the data immediately or transport it quickly to the data center for long-term management. For data centers, BRYCK® eliminates interconnectivity costs and reduces synchronization time from days to hours.

For government and defense organizations, BRYCK® enables rapid data capture and transport using secure couriers with proper clearance. For content exchanges in healthcare, aviation and financial services, BRYCK® enables fast transport between sites in less than one day while eliminating the cost of dedicated high-speed networks.

The circumstances surrounding how much data exists in the world have raised concerns among business leaders and scientists for several years. Without viable ways to process and move large quantities of big data, humanity can't reap the benefits of available information. Tsecond's BRYCK® is the solution to current and future challenges posed by big data. This rugged, hand-held solution offers high-quality data capture at moving or remote edges, blazing fast data uploads and analytics and machine learning to process data rapidly. Secure, cost-effective and fast physical transport reduces the risk of data compromise and ransomware costs. It's a new day and a new way. It's time to explore BRYCK®.