Decade of Storage: From USB to Cloud Storage

From the first USB drives to the latest iPhone, for the last decade we’ve been carrying gigabytes of data… in our pocket. We’ve certainly come a long way from storage strategies of the past which usually required a 500-pound machine the size of a refrigerator. Back then, you would definitely need a bigger pocket!

Rackspace has created an infographic illustrating the latest storage advancements of the last ten years. From the death of the floppy disk (may it rest in peace) to the introduction to the cloud, all have made a major impact on the way consumers and IT staff alike are able to store and access information.

via www.rackspacecloud.com

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Look Up! The Billion-Bug Highway You Can't See

Look up at the sky and what do you see? Well, blue, yes. And maybe a plane or a bird, but otherwise ... nothing. Or so you think. It turns out that right above you, totally invisible, is an enormous herd of animal life -- tiny bugs riding the wind currents.

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