Before revision: Growth patterns The world's technological capacity to store information grew from 2.6 (optimally compressed) exabytes in 1986 to 15.7 in 1993, over 54.5 in 2000, and to 295 (optimally compressed) exabytes in 2007.
After revision: Growth patterns The world's technological capacity to store information grew from 2.6 exabytes in 1986 to 15.7 in 1993, over 54.5 in 2000, and to 295 , optimally compressed, exabytes in 2007.