By 2025, it's expected that the amount of data produced per day will be 463 exabytes. 1 exabyte is 1 million terabytes or 1 billion gigabytes—that's a lot of data! Safely storing data ensures that all the knowledge you gather over the years is retained and maintained. Proper storage is super vital for all individuals, businesses, and other organizations. There are many ways to store data, from old-fashioned paper records to modern digital methods.