IDC's Worldwide Global DataSphere Taxonomy, 2024

This IDC study defines and provides a framework for analyzing the worldwide creation, capture, replication, and consumption of data."The Global DataSphere is a 3D DataSphere: distributed, diverse, and dynamic," according to John Rydning, research vice president, Global Datasphere at IDC. "This taxonomy provides the segmentations and definitions needed to investigate and explore the 3D Global DataSphere.""IDC's Global DataSphere taxonomy defines the data creating and consuming devices and data types that are relied upon to calculate the total volume of data generated each year," adds Adam Wright, research manager, Global DataSphere. "This taxonomy document provides a comprehensive and detailed framework for understanding how IDC defines and categorizes the Global DataSphere."