Streaming and Real-Time Data in IDC's 2025 Global DataSphere

This IDC Market Perspective provides a definition of streaming data, real-time data, and ultra-real-time data and provides an estimate of the volume of data created in IDC's Global DataSphere in 2025 that falls into these subsegments."The growth of streaming data signals a dynamic shift in how organizations create value from information, moving from static data repositories to continuous, real-time intelligence," says Adam Wright, research manager for IDC's Global DataSphere and Global StorageSphere research programs. "As dataflows accelerate, enterprises must rethink architectures, analytics, and governance to operate successfully at the speed of the business."