UF IS
RISING
TO THE CHALLENGE
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90 percent of all the data ever created has
been generated in the last two years.
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Just one genomic sequencing project can
generate more than 500 petabytes of data.
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Higgs boson produces a million gigabytes of
data per second.
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Millions of acres of farmland wired with
GPS, soil and weather monitors is the next
wave of big data.
Harnessing this information will be key to
innovation in the 21st century, so the Univer-
sity of Florida is building a world-class team
of information scientists and equipping them
with the state's fastest computer.
Big Data Can
Be Overwhelming