It’s clear that the world is producing data at a faster rate than ever before. But what does it all mean? How much is 1.8 zettabytes — the number stated by IDC and EMC for the amount of data being created and replicated this year alone?Mashable puts this growth into perspective with its infographic containing comparisons to help you put the numbers in context.

Solutions like Bime exist to help you manage and make sense of all that data. We imagined that the data landscape would change and so we decided to build the perfect tool to help you ride the wave.

Here are the goods: