What is Unstructured Data?

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It's estimated that 80% of data created worldwide is unstructured and expected to grow year over year. As companies become data-driven, they need budget-friendly solutions that can handle this growth and unlock the value of their unstructured data.

What is unstructured data? 

Unlike structured data, which fits neatly into rows and columns like a database, unstructured data is practically everything else. It's free-form content stored as files and objects that live on the edge in the core data center and in the cloud. Audio and video files, X-rays, office documents, and sensor data stored as files and objects are good examples. 

WWT customers use unstructured data to: 

• Enhance their data life cycle and make their businesses stronger
• Store media files to edit and create films
• Use analytic files to make better business decisions
• Share and analyze medical and life science files to support healthy outcomes
• Store data captured from equipment sensors to inform their operations, predict equipment failures and improve efficiency