A Day in the Life of a Datum
Each day we create and consume massive amounts of data. This slide show illustrates the journey one datum goes through from inception to reality.
Data Creation
An engineer wakes up in the middle of the night with an idea and starts a new design concept using a virtualized CAD application running in her company’s secure cloud.
Data Storage
She saves the initial concept file in the cloud file, sync and share system (e.g., ShareFile), and returns to sleep.
Data Presented
The engineer presents the new concept to her team in a conference room, where she receives feedback and design input (e.g., presentation/projector/video conferencing).
Data in the Office
She accesses the concept from her workstation and refines the design and then alerts her manager and the executive team.
Data Mobilized
The chief technology officer who is attending a conference in Europe accesses the design using the virtualized CAD application on a tablet, and approves the design and project.
Data Transferred
After the engineer’s workday ends, the engineering team in Bangalore accesses the design concept via a file sharing service and uses it as the foundation to advance the concept into reality (e.g., CloudBridge WAN optimization).
Data Shared
The engineering team shares the design concept with a prospective partner with complementary technology in the Middle East (e.g., presentation/video conferencing/UC system such as Skype for Business).
Data Managed/Collaboration
The engineer uploads the project status and next steps into a project management and collaboration app (e.g., Skype for Business or SharePoint).