{"id":2128,"date":"2017-06-16T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T03:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adroitte.com\/blog\/?p=2128"},"modified":"2022-02-15T16:26:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T10:56:49","slug":"microsoft-has-big-plans-like-data-storage-on-dna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adroitte.com\/blog\/technology\/microsoft-has-big-plans-like-data-storage-on-dna\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft has Big Plans: Data storage on DNA in the next few years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft, data storage, and DNA, well something really big is written, and it\u2019s a definite possibility that we get to see that something big by the end of this decade. Now, in this post let\u2019s learn about the matter in detail. Data compression<\/strong> and encryption<\/strong> started a long back with the magnetic tapes. In the recent years, the data storage requirements have grown by folds, and people are shifting their infrastructure to cloud computing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

No doubt, currently cloud computing seems the best option, but maybe a day will come where even the cloud may feel short of space. I don\u2019t know about others but Microsoft architects<\/strong> are thinking like that and are planning to use DNA<\/strong> for data storage in the future days.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Why is Microsoft considering the DNA?<\/span><\/h2>\n

DNA and magnetic tape, can you even compare? I imagine that is how things are being forecasted for future. Think a hard drive with DNA strand, and it will be an obvious logic that there will be no limit to the amount of data you store.<\/p>\n

The biological material, DNA now seems to be the top choice of every research center, every organization, who has found them as both cheap and the best possible bet. I wouldn\u2019t call it a chance but a pure choice made by the organizations.<\/p>\n

We know there will always be some limit in the conventional computing methods, and to break that researchers are thinking beyond the box.<\/p>\n

You can call it a rumor, but it\u2019s been in the news that a single gram of DNA can store up to 215 petabytes<\/strong> (215 millions of gigabytes) of data.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Why DNA for Data Storage? Because it\u2019s,<\/span><\/h2>\n
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  • Ultracompact<\/em>\n
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    • The binary digits 0\u2019s and 1\u2019s, getting mapped into the DNA molecules A, C, G, and T. A non-volatile storage medium, DNA provides a perfect compact space for encoding hoards of digital files.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Resilience<\/em>\n
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      • The word \u2018durable\u2019, doesn\u2019t completely define the nature or capability with which a DNA can store and protect the data as long as an ideal environment is maintained.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Computer architects will find it relieving if they manage to gain more than conventional data management solution through DNA. Microsoft is counting on that, because, the cost of having a DNA storage space is like not having data storage issues once and for all.<\/p>\n

        Every data in this world can be stored under a single roof. Wow! The future seems so Sci-fi, and it will happen and soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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