The Data Gravity Index DGx™ Report

The Data Gravity Index highlights:

The five macro trends amplifying Data Gravity for global enterprises
Data Gravity intensity and the gravitational force of enterprise data growth for 53 metros and 23 industries.
Global forecasts and industry-specific insights

What is Data Gravity?
In the way gravity attracts objects around a planet, Data Gravity is the process by which data accumulation attracts additional services and applications to the data.

How it Impacts Enterprises
Data Gravity inhibits enterprise workflow performance, raises security concerns, and increases costs, all complicated by regulatory requirements and other artificial constraints.

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Data Gravity Index Formula

A methodology to measure the creation, aggregation, and private exchange of enterprise data globally.

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Macro Trends Amplifying Data Gravity

Enterprise Data Stewardship

The enterprise is fast becoming the world’s data steward

By 2025, 80% of data worldwide will reside in enterprises

Increases the volume of data that needs to be aggregated and stored^¹
Mergers & Acquisitions

Globalization is driving corporate M&A to achieve scale

M&A Volumes are expected to return to pre-Covid levels in 2021

Increases # of data sources participating in data exchange²
Digital-Enabled Interactions

Increasing digitization of enterprise workflows

Digitally-enabled interactions rank 2x greater importance vs physical interactions

Increases enterprise data exchange volumes globally³
Data Localization

Expanding legal and regulatory policies requiring local data storage

By 2022, 87% of IT leaders will maintain local copies of customer and transaction data for compliance

Increases # of enterprise locations of data aggregation⁴
Cyber-Physical

Integration of physical and digital security systems to improve enterprise cybersecurity

By 2023, 70% of security products will integrate IT-OT-IOT systems

Increases types and volumes of data creation & exchange⁵