* Forecast Cloud Data Center: Traffic associated with cloud consumer and business applications
Traditional Data Center: Traffic associated with non-cloud consumer and business applications
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Forecast: global data center IP traffic 2012-2021, by data center type
This statistic provides a forecast of data center IP traffic from 2012 to 2021, broken down by data center type. In 2017, the amount of cloud data center IP traffic was exabytes for the year. This is expected to increase to * exabytes per year by 2021.
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Cisco Systems. (February 1, 2018). Global data center IP traffic from 2012 to 2021, by data center type (in exabytes per year) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/227268/global-data-center-ip-traffic-growth-by-data-center-type/
Cisco Systems. "Global data center IP traffic from 2012 to 2021, by data center type (in exabytes per year)." Chart. February 1, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/227268/global-data-center-ip-traffic-growth-by-data-center-type/
Cisco Systems. (2018). Global data center IP traffic from 2012 to 2021, by data center type (in exabytes per year). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/227268/global-data-center-ip-traffic-growth-by-data-center-type/
Cisco Systems. "Global Data Center Ip Traffic from 2012 to 2021, by Data Center Type (in Exabytes per Year)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Feb 2018, /statistics/227268/global-data-center-ip-traffic-growth-by-data-center-type/
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Global data center IP traffic from 2012 to 2021, by data center type (in exabytes per year) [Graph], Cisco Systems, February 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/227268/global-data-center-ip-traffic-growth-by-data-center-type/
