Industry median for enterprise storage is 25–40% YoY.
About this tool
Storage growth follows a compound curve, even a modest 30% annual growth rate doubles capacity needs in under three years. This tool applies the formula Projected = Current × (1 + g)^n for each year, where g is the fractional growth rate and n is the year number. The output highlights when usage crosses 80% (the typical "procurement trigger" threshold) and 100% (exhaustion). CIOs and infrastructure architects use this projection when building 3-to-5-year CapEx budgets and when evaluating cloud-tiering or scale-out storage strategies. The projection assumes a constant growth rate, real environments may accelerate or decelerate based on business changes.