# 5 Steps to getting started with Open Source Software Defined **URL:** \ **Category:** SUSE News\ **Created:** [March 22, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/5-steps-to-getting-started-with-open-source-software-defined/29528 "2017-03-22T16:42:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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5 Steps to getting started with Open Source Software Defined Storage – and why you should take them Back in 2013, analyst group IDC calculated that the total amount of data created and replicated in the world had edged beyond 4.4 zettabytes – a staggering number. The statement made the headlines and was widely repeated across media websites dealing with Big Data and the related storage issues. At the time, IDC attributed the … [+read more](https://www.suse.com/communities/blog/5-steps-getting-started-open-source-software-defined-storage-take/) The post [5 Steps to getting started with Open Source Software Defined Storage – and why you should take them](https://www.suse.com/communities/blog/5-steps-getting-started-open-source-software-defined-storage-take/) appeared first on [SUSE Blog](https://www.suse.com/communities/blog). [Jason Phippen](https://www.suse.com/communities/blog/author/phippen592/) [More…](https://www.suse.com/communities/blog/5-steps-getting-started-open-source-software-defined-storage-take/)