Convert Petabyte (10^15 bytes) to Gigabyte
Please provide values below to convert Petabyte (10^15 bytes) [PB] to Gigabyte [GB], or Convert Gigabyte to Petabyte (10^15 bytes).
How to Convert Petabyte (10^15 Bytes) to Gigabyte
1 PB = 931322.574615479 GB
Example: convert 15 PB to GB:
15 PB = 15 × 931322.574615479 GB = 13969838.6192322 GB
Petabyte (10^15 Bytes) to Gigabyte Conversion Table
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Petabyte (10^15 Bytes)
A petabyte (PB) is a unit of digital information equal to 10^15 bytes or 1,000,000,000,000,000 bytes.
History/Origin
The petabyte was introduced as part of the binary and decimal prefixes for large data storage units, gaining prominence with the growth of big data and large-scale data centers in the early 21st century.
Current Use
Petabytes are used to measure large-scale data storage capacities in data centers, cloud storage services, and enterprise data management systems.
Gigabyte
A gigabyte (GB) is a unit of digital information equal to one billion bytes, commonly used to measure data storage capacity.
History/Origin
The gigabyte was introduced in the 1970s as part of the binary prefix system, initially representing 2^30 bytes (1,073,741,824 bytes). Over time, it has also been used to denote decimal gigabytes of 10^9 bytes, especially in marketing storage devices.
Current Use
Gigabytes are widely used today to quantify storage capacity of computers, smartphones, and other digital devices, as well as data transfer limits and file sizes in various applications.