There's never a dull day in the IT world: Just as IT pros get used to BYOD, so-called wearable technologies enter the picture. What's the best way to handle the data storage and security implications of wearables? Here's a look at that question — and other looming IT challenges — from around the web this week:

The rise of connected devices, from refrigerators to thermostats and even medical devices, has created an interesting data debacle: How should users collect, monitor and store the loads of data their devices now create? Here, Joel Berman, Acronis fellow and longtime IT professional, explains the data storage implications of the "Internet of Things," why a one-size-fits-all backup policy doesn't work, and how to manage the stream of data from connected devices.

From email to social media, mobile apps and more, people are interacting digitally more than ever these days. And that means ever-more data that's created, processed, stored and backed up, with new research predicting a 4,300 percent increase in data generation by 2020. Storage solutions, from the first magnetic drum memory to modern cloud technologies, have advanced to keep pace with increases in sheer volume and demands for speedier access to the data people create every day. But what happens when people produce more data than they're able to store?

The BYOD trend is growing fast — and there's no sign that it'll slow any time soon. Consider the projected growth: The BYOD market was $67 billion in 2011 and will reach $181 billion by 2017, according to MarketsandMarkets. In response, companies are playing offense with remote wiping and other measures to protect company data on those personal devices. The problem? Employees are often left in the dark about what information their bosses have access to, and what could happen when they leave the company.