{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"OTAVA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com","title":"When Data Centers Come to Town","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cAhlwJktiZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/when-data-centers-come-to-town\/\">When Data Centers Come to Town<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/when-data-centers-come-to-town\/embed\/#?secret=cAhlwJktiZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;When Data Centers Come to Town&#8221; &#8212; OTAVA\" data-secret=\"cAhlwJktiZ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"I have written a lot about what companies should look for in a location when deciding to build or partner with a data center.\u00a0 After the location has been decided upon, what happens when a data center decides to come to town? \u201cEconomic developers love data centers,\u201d says Yan Ness, Online Tech Co-CEO.\u00a0\u00a0 Typically, data centers do not hire a lot of people like a plant would.\u00a0 However, economic developers see data centers as a supporting entity for their technology corridor. To have a highly active technology corridor, you need local capability and access to highly trained, educated people.\u00a0 For example, technology companies can\u2019t be successful if there is not a single intellectual property lawyer in town or an accountant that does not know how to depreciate software.\u00a0 Companies will end up leaving those areas because they can\u2019t get the supporting local help that they need.\u00a0 The same goes for data centers. We are seen as an important piece of the technology corridor infrastructure.\u00a0 Economic developers celebrate that local technology companies can purchase colocation, cloud hosting, and managed server services from a local business versus an out-of-state company such as Google or Amazon.\u00a0 Buying local brings local jobs. Recently Online..."}