{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"OTAVA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com","title":"What's New with Online Tech: More Data Centers on the Horizon","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UM8z0uUqM1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/whats-new-with-online-tech-more-data-centers-on-the-horizon\/\">What&#8217;s New with Online Tech: More Data Centers on the Horizon<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/whats-new-with-online-tech-more-data-centers-on-the-horizon\/embed\/#?secret=UM8z0uUqM1\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What&#8217;s New with Online Tech: More Data Centers on the Horizon&#8221; &#8212; OTAVA\" data-secret=\"UM8z0uUqM1\" 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":"What&#8217;s new with Online Tech? Today we announced our plans to add four more data centers in the next two years, in addition to our existing Ann Arbor data center, Ann Arbor 2 data center and Mid-Michigan data center. Missouri-based\u00a0News-Press &amp; Gazette (NPG), a media company, has invested $20 million in Online Tech to help it expand into new markets across the Midwest. Based in traditional media, NPG owns and publishes 14 newspapers; owns and operates 40 broadcast television and four radio stations; and recently began operating two data centers in Missouri. With an eye on emerging markets (aligned with journalism&#8217;s shift to digital), NPG began investing in data centers this year. Today&#8217;s\u00a0AnnArbor.com\u00a0article highlights a few reasons why our Michigan locations are ideal for data centers: While they are looking to build their new centers outside of the state, maintaining the cloud and keeping client\u2019s servers up and running is a task that Michigan is uniquely suited to, Klein said. \u201cMichigan has the lowest rate of major natural disasters of any state in the continental 48,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cAnd it has a very good climate for holding the centers.\u201d In addition to a lack of severe weather and earthquakes, Michigan also..."}