{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"OTAVA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com","title":"IT Jobs Shifting to Michigan Data Centers","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7N8CbZpLi5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/it-jobs-shifting-to-michigan-data-centers\/\">IT Jobs Shifting to Michigan Data Centers<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/it-jobs-shifting-to-michigan-data-centers\/embed\/#?secret=7N8CbZpLi5\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;IT Jobs Shifting to Michigan Data Centers&#8221; &#8212; OTAVA\" data-secret=\"7N8CbZpLi5\" 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":"With the adoption of virtualization and cloud computing, the information technology industry has definitely seen a trend of small to midsize companies moving to colocation facilities or managed service providers. Virtualization has reduced the need for smaller IT operations to maintain in-house data centers.\u00a0 And small businesses don\u2019t want to spend the capital to purchase new equipment nor invest in a large IT staff to manage their IT operations. By 2017, colocation and service providers will likely incorporate 30% of the new data center space in the U.S., says Rick Villars, IDC analyst.\u00a0 As we see data centers continue to grow, we will likely see a shift in IT employment opportunities from in-house data centers to data center providers. ComputerWorld\u2019s Patrick Thibodeau believes that data center outsourcing will become a \u201csignificant IT career issue\u201d.\u00a0 He suggests that some of the best IT jobs might be at service providers instead of small to mid size companies. Smaller companies are having difficulty with hiring IT professionals or are choosing to have their staff focus on business analysis or application development.\u00a0 One example Thibodeau gives is OneAmerica, who is reducing their 2,000 square-feet data center to a managed service provider.\u00a0 IT staffing was..."}