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Take a byte out of agriculture
Land continues to hold value for people in the business of farming crops and housing data for cloud computing. Yahoo, Microsoft, Google, and Ask.com already have data centers, not in urban sprawls but in rural areas in the Northwest, and now Facebook wants to claim its territory too.
Facebook, Inc. plans to build a 145,000 square foot data farm in Prineville, Oregon, a town that has had its share of economic heartache. High unemployment and the loss of five sawmills have burdened the town of about 10,000. Facebook’s expenditure of $175 million over the next three years will create much needed jobs and cash flow for residents.
So why Prineville? City Manager Steve Forrester says it’s a combination of “low cost land…and high voltage power lines nearby.” And of course, the weather. “The critical thing was our climate: low humidity and cool nights.”
Check out more details on the story, “Where Clouds Displace Forests: Oregon Town Is Latest in Northwest to Leverage Cheap Electric Power to Lure Data Farm,” in The Wall Street Journal.
Land continues to hold value for people in the business of farming crops and housing data for cloud computing. Yahoo, Microsoft, Google, and Ask.com already have data centers, not in urban sprawls but in rural areas in the Northwest, and now Facebook wants to claim its territory too.
Facebook, Inc. plans to build a 145,000 square foot data farm in Prineville, Oregon, a town that has had its share of economic heartache. High unemployment and the loss of five sawmills have burdened the town of about 10,000. Facebook’s expenditure of $175 million over the next three years will create much needed jobs and cash flow for residents.
So why Prineville? City Manager Steve Forrester says it’s a combination of “low cost land…and high voltage power lines nearby.” And of course, the weather. “The critical thing was our climate: low humidity and cool nights.”
Check out more details on the story, “Where Clouds Displace Forests: Oregon Town Is Latest in Northwest to Leverage Cheap Electric Power to Lure Data Farm,” in The Wall Street Journal.
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Librarian — Going extinct or new info superhero?
Libraries are depositories of information, and librarians are the navigators. A degree in information science certifies these professionals in the study of the classification, storage, and retrieval of huge amounts of data. These days, that data comes by way of books and bytes.
If you haven’t visited your local library in a while, you might be surprised to see DVD’s displayed front and center of the building. In fact, DVD’s are one of the most frequently borrowed library resource. If the local video store is going out of business, the library is a fine alternative; the selection may be slimmer, but borrowing is free.
In this age of information explosion on the internet, some have questioned the necessity of libraries. In her new book, “This Book Is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All,” Marilyn Johnson offers her view of the superhero librarian who “create(s) order out of the confusion of the past, even as she enables us to blast into the future.” The librarian is the new Google Master, helping all citizens make meaning of the information we read and experience. “In tough times, a librarian is a terrible thing to waste,” writes Johnson.
Libraries are depositories of information, and librarians are the navigators. A degree in information science certifies these professionals in the study of the classification, storage, and retrieval of huge amounts of data. These days, that data comes by way of books and bytes.
If you haven’t visited your local library in a while, you might be surprised to see DVD’s displayed front and center of the building. In fact, DVD’s are one of the most frequently borrowed library resource. If the local video store is going out of business, the library is a fine alternative; the selection may be slimmer, but borrowing is free.
In this age of information explosion on the internet, some have questioned the necessity of libraries. In her new book, “This Book Is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All,” Marilyn Johnson offers her view of the superhero librarian who “create(s) order out of the confusion of the past, even as she enables us to blast into the future.” The librarian is the new Google Master, helping all citizens make meaning of the information we read and experience. “In tough times, a librarian is a terrible thing to waste,” writes Johnson.
