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The factories of the past are turning into the data centers of the future

  • Written by Graham Pickren, Assistant Professor of Sustainability Studies, Roosevelt University
imageAt one time, Bibles and Sears catalogs were printed here. Now, this building is known as the Lakeside Technology Center, one of the largest data centers in the world.Teemu008/flicker

We live in a data-driven world. From social media to smart cities to the internet of things, we now generate huge volumes of information about nearly every detail of...

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