I recently spent a few days in Granville, Ohio. It’s a lovely village with a Main Street straight out of a Hallmark Channel movie. The locals are friendly, the sidewalks are clean, and dogs are everywhere.
That’s what I expected to see. But what surprised me was what I saw fifteen miles west of there in New Albany. The pastures and farmland that once dominated the landscape are quickly being converted to gigantic data centers.
No doubt, the world is going to need a lot more data processing capacity. But it also needs the serenity that only an open field of wildflowers can provide, which once gone, can never be replaced.
Speaking of data processing capacity, I’ll be keeping a close eye on real estate investment trust (REIT) Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR) in the weeks to come. Here’s Why
This post originally appeared at Investing Daily.