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Unusual data centres – Project Natick
Scotland, Orkney Island
Testing the feasibility of subsea data centre applications, a unique deployment of such technology can only come from Microsoft.
Seeking to understand the benefits and difficulties of subsea data centre deployment, Microsoft has completed its two-year research project – Project Natick – and is now analysing the data.
Initial findings conclude that such applications can be reliable, practical and sustainable, able to operate for up to five years without the need for maintenance.
