NAUTILUS
James Connaughton , Nautilus CEO , discusses how his firm is revolutionising the data center industry
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N autilus Data Technologies is a global pioneer in water-cooled data centers and is leading a global transformation to ultraefficient , high-performance and environmentally sustainable operations in the data center sector .
James Connaughton is the CEO at Nautilus . Having joined the organisation in March 2016 , he has overseen the implementation of the world ’ s first water-cooled and water-borne data center with Nautilus . “ There are two essential features ,” explains Connaughton . “ The first and most important feature is cooling with naturally cold water , which is how all other major infrastructure sectors address the large amounts of heat generated by their systems . These include , for example , thermal power plants , ships , industrial processing facilities , and paper mills . Only data centers , generate heat at a similar industrial scale , still use massive and unsustainable air-cooling systems . The second feature is mobility--the ability to prefabricate the data center in large modules , and either assemble them onto a barge and deliver it fully ready to go , or transport the modules to
DECEMBER 2020