Unusual data centres – Project Natick
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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 .
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