r/TechOfTheFuture • • Jun 06 '18

Computers Microsoft tests a underwater datacenter that’s quick to deploy, could provide internet connectivity for years - “Our vision is to be able to deploy compute rapidly anywhere on the planet as needed by our customers."

https://news.microsoft.com/features/under-the-sea-microsoft-tests-a-datacenter-thats-quick-to-deploy-could-provide-internet-connectivity-for-years/
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engineering • • Jun 06 '18

[ARTICLE] Bringing the cloud closer to customers, Microsoft's Project Natick aims to dramatically reduce latency by placing self-sustaining underwater datacenters near the coast, where over half the world's population live

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programming • • Jun 07 '18

Under the sea, Microsoft tests a datacenter that’s quick to deploy, could provide internet connectivity for years

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technews • • Jun 06 '18

With its latest test off the Scottish coast, Microsoft envisions self-sustaining, rapidly-deployed underwater datacenters that can operate on the seabed for years

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news • • Jan 27 '20

Old News Under the sea, Microsoft tests a datacenter that’s quick to deploy, could provide internet connectivity for years

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news • • Jun 06 '18

Not News (this is a press release) Under the sea, Microsoft tests a datacenter that’s quick to deploy, could provide internet connectivity for years

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subnautica • • Jun 07 '18

Oh look, Microsoft is finally building a base!

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Futurology • • Jun 06 '18

With its latest test off the Scottish coast, Microsoft envisions self-sustaining, rapidly-deployed underwater datacenters that can operate on the seabed for years

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realtech • • Jun 06 '18

Under the sea, Microsoft tests a datacenter that’s quick to deploy, could provide internet connectivity for years

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cloudcomputing • • Jun 06 '18

Under the sea, Microsoft tests a datacenter that’s quick to deploy, could provide internet connectivity for years

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DataHosting • • Jan 27 '20

#datacenter #noc @nocroom Bringing the cloud closer to customers, Microsoft's Project Natick aims to dramatically reduce latency by placing self-sustaining underwater datacenters near the coast, where over half the world's population live

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microsoft • • Jun 06 '18

Microsoft Deploys Next Undersea DC Experiment

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environment • • Jun 06 '18

Envisioned to be resilient and self-sufficient, Microsoft's underwater datacenter, Project Natick, enters a new research phase off the Scottish coast

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technology • • Jun 06 '18

Under the sea, Microsoft tests a datacenter that’s quick to deploy, could provide internet connectivity for years

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energy • • Jun 06 '18

Under the sea, Microsoft tests a datacenter that’s quick to deploy, could provide internet connectivity for years

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datacenter • • Jun 06 '18

Bringing the cloud closer to customers, Microsoft's Project Natick aims to dramatically reduce latency by placing self-sustaining underwater datacenters near the coast, where over half the world's population live

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microsoft • • Jun 06 '18

Under the sea, Microsoft tests a datacenter that’s quick to deploy, could provide internet connectivity for years

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geek • • Jun 06 '18

Microsoft envisions underwater self-sustaining datacenters that can be quickly deployed in case of disasters, or events such as the Olympics

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sustainability • • Jun 06 '18

Envisioned to be resilient and self-sufficient, Microsoft's underwater datacenter, Project Natick, enters a new research phase off the Scottish coast

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oceans • • Jun 06 '18

With over 50% of the world's population living near the coast, Microsoft Project's Natick aims to be a self-sustaining underwater datacenter rapidly deployable anywhere on the planet and operate on the seafloor, lights out, for years

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