In brief: We're still seeing companies testing underwater data centers, but Microsoft has decided to call time on its experiment, Project Natick. It sounds as if placing the 40-foot-long tube filled ...

In June, Microsoft revealed details about a new project to place a 40-foot data center 117 feet underwater. Collaborators on the project, dubbed Project Natick, aim to develop a new solution to ...

Microsoft has confirmed that its underwater data center experiment, Project Natick, is no longer operational. Though the project was reportedly a successful proof-of-concept by Microsoft's standards, ...

Microsoft is evaluating the long-term prospects of underwater data centers, in a bid to cut latencies, improve service, and take advantage of some of the ocean's unique characteristics. Saltwater and ...

Microsoft’s project, Project Natick, is exploring if and how putting data centers under water can prevent overheating, thereby reducing the cost of air conditioning, and if pairing the system with a ...

Data centres are the backbone of our digital world, powering everything from cloud computing to streaming services. However, one of the most pressing challenges they face is the cooling of server ...

Software King of the World Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on its audacious Project Natick—a daring experiment that involved submerging a datacenter capsule a 120 miles off the rugged coast of ...