Microsoft reveals findings from Project Natick, its experimental undersea datacenter
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2020
- Earlier this summer, marine specialists reeled up a shipping container-size datacenter coated in algae, barnacles, and sea anemones from the seafloor off Scotland’s Orkney Islands. The retrieval of the Northern Isles datacenter launched the final phase of Project Natick, a years-long research effort that proved the concept of underwater datacenters is feasible as well as logistically, environmentally, and economically practical.
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Job title: network engineer
Qualification: scuba diving
Now microsoft edge will be more fluid
This is some next level water cooling.
1/8 of the failure rate compared to land based centers. That is impressive.
Hopefully there will be sufficient protection against phishing.
2020 : Experimental Undersea Datacenter, Project Natick
2025 : Experimental Mariana Trench Datacenter , Project DeepCloud
Resume:
New skill: scuba diving
Azure is living up to its name!! Deep in the big blue....
Microsoft: No one is walking around under water and bumping into servers.
Giant Octopus: Hold my beer.
20,000 Gigabytes under the sea.
If this catches on, what impact would it have on the ambient temperature of the ocean? Is the ocean just too massive for this to impact it even if every data center in the world was put underwater?
Hope Microsoft has done studies on effects of these underwater datacenters on the marine ecosytems and ocean temperature/current
Digital Ocean makes sense here 😉
I don't normally praise Microsoft, but I have to admit that this was a worthwhile effort.
"Datalake" will have a whole new meaning 😆
I wonder what is the environmental impact of the thermal output of the Data Center. I know the mass of the ocean is huge, but there is still going to be an affected radius where temperatures will be higher. What is that radius? if this becomes common practice, what is the impact of thousands of these in the ocean? Something to consider.
_DUDE SHOW US THE INSIDE ALREADY_
VPN: Choose your location
The middle of the Atlantic.
Not to mention that eventually, if all datacenters become submerged, a large land surface that used to be occupied by the traditional data centers can be repurposed towards something greater.
"Deep Sea Explorer" Badge unlocked!!
What I love about this project is that it shows how sustainable we can be with our current technology. By using the cold environment of the ocean (deep ocean) we can cool down computers without the need for excessive energy for cooling. This shows not only is being sustainable a benefit it is actually better then what we are currently doing. Can we fix climate change through sheer force and because we care so deeply, no. However, we can and will live in a more sustainable future because sustainability can be a benefit if companies can see the potential of projects like this. Cost can be the driving factor to push more environmental friendly projects because companies have an incentive to reduce excessive energy costs and excessive failure rates. Well done Microsoft we are one step closer in creating a better future for us all.
Getting ready for datacenters in space.
but with data centers on land you have the flexibility to replace the components , which wont be easy for a undersea data center.
How does it compare to a similarly sealed data center on land? It's not clear to me from this video whether the land based one they're comparing to was sealed or not, or just exposed to the atmosphere.
Fascinating! Would like to have heard much more on the failure comparison between the on-land and at-sea data centers, how cooling was done, and more details. Regardless, very interesting
Thank you Microsoft for leading the path towards Green Computing.
Well done Microsoft, I really love what you are becoming, what a metamorphosis.
While fishing >
Man: Todd!! I’ve found a big one.
*pulls it out *
*Microsoft Data-centre emerges*
I hope they choode seismically stable zones. Also, security could be an issue if you're just leaving them out in the sea.
It's astounding to know that innovation this great is happening on our lifetime. Here's to more innovation and greater results.
Amazing stuff! Using ocean finally as the cooling system for world's computer
Hopefully there will be sufficient protection against fishing.
Really good idea getting rid of the heat using the ambient water temp instead of massive AC units. I've been in lots of commercial buildings that house various types of computer equipment and there's tons of heat produced with humidity issues from air leaks that are hard to spot.
Not only do you save on cooling costs, but u can harness the 24/7 ocean currents to generate electricity
How is the power to the data center handled and sustained? Is it through cables bearing in mind occasional marine cable cuts?
Hope to see what Microsoft will become in the next 5 years
Was really hoping they would show what it looks like inside
Ever since I learned about this experiment I have been wondering how are they going to replace failed components?
If this becomes a thing, im curious how this may effect creatures that use echolocation and/or use electrical currents to be able to track prey.
Amazing work, please keep us updated.
If this rolls out, it would be fantastic
This is why I invest in Microsoft. I value companies that want to make better change.
1/8th the failure rate is impressive. the problem is, it's slightly more difficult to send a guy to fix a hardware fault. I'm no Rocket Surgeon but i think it still works out cheaper to keep it on land for the moment.
And this is simply why Microsoft will never lose.
interesting, i wonder if on-premise bunker version will work similiarly
Edge computing at the next level!
Awesome to see this tech on the way!
Small note for the video editor: Did you color grade the LOG footage? It looks super flat!
if you remove the O2 then it doesn't have a fire if a component fails massively?
I have a question about power? How these data centers are powered? Electricity cables in the water? Is this dangerous for living things in water? Or what if these cables are cut or damaged for any reason?
Bringing back the "engineer" word a real sense.
It would be my dream to be part of this project.
How they power them up? What is the source of electricity?
Go Microsoft! Interesting stuff.
The beginning of Sea Computing
What a time to be alive! Imagine what they'll do two papers down the line...
This is going to be a dope cod mission someday.
After watching this video I finally understand the Data Lake concept. Thanks Microsoft!
Cool, but please elaborate when talking about environmental responsibility. How do you solve noise and vibration? How disruptive it is to sea life? Why not use artificial bodies of water?
This is SOOOOOO dope!!!!
how are they going to do remote hand ? does NOC engineer now also need scuba driving license ?
Yeah thats cool n all but how does the inside of the container look, i really would have liked to see that because its interesting.
If you could have a kind of optic transfer of data maybe you could have glass ports instead of needing cables to pass through the container.
Rare occasion indeed.
Microsoft is the best
Unlocked a new achievement UNDERWATER CLOUD
So, how do we prevent it from being stolen?
that thing will have some insane RGP water cooling, damn
Great stuff! 🙂👍
Microsoft is equally doing R &D in software and data centres development.the change in the CEO of the company in 2014 resulted the company to reach new heights and to focus on both software and hardware technologies.good work microsoft.
Nice job Microsoft!
So cool!!!!
Maybe use the water around it to power the machine.
Idk somehow.
The Orkneys have become a base for so much incredible research!
Very interesting!
From where does it receive it's energy as it is underwater.
Who knew one day we could have clouds in the *Ocean*
new EDGE , the best.
System Monitor: "Failed drive on array 15..."
Me: Bugger!
Eager to see the cloud in ocean
Microsoft always thinks out of the box, for sure they always shock and amaze us. Billy you genuis thing❤️🔥
I wonder if it's fair to say the one drive cloud storage can be called a ocean storage at this point.
Looks like digital ocean was right from the beginning.
Technician now needs a scuba diving license to do his job
we need to stop looking for Atlantis and build our own Atlantis!
Why didn't anyone mention the temperature benefits. Much colder on the seafloor than on sealevel.
does the container produce heat?
Whole new meaning to Azure data lake
Very nice!
Wea goin up to Natick, dood.
1932: Underwater welder
2032: Underwater data center technician
nice idea, ideas are good. but does it scale? us the water/environment to cool is nice, but most places don't have cheap/low-cost electricity.
When a glanced at the thumbnail, i thought Microsoft had built a tamborine tower 😳 😅
impressive
Water cooling taken to the next level
Really great idea 👍
It can't be called the cloud anymore..... Now it's the Ocean... ;D
First! Also nice move Microsoft and keep looking for more innovative ideas that ultimately change the world
Microsoft making a data centre underwater
Undiscovered megalodon: 👋
Data Lake? We’re Microsoft, we’re going big with Data Oceans! 🤣
Okay this sounds cool and all, but what about servicing? Won't the cost of that drastically out weigh the money you save by having a lower failure rate? I'd be interested to find out about the economics of this.