Microsoft has sunk a data centre in the sea to investigate energy efficiency

Re:Microsoft has sunk a data centre in the sea to investigat... by gascan on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @12:02PM (#17248219)

Coupling an undersea datacenter with an offshore windfarm just sounds all-around clever.

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Re:Microsoft has sunk a data centre in the sea to investigat... by reaperducer on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @01:51PM (#17249367)

Until a hurricane destroys it.

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Re:Microsoft has sunk a data centre in the sea to investigat... by carapace on Thursday June 07, 2018 @10:45AM (#17256176)

Build all above-surface structures out of inflatables. During heavy weather deflate and retract (5-10m). Use simple solid-state generators, e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaneless_ion_wind_generator

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Re:Microsoft has sunk a data centre in the sea to investigat... by solarkraft on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @08:30PM (#17252314)

Are other structures safer against hurricanes?

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Re:Microsoft has sunk a data centre in the sea to investigat... by zucan on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @09:12PM (#17252479)

An underground data center would work if hurricane safety is your top concern. In any case a location on land is probably cheaper to rebuild.

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Re:Microsoft has sunk a data centre in the sea to investigat... by RealityVoid on Friday June 08, 2018 @03:51AM (#17263454)

I think an eventual hurricane would not destroy the data center, only just the wind turbines.

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Re:Microsoft has sunk a data centre in the sea to investigat... by therealdrag0 on Monday June 11, 2018 @12:49AM (#17281895)

What about earthquakes then?

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