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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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