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Re:Project Natick – Underwater datacenter with live cameras by cm2187 on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @07:51AM (#17757039)
I'd assume you still need a small datacentre close to it, i.e. on the cost, for routing, backup generators, maintenance, etc.
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Re:Project Natick – Underwater datacenter with live cameras by flyingfences on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @08:39AM (#17757326)
"Small" being the operative word. A room vs. a building.
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Re:Project Natick – Underwater datacenter with live cameras by cm2187 on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @08:58AM (#17757459)
Well, that depends on your definition of small. This is what I believe the diesel generators of a typical datacentre look like (+fuel tanks):

http://www.dchuddle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Backup-ge...

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