<div dir="ltr"><div>"As bizarre as it seems to sink hundreds of servers into the ocean,
there are actually several very good reasons to do so. According to the
UN, about <a href="https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Ocean-fact-sheet-package.pdf">40 percent</a> of the world’s population lives within 60 miles of an ocean. As <a href="https://singularityhub.com/2020/07/12/googles-loon-balloons-are-now-beaming-internet-down-to-earth/">internet connectivity</a>
expands to cover most of the globe in the next few years, millions more
people will come online, and a lot more servers will be needed to
manage the increased demand and data they’ll generate.
<p>In densely-populated cities real estate is expensive and can be hard
to find. But know where there’s lots of cheap, empty space? At the
bottom of the ocean. This locale also carries the added benefit of being
really cold (depending where we’re talking, that is; if you’re looking
off the coast of, say, Mumbai or Abu Dhabi, the waters are warmer).</p>
<p>Servers generate a lot of heat, and datacenters use most of their <a href="https://singularityhub.com/2018/03/11/if-energy-becomes-free-in-the-future-how-will-that-affect-our-lives/">electricity</a> for cooling. Keeping not just the <a href="https://avtech.com/articles/4957/updated-look-recommended-data-center-temperature-humidity/">temperature but also</a>
the humidity level constant is important for optimal functioning of the
servers; neither of these vary much 100 feet under water."</p>
</div><div><a href="https://singularityhub.com/2020/09/17/microsoft-had-a-crazy-idea-to-put-servers-under-water-and-it-totally-worked/">https://singularityhub.com/2020/09/17/microsoft-had-a-crazy-idea-to-put-servers-under-water-and-it-totally-worked/</a></div></div>