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Failed hardware is not expected to be replaced https://www.extremetech.com/computing/microsoft-confirms-the-closure-of-its-underwater-data-center https://www.e
by mtmail 1y ago
Failed hardware is not expected to be replaced
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/microsoft-confirms-the-closure-of-its-underwater-data-center https://www.extremetech.com/computing/microsoft-confirms-the...
"In 2018, it deployed [the underwater datacenter] off the coast of Scotland, submerging 855 servers and leaving them underwater for just over two years. In that time, only six underwater servers became inoperable, compared with eight of the 135 servers left to run on dry land. That's a 0.7% subsea loss compared with a 5.9% loss on land."
- dekhn 1y agoThe way I interpret that statement, it suggests they need to improve their dry land environmental conditions, not put data centers in the ocean and then not fix machines.