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Dunking the data center.
- Source :
- IEEE Spectrum; Mar2017, Vol. 54 Issue 3, p26-31, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- When Sean James, who works on data-center technology for Microsoft, suggested that the company put server farms entirely underwater, his colleagues were a bit dubious. But for James, who had earlier served on board a submarine for the U.S. Navy, submerging whole data centers beneath the waves made perfect sense. . This tactic, he argued, would not only limit the cost of cooling the machines-an enormous expense for many data-center operators-but it could also reduce construction costs, make it easier to power these facilities with renewable energy, and even improve their performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00189235
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- IEEE Spectrum
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 121551303
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/MSPEC.2017.7864753