Project Natik

The Problem

• Microsoft takes 34 coal power plants to operate annually
• almost half goes to maintain the temperature

The Solution

• Microsoft plans to put the servers into the deep ocean
• Tested it last year for several month, 1 km off of the Pacific Coast (27kW)

For why?

• Servers could run up to 10 years under the ocean without human maintenence
• Microsoft can carry the vessels in as little as three months.

Questions

• Do you think that Microsoft is smart for sending their servers into the ocean?
• What could go wrong?
• How will this affect landlocked cities?
• What could be the next step into better server efficiency?