Energy
Microsoft Launches Underwater Data Center: Two Things to Watch
Is it Better Down Where it’s Wetter? Earlier this month, Microsoft Research unveiled Project Natick: an ambitious experiment to plant a data center in sea water. The 38,000 pound chamber vessel only contains enough space for around 300 PCs, but full-fledged commercially deployed vessels would invariably contain more room. If it works, the underwater data […]
February 4, 2016 • 3 min read Data
The Big Surprise In Computer Energy Consumption
The typical gaming computer consumes as much power each year as approximately three refrigerators, according to a study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The comparison is one of the many eye-opening statistics in a paper written by Nathaniel and Evan Mills on the impact of high-performance PCs on household energy consumption and the steps that […]
September 16, 2015 • 4 min read Data