Project Natick: Underwater Datacenter
Sector: Technology • Location: United Kingdom
Source: Microsoft News
Project Natick is an initiative by Microsoft to explore the feasibility of underwater datacenters. The Northern Isles datacenter was deployed off the coast of Scotland to test its performance and reliability over two years, demonstrating that underwater datacenters can be logistically, environmentally, and economically practical.
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Technology
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Microsoft News
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Project Natick is an initiative by Microsoft to explore the feasibility of underwater datacenters. The Northern Isles datacenter was deployed off the coast of Scotland to test its performance and reliability over two years, demonstrating that underwater datacenters can be logistically, environmentally, and economically practical. |
Original sector | Technology |
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Country | United Kingdom (UK) |
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Article published date | 2025-03-20 |
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