Advanced Computing, Mathematics and Data
Newsmakers
February 2016
Marquez Floats Ideas about Underwater Data Centers in IEEE Spectrum
In a discussion about Microsoft’s Project Natick, where the computing giant is examining the viability of underwater data centers, Andres Marquez, a research scientist and Advanced Architectures Team Leader in the Advanced Computing, Mathematics, and Data Division’s High Performance Computing group, spoke to IEEE Spectrum about how these undersea facilities could “play an important role in meeting the world’s growing demand for Internet services.” He also touched on how the salty ocean presents other problems when it comes to protecting data servers over time.
Read more in the article, “20,000 Leagues Under the Cloud.”