Microsoft shelves its underwater data center — Project Natick had fewer server failures compared to servers on land

Although Microsoft quietly discontinued ‘Project Natick,’ its undersea data center returned excellent results. Throughout the experiment, 0.7% of servers failed, compared to 5.9% on land. 

Although Microsoft quietly discontinued ‘Project Natick,’ its undersea data center returned excellent results. Throughout the experiment, 0.7% of servers failed, compared to 5.9% on land.