Project Natick was a success but did not make sense fr4om operational point.

Microsoft recently scrapped Project Natick its pioneering underwater data center project after over a decade and experts have told the project was never a feasible option for businesses.

The firm start the project back in 2013 and saw some successful results after sinking the first servers in 2018. With 855 servers submerged and left unattended for over two years. Microsoft found success rate more than the 135 unsubmerged servers they used for comparison.

Only 6 of submerged servers failed compared to 8 of those on dry land, suggesting potential in project. Underwater data centers are attractive from standpoint owing to those with liquid cooling can be performed.

There are some factors that makes the underwater data center less appealing despite its cooling potential one experts add.

The underwater technology presents a problem for firms as they are not able to update it or upgrade it as easily as they could on land.