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Seagoing Servers Hit the Rocks

Posted by timothy on from the flotsam-is-ones-jetsam-is-zeros dept.

1sockchuck writes "A plan to build data centers on ships is now defunct. Startup IDS, whose ambitions to convert cargo ships into server farms prompted debate on Slashdot in 2008 and 2010, is in bankruptcy. Google filed a patent for a water-based data center, but it's not clear that the company ever took the concept seriously, and has even spoofed the idea."

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  1. Sounds like a reputable company. by jellomizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Customer: So where are your servers located...
    Company: International Waters... Barge 12.

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    If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
  2. Re:upload? by PaddyM · · Score: 5, Funny

    Never underestimate the bandwidth of a seaworthy station wagon filled with hard drives.