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Tag Archives: microsoft

Project Natick — Microsoft Tests an Underwater Data-Center

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Rick SpilmanJune 8, 2018

Although we speak of the internet as being in “the cloud,” an estimated 95 percent of internet communication is carried on cables on the bottom of the sea. Now Microsoft is exploring moving computer data centers beneath the sea, as well. Microsoft has … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged data-center, microsoft, Project Natick

Apple, Microsoft and the Dutch East India Company

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Rick SpilmanFebruary 18, 2015

A recent article in Atlantic Monthly pointed out that Apple, the technology company, not the fruit, is now, in economic terms, the size of a small country. The world’s largest company with a market capitalization of $700 billion, it is … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged Apple, Dutch East India Company, microsoft
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