{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"4GoodHosting Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog","author_name":"4GHadmin","author_url":"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/author\/4goodhosting\/","title":"Fact, Not Fiction; Undersea Data Centers - 4GoodHosting Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ucf6SYR00P\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/fact-not-fiction-undersea-data-centers\/\">Fact, Not Fiction; Undersea Data Centers<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/fact-not-fiction-undersea-data-centers\/embed\/#?secret=ucf6SYR00P\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Fact, Not Fiction; Undersea Data Centers&#8221; &#8212; 4GoodHosting Blog\" data-secret=\"ucf6SYR00P\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Having coaxial fibre optic cables crossing oceans underneath the sea floor has been commonplace for years now, but it would seem as if we\u2019ve moved into new and definitely uncharted territory when it comes to having a part of the world\u2019s digital connectivity found beneath the surface of the sea. This past month saw Microsoft deploy &#8211; or more shall we say sunk &#8211; a shipping container-sized datacenter to the bottom of the sea near the Orkney Islands in Scotland as a part of its ambitious \u2018Project Natick.\u2019 This 40\u2019 long datacenter is loaded up with 12 racks of 864 servers and 27.6 petabytes of disk. What\u2019s most impressive, however, is the way Microsoft claims it can hold data and process information for up to 5 years without maintenance. Here at 4GoodHosting, we\u2019re not unlike any other first-rate Canadian web hosting provider in the way we\u2019re super keen to be right on top of groundbreaking developments in both technology AND the way it\u2019s deployed as it relates to the online world. This is definitely one such example that\u2019s worthy of mention and then some, so let\u2019s take a long look at it this week. Microsoft\u2019s capsule-shaped is called the Northern [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/4goodhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/AdobeStock_87909563.jpeg","thumbnail_width":6000,"thumbnail_height":4200}