The AI boom has driven an unprecedented build-out of digital infrastructure, and developers are looking to novel locations to host their compute.

Competition for resources is fierce, with land and power often in short supply, while communities are becoming increasingly wary of the negative impact that data centers can have in their localities.

With the industry facing more scrutiny than ever before, a growing number of companies are looking to put data centers at sea, using the ocean as a discrete and permit-free location to run compute away from the prying eyes of opponents. What’s more, sea water could provide a plentiful and free source of power and cooling.

For Issue 62 of DCD Magazine, out now, we speak to the companies building compute at sea, and ask whether floating and underwater data centers will become a part of the digital infrastructure landscape in the coming years.

Also inside Issue 62:

• How closed-loop systems can cut data center water use
• What is the role of the UK in the AI build-out
• Ericsson at 150
• Remembering Ionica
• The rise of ASICs
• AI tokenomics
• 800VDC in the data center
• A moratorium map
• DataBank’s CEO
• Life after Jensen

And much, much, more. To read DCD Magazine Issue 62, free of charge, simply register here or sign up below.