Rohan Paul@rohanpaul_ai · X在微软 Build 2026 主题演讲中，Satya Nadella 介绍了 Fairwater 数据中心，这是一个为 AI 设计的“超级工厂”。其核心是垂直设计的双层 AI 数据中心架构，允许在三维空间内密集部署机架，在保持 GPU 间低延迟、高带宽网络连接的前提下，实现更高的计算密度，使整个集群更像一台大型 AI 机器。另一大亮点是其极高的冷却效率：冷却系统只需填充一次，实际运行中水耗几乎为零，其年度总用水量约等于一家餐厅的日用水量。这是微软构建“前沿智能生态系统”硬件基础的一部分。
Satya Nadella on Microsoft's Fairwater data center， an AI superfactory.
at today's Microsoft Build 2026 keynote.
its vertically designed， two-story AI data center architecture.
Instead of spreading compute only across a flat floor， Microsoft can place racks in three dimensions， packing far more GPUs densely while preserving fast network access.
This helps the cluster behave more like one massive AI machine， with low latency and high bandwidth between GPUs.
The other major point is its cooling efficiency： its cooling loop is filled once and can operate with effectively zero ongoing water consumption， using roughly the annual daily-water equivalent of a single restaurant.