Putin has ordered private data centres to allocate capacity for state, says Reuters
Russian owners of non-state data centres will be obliged to reserve 10% of their capacity to ensure the uninterrupted operation of Russia's IT infrastructure under a decree signed by Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday.
Source: Reuters
Details: Putin has instructed the Russian Ministry of Digital Development to compile an inventory of available capacity and space in private data centres across Russia.
A special government commission, to be established under this decree, will be empowered to demand the release of reserved capacities, and operators will be required to provide access within 24 hours of such a decision.
The decree also allows for the temporary use of data centres located abroad, provided that permission is obtained from the Federal Security Service (FSB).
In recent weeks, Russian data centres have become targets of Ukrainian drone attacks: in October, facilities operated by Yandex and Sberbank were hit.
Background:
- In October, drones attacked Sasovo in Russia's Ryazan Oblast, causing a fire to break out at the Sasta plant, where the Yandex DC LLC data centre is located.
- The Yandex press service reported that the data centre in Sasovo had completely suspended its operations following a drone attack in the morning.
- On 9 October, Yandex reported a new attack on a data centre, this time in Kaluga.
- On 11 October, the Russian company announced the suspension of operations at a data centre in Vladimir due to a drone attack.
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