Putin Orders Private Data Centres to Set Aside 10% of Capacity to Support IT Infrastructure
The decree lets authorities tap reserved capacity within 24 hours and permits temporary use of foreign data centres with FSB approval.
- On Nov 2, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree requiring non-state data centers to reserve 10% of their capacity to help keep Russian IT infrastructure running.
- Recent Ukrainian drone attacks targeting technology companies Yandex and Sberbank in October prompted the mandate to secure critical infrastructure against ongoing threats.
- A special government commission will be established to order the release of reserved capacity, with operators required to provide access within 24 hours of such a decision.
- The Digital Development Ministry must inventory available capacity and floor space at privately owned data centers across Russia, while the decree permits temporary use of foreign facilities subject to FSB security service approval.
- These measures enable Russian authorities to quickly access data center capacity if needed, establishing a centralized mechanism to maintain IT infrastructure continuity amid ongoing security threats.
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Putin Orders Private Russian Data Centers to Reserve 10% of Capacity for State Use
The Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, ordered privately owned data centers in Russia to reserve 10% of their capacity for supporting Russian information resources, Astra reported on November 2.
Putin Orders Private Data Centers to Set Aside 10% of Capacity to Support IT Infrastructure
Russian owners of non-state data centers will be required to reserve 10% of their capacity to help keep Russia's IT infrastructure running, according to a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin on Monday.
Putin orders private data centres to set aside 10% of capacity to ...
Vladimir Putin signed a decree on measures to support the functioning of information resources in Russia, which requires the owners of private data centres to reserve 10 per cent of the available space and capacity for the needs of the State.
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree requiring Russian data processing centres (CDIs) to reserve 10 per cent of the capacity to operate essential domestic information resources. Within the next 10 days, non-State owners of the CRS must reserve 10 per cent of the available space and capacity; this reserve may continue to be freely used by them, but must be made available promptly to support the functioning of information resources on Russian …
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