Putin orders private Russian data centres to reserve 10% of capacity
Politics · First reported 2 Nov, 15:38 · Updated 15:46
A decree signed by President Vladimir Putin requires privately owned Russian data centres to reserve 10% of capacity for the country’s IT infrastructure. A government commission may request that capacity, which operators must provide within 24 hours; use of data centres abroad is also permitted with FSB approval.
- The decree requires owners of non-state Russian data centres to reserve 10% of their capacity for Russia’s IT infrastructure.
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- Required reserve
- 10% of capacity at non-state Russian data centres
- Access deadline
- Within 24 hours of a commission decision
- Inventory
- The Digital Development Ministry is instructed to inventory capacity and floor space
- Foreign facilities
- Temporary use is allowed subject to FSB approval
- Reported October strikes
- Facilities operated by Yandex and Sberbank were struck
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