Russian companies are building their own data processing centers
Russian companies have started building their own data processing centers. As IT industry analysts note, corporations lack computing power on the market, and commercial data centers do not allow them to neutralize cyber threats. In addition, unification on a single resource reduces risks and simplifies compliance with regulatory requirements. Wildberries, Gazprom, Sber, and Severstal are building their own corporate data centers, Vedomosti writes.
Experts note that the implementation of the plans will attract additional computing resources for the development of artificial intelligence technologies. Oxygen CEO Pavel Kulakov says that servicing corporate data centers is cheaper, but it cannot fully ensure information security:
"Each company has its own reason for building its own platform. Some lack capacity and need to increase this capacity. The reason here is very simple - to scale. Some have a corporate requirement, for example, to leave commercial data centers, to make the processing of this data more efficient, to optimize the flow, to concentrate all the data in one place.
There are a number of companies that are building mixed-cycle data centers, they are planning to put some of the capacities up for sale and are trying to make a commercial project out of it, just to make money and become market players. Someone, like Oleg Deripaska's group, says that electricity is cheap in Irkutsk, and it would be profitable for them to adapt it to the needs of a data center, to build a data center somewhere in Siberia, because there is excess capacity. They believe that this project can pay off. Someone just wants to invest excess funds in CAPEX, not in operating costs, it is important for them to capitalize the company, to build these capacities for capitalization.
From the point of view of creating a single protected perimeter, of course, it is simpler. But it is necessary to understand that if the company has a federal or international scale, this data must be delivered to consumers all over the country anyway, then the task of safely delivering this data arises, and corporate data centers do not fundamentally solve the problem of data protection."
The growth in the construction of corporate data centers is also explained by the desire to have a single point of data control. In a disparate network of branches, this is more difficult to do. Vladimir Matorin, chief engineer of IT projects at Uralenergotel, says that a unified data center implies simpler and more convenient administration: "The need has been brewing for a long time. Customers are trying to increase the service life of their equipment, to provide the most comfortable conditions for the operation of the same servers and data storage systems.
A single park can be managed by a limited number of people. For example, ten servers on ten sites will require management at each site, say, by one dedicated specialist. And if all this is combined in one center, consolidated, then fewer personnel will be required. Here it is already possible to provide round-the-clock, for example, management, and economic feasibility arises.
In a unified data center, everything can be administered by a 24/7 technical support team, and fewer resources are required. It is possible to make unified purchases, and save significantly on load balancing. A locally operating server, although limited in terms of increased cost and the need for local personnel, works quickly because it is located within the network perimeter."
Gazprom has already completely abandoned the services of commercial data centers. According to Vedomosti, the company intends to build its own data center in Veliky Novgorod. Experts estimate the cost of the project at 41 billion rubles. Sber's own data centers house more than 80% of the computing resources it uses. Wildberries assumes that the current volume of its own capacities is no longer sufficient for its growing business.
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