Ukrainian drone strikes damage Russian data centers, prompting plans to move them underground
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Ukrainian drone strikes have damaged or knocked out Russian data centers operated by Yandex, Sberbank, VKontakte and the Russian Ministry of Finance, according to Ars Technica.
In response, state telecom Rostelecom has raised the possibility of moving some data centers underground, in talks with the mining company Norilsk, Vedomosti reports.
The Kremlin is requiring data center owners to reserve computing capacity for emergency state needs, and has authorized possible use of foreign data centers.
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- Ars Technica · AINewsUkrainian drone strikes push Russia to plan underground data centers
AIRussian tech companies are moving to harden and hide data centers after Ukrainian drone strikes damaged facilities that house AI supercomputers. The Kremlin now requires owners to reserve computing capacity for emergency state needs and has authorized possible use of foreign data centers. Rostelecom has raised moving some sites underground in talks with Norilsk, according to Vedomosti.
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