Data storage & Data centers

Lawmakers drop Jan. 1 deadline for mandatory personal data storage on Russian servers

February 15, 2017

Last month, the lower house of the Russian parliament discussed new amendments to make personal data storage on domestic servers mandatory as early as January 2015 – instead of 2016 as previously foreseen by new legislation adopted this past summer. Those amendments were adopted in their first and second readings. The period allowed for compliance …

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Russians still actively invest in Ukrainian startups; Western VCs eye the market, too

October 8, 2014

Amid political turmoil, Russian investors have been involved in four of the five largest investment deals on the Ukrainian startup scene since early 2014. This trend was revealed by an analysis provided by Yevgen Sysoyev of AVentures Capital, a Kiev based international fund. A $3 million deal involving Gillbus, a bus-ticket software developer, took place in June. Investors included Russian …

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Telecom regulator Roskomnadzor wants Google, Facebook and Twitter to register

October 1, 2014

The Russian Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass Communications (Roskomnadzor) has informed Facebook, Gmail and Twitter that they must register in Russia as “organizers of distribution of information,” according to Russian legislation. “We informed them and one way or another we will force them to follow the law,” …

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VKontakte doomed, says former top engineer

August 8, 2014

Mikhail Petrov, former chief engineer for Vkontakte (VK.com), has written a post about what has been going on in Russia’s leading social network since the departure of its founder Pavel Durov. He stated that Russian intelligence agencies and cellular operators now have full access to users’ personal data. According to Petrov, however, it is not …

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VKontakte co-founder Vyacheslav Mirilashvili launches new venture fund in Israel

August 6, 2014

VKontakte co-founder Vyacheslav Mirilashvili and his partner at MNS Consulting Nir Grinberg have opened Yesodot Private Equity, a new venture fund in Israel. The Yesodot Private Equity fund aims to develope energy storage and infrastructure projects. Grinberg is in charge of search into potential venture capital recipients, while Mirilashvili’s task is to attract new investors. Mirilashvili has …

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SafeData invests in CDN operator Ngenix

July 22, 2014

The Center for Network Interaction Technologies (TsTVS in Russian) has invested in the content delivery network (CDN) operator Ngenix and received a blocking stake in it, reported last week IKS Media, an online publication covering the Russian IT and telecom market. TsTVS  is owned by data center operator SafeData and prominent Russian businessman Dmitry Shumkov. …

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New personal data storage rules to affect both foreign and domestic players – but still no “Chinese wall” surrounding Russia

March 5, 2019

Some foreign players panicked last week when they learned about the new rules adopted by the Russian parliament regarding the collection and storage of personal data – which will be allowed only on Russian territory starting from Sept. 2016. Concerns were fuelled by inflated media reports, including a Google Translate-based article that appeared on an …

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Vkontakte cofounders building technopark in St. Petersburg

June 13, 2014

Seleсtel, a data center company owned by Vkontakte cofounders Lev Leviev and Mikhail Mirilashvili, is investing about 1 billion rubles (about $29 million) in the first stage of a technopark in the Moskovsky district of St. Petersburg. It will house IT startups that Selectel is involved in. The technopark will include office space, a warehouse …

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Global technology distributor Ingram Micro invests in Parallels in new alliance

April 14, 2014

Parallels, a global provider of cloud enabling and desktop virtualization solutions founded by a Russian team in 1999, announced last week an expansion of its strategic alliance with technology distributor Ingram Micro Inc. Not only will Ingram Micro deploy Parallels Automation as the core service delivery platform for its new global Cloud Marketplace, but the relationship …

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Nizhny Novgorod hopes to open first IT Park in November

April 8, 2014

The Nizhny Novgorod Region in the mid-Volga area plans to launch the inaugural stage of its first IT park this November, the Russian Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications website announced in late March, following a top-level on-site inspection by the Ministry. The long-awaited 15 billion ruble (about $430 million) Ankudinovka IT Park is one …

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Almaz Capital participates in $6.5 million round to fund US social and emotional learning startup

February 28, 2014

Almaz Capital Partners, a major Russian venture fund, has participated in a $6.5 million round to fund If You Can, a California-based startup that uses gameplay to teach children social and emotional learning (SEL) skills. The Series A round was led by Greylock Partners with the participation of other investors. The startup had previously raised $2.8 …

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