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Russia’s data center market to reach several hundred million USD in 2015

February 27, 2017

Russia’s young commercial data center market reached some $167 million last year with a yearly growth of over 20%, according to a report by Moscow-based consultancy Direct INFO, as reported by Russia Beyond The Headlines (RBTH). Other consultancies (PMR and J’son & Partners) have put the figures at more than $300 million. The market is being …

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Global players challenged by new Russian law on personal data storage

February 15, 2017

Just two months before the new Russian law on personal data storage will come into effect, many international players are implementing the necessary steps to comply with it. Thus last month Booking.com announced that all data from its Russian users will soon be transfered to a local data center. Preceding Booking.com were such companies as eBay, Google, PayPal, …

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On the steps of Amazon: Russian data center Selectel launches “Virtual Private Cloud” storage service

February 28, 2017

Selectel, a major commercial data center operator in Russia, has just launched the “Virtual Private Cloud” (VPC) — an offer that it says is new in Russia but inspired by the models of Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Rackspace. “The VPC isn’t private in the traditional sense that it belongs to one client, but it’s …

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Google moves some servers to Russian data centers

February 28, 2017

Russia’s state-controlled telecommunications company Rostelecom informed the government that Google Inc. has moved some servers to Russia to comply with a controversial law requiring Internet companies to store Russians’ personal data within the country’s borders, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. Following a meeting in late March with the communications ministry, a Rostelecom representative who attended the meeting said that …

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Russian government endorses import substitution plan for telecom software

February 25, 2016

The Russian Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications has endorsed its import substitution strategy for software used in Russia, the Ministry website announced earlier this month. The new plan, signed into decree by Minister Nikolai Nikiforov, consists of three blocks, each describing key measures to be taken, timeframes, and implementation stages.

Personal data storage and management in Russia: Report by EWDN and EY sheds full light on legal and organizational challenges

February 15, 2017

From September 1, 2015, companies operating in Russia will be required to store their users’ or clients’ personal data on servers located physically on Russian territory. A white paper released by East-West Digital News, in partnership with EY and leading market players, sheds full light on the legal and organizational aspects of the matter.

Yandex predicts user ‘churn’ for one of the world’s most popular online games

February 26, 2016

Customer loyalty and satisfaction is crucial in community-based gaming, where every single player matters, and devoted, experienced gamers are especially valuable for the game. The Yandex big data unit, Yandex Data Factory, took game churn prediction – knowing how many gamers are likely to leave the game – to another level. Wargaming, an international MMOG developer, …

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Russian cross-border consumers complain most about marketing inaccuracies and returns

February 26, 2016

According to new research conducted by Teleperformance, a global outsourcing specialist in segments such as customer service and technical support, complaints of Russian consumers towards cross-border e-commerce companies center primarily on failed marketing obligations, returns queries and currency conversion processes. Teleperformance conducted an internal survey among its customers and partners to find out what Russian …

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IXcellerate appoints Roman Linin as CFO

February 29, 2016

Moscow – IXcellerate, Russia’s premier carrier-neutral data centre operator, is pleased to announce the appointment of Roman Linin as Chief Financial Officer, joining COO Dmitry Fokin and CEO Guy Willner. Roman brings about invaluable business experience in management, finance and accounting. Before joining IXcellerate Roman held a position of Investment Director in the Elbrus Capital, a private equity fund, responsible …

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Russian data center market grew 20% in 2014

February 28, 2017

In 2014, according to a new report by international market research company PMR, the Russian market of commercial data center services reached 11.7 billion rubles (approximately $303 million at the average 2014 exchange rate), up 20.4% from the previous year. Development forecasts for the next few years remain positive. Organic growth is driven by the rapid development of …

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Web server publisher Nginx raises $20 million from US fund NEA

March 1, 2016

Nginx (pronounced “engine-x”), a US-based open source web server publisher with Russian origins, has secured $20 million in a Series B1 round of financing from New Enterprise Associates (NEA). German-American fund e.ventures, Moscow-based Runa Capital, Index Ventures and Nginx CEO Gus Robertson also took part in the round, the company announced. Funding will be used for …

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