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Atos to exit Russia

Atos has announced it has begun a managed exit from Russia but outlined that the process would require "significant planning" due to its business operations and staff in the country.In a statement on its site, the company said: "Atos condemns the war in Ukraine, and we stand shoulder to should...

May 06, 2022

Russia / Россия

Yandex data center in Finland loses power

According to circulating reports, Yandex's Finland data center has been disconnected from the electricity grid by Nivos Energia Oy. This news comes in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, despite the company, which is registered in the Netherlands, not being on a sanctions list. That said...

May 03, 2022

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Yandex To Sell Its Media Arm To VKontakte

Russia’s Yandex has decided to sell its Media unit to VKontakte. Yandex is usually considered Russia’s Google, while VKontakte is referred to as Russia’s Facebook. Yandex’s blogging platform Zen and its news sending service Yandex news are being disposed of for undisclosed fees. The reason ...

April 29, 2022

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Russia's Liberum Navitas Selects Locations for First Three of 15 Facilities

Liberum Navitas has revealed the first three locations for the 15 data centers it planned to develop in Russia. The Russian IT firm first announced plans for the 15 data centers in October 2021. The company revealed that the data center development would cost 48.6 billion Rubles ($683.3m). Acc...

March 01, 2022

Russia / Россия

Liberum Navitas to develop 15 data centers across Russia

Liberum Navitas, a Russian ICT firm, has announced its plans to build 15 data centers across Russia over the next two years. The ICT firm revealed that it is launching a federal investment project to develop the data centers while unifying them by a single fiber-optic communication line. The c...

October 22, 2021

Russia / Россия

Sberbank to build 82MW data center in Balakovo, Russia

Sberbank is planning to build a large data center facility in Saratov Oblast, Russia. Sberbank is a state-owned banking and financial services company that is based in Moscow. It has broken ground on the new facility in Balakovo. According to the Company, the facility will have a total space o...

September 10, 2021

Russia / Россия

Yandex enters 5-year renewable energy deal in Finland

Yandex, Russia's largest search platform, has decided to make the push towards renewable energy by signing up for a five-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for wind power at its Mäntsälä data center. According to Yandex, the deal with Finland's Ilmatar Energy will mean that 20% of the compan...

July 01, 2021

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