Apr 17, 2025 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
Russia’s largest food retailer X5 Group last week announced that construction had started on its data center. The 6,000 sqm (64,583 sq ft) 10MW facility is due to go live in Q3 2026. It will use an outside air cooling system.
The facility will host the company's own IT systems, including logistics, analytics, and trade management. It will also be used to develop core infrastructure, cloud platforms, big data processing, AI implementation, backup, and other digital services.
"Development of digital infrastructure is one of the key priorities for X5. Construction of our own data center will allow us to minimize dependence on external providers, increase the reliability of our services, and offer higher quality solutions both for internal use and for our clients,” said Alexander Kostin, managing director of X5 Tech. “In addition, investments in our own data center will give X5 significant advantages in reducing the cost of ownership and will reduce the company's expenses by more than three times.”
"Construction and maintenance of our own data center is a new challenge and a new level of competence for the company,” added Oleg Gavrilov, director of IT services, support, and infrastructure at X5 Tech. “We are creating a data center based on the best global practices: we are implementing the most modern technologies in the field of cooling, power supply, and automation to ensure the reliability, speed, and efficiency of all our digital services. We are creating a professional team that will be responsible for energy, climate control, and other engineering systems of the data center.”
