ST IT CEO commented to RBC on protecting data centers after the attack on Sber’s data center
Source: RBC
After the attack on Sber’s data center, RBC discussed how to protect data centers. Anton Averyanov explained what moving them underground gives and who should pay
About the news
On October 14, an attack on Sber’s data center was reported. Less than a week earlier, three Yandex data centers had been hit. Sber said that all its systems were operating normally
On RBC TV, hosts and guests discussed how to protect data centers. The industry is talking about new approaches, from moving data centers underground to a distributed architecture
Expert commentary
ST IT CEO Anton Averyanov called Sber’s data center one of the largest in the country: it runs the bank’s services and the resources connected to them. As far as the available data shows, he said, the damage is not critical for the data center. He is confident that after the attacks on Yandex, Sber has strengthened its backups
A data center, Anton Averyanov explained, is like a warehouse, only for servers, and in theory it can be moved underground. That would require recalculating cooling and infrastructure but could protect against low-power charges. Drone interception and air defense remain the basic protection
In his view, the state and business should protect data centers together. The economics of data centers assumed that a purchased server would not disappear; now it can be lost, and money for the industry will become more expensive. To help data centers recover faster, the state should consider tax incentives or grants
Federal laws prohibit moving data centers to friendly countries. Without this restriction, the expert believes, such a step would revive the international data center market, but it is not a decision for today
