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Russia may require data centers to disconnect clients for government capacity
A decree signed by Vladimir Putin requires data centers to reserve 10% of their capacity for government use.
The rule applies to private data center owners in Russia and was signed on November 2.
The reserved capacity would go to services on government “white lists” after a request from the Digital Development Ministry or a subcommission.
Operators would have 24 hours to respond, and if they lack free space, they may have to disconnect existing clients.
The ministry has proposed that operators decide in advance which clients are lower priority, and disconnections would count as force majeure, shielding operators from liability.
The requirement has no set end date and will remain until the decree is revoked or changed.
Failure to reserve the required capacity could lead to temporary management of an operator, according to sources cited in the story.
Russia’s Digital Development Ministry has proposed requiring data center operators to disconnect some clients to reserve capacity for government needs.
A decree signed by Vladimir Putin requires private data center owners to reserve 10% of their existing space and capacity.
The reserved capacity would be provided to services on government “white lists.”
Operators would have 24 hours to respond to a request for capacity.
The ministry says the implementation measures are still being worked out and has set no specific end date.
- Who
- Russia’s Digital Development Ministry has proposed the measure. It would apply to private data center operators.
- What
- Operators may have to disconnect existing clients to reserve capacity for government needs.
- When
- Putin signed the decree on November 2. The ministry discussed implementation on November 6.
- Where
- Russia.
- Why
- To meet the decree’s requirement to reserve 10% of data center space and capacity for government needs.
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Putin signed a decree allowing temporary management at critical infrastructure facilities whose owners failed to protect them from security threats.
Putin signed a decree requiring private data center owners to reserve 10% of their existing space and capacity for government needs.
The Digital Development Ministry held a meeting to discuss how the decree would be implemented.
- Capacity reserve
- 10% of existing space and capacity
- Response time
- 24 hours after receiving a request
- Decree signed
- November 2
- Implementation meeting
- November 6
- Requests may come from
- The Digital Development Ministry or a subcommission created by the decree
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are still being worked out
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