Despite the fact that the provisions of the law requiring companies to store in Russia the personal data of its users come into force today, to fulfill their long had an average of only one in ten of the largest customers of data centers. The data in Russia suffer not only foreign, but also local companies: prices for storage services in the country due to the devaluation of the ruble are lower than abroad.
On average, only 10% of customers twenty largest providers of data processing centers (DPC) in the Russian managed to complete the transfer of their data to the country, as required by entering now into force provisions of the law” On personal data “, the study says companies” Telecom Exchange “and 42Future. “Customers show a fairly high interest in the topic, but clearly has delayed its implementation”, – stated in the study. The problem – in the lack of understanding of the companies’ need to change how the IT-infrastructure and business processes, “the authors note. Thus, in some situations, “customers are transferred only some of their systems, and the remaining activity was suspended, awaiting clarification and amendments on the part of the regulators.”
Exceptions were only a few of the largest providers of data centers. So, DataLine (included in the Inline Technologies Group) for 2014-2015 appeared twenty new clients from among foreign companies. About 75% of them have completed the transfer of data in Russia. More than five new foreign customers appeared in DataPro, about 80% of foreign clients have completed the transfer of data. In Selectel, founded by former investors, “VKontakte” Lev Leviev and Vyacheslav Mirilashvili appeared more than a dozen new foreign customers, but moved their personal data in Russia only 10% of the company’s customers.
Amendments to the law “On personal data” requiring companies to keep information about Russians personal data on servers located in Russia come into force from today. Internet resources that do not comply with this requirement will be included in the register of offenders and can be locked on the proposal Roskomnadzor. Head of Service, Alexander Zharov said earlier that from 1 September until the end of the year, the agency will check for compliance with the law “On personal data” 317 companies, including the Russian representative General Motors, “Skartel” (operates under the brand Yota), “Lukoil-Inform” “Rostelecom”. Total in Russia under the new law covered 2.6 million organizations.
Data in Russian is now transferred to the data center not only foreign but also Russian companies, says CEO DataPro Evgeny Bogdanchikov. “Because of the devaluation of the ruble prices for the services of a data center in Russia are lower than abroad, and the political mood and a variety of exercises in case of disconnection of Russia from the Internet are pushing data storage in the country. Our important customers are also systems integrators who act as mediators and often rent facilities for their customers “, – he said.
“Despite the devaluation of the ruble and, consequently, a sharp rise in all engineering, IT- and telekomoborudovaniya, most players are trying to save the ruble prices at the same level, so in dollar terms Services Russian providers of data centers have become even cheaper, “- confirms CEO DataLine Yuri Samoilov. According to him, the greatest interest in the services of commercial data centers are now international players show FMCG-sector and retail, large Internet projects and manufacturers of electronic equipment.
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