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Putin orders Russian data centers to reserve 10% capacity for state use

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has mandated that non-state data centers must reserve 10% of their capacity for the government, to be available within 24 hours' notice. This directive follows a series of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian data centers, which have disrupted services like Yandex Mail and affected sensitive government data. The move aims to quickly bolster state IT infrastructure in response to these threats and potential cyberattacks, though it may also designate private data centers as legitimate targets. AI

IMPACT This policy could impact the availability and cost of compute resources for AI development and deployment within Russia.

RANK_REASON Government policy directive impacting critical infrastructure. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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Putin orders Russian data centers to reserve 10% capacity for state use

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Oliver Haslam ·

    Putin demands Russian data centers supply capacity to the state in wake of Ukraine drone attacks

    President Putin has told non-state Russian data centers that they must set aside 10% of their total capacity for use by the country's own IT infrastructure.

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