DataSpace Data Center

2023: Tier III Operational Sustainability Golf Qualification Degree Award

Data center DataSpace, the international industry institute Uptime Institute certified the operations of the DataSpace data center at 97.66 out of 100 points with the highest qualification degree TIER III Operational Sustainability GOLD. For more than ten years, DataSpace has systematically and consistently improved operational performance, continuously improving the level of personnel skills, improving production processes and managing the data center. The audit and certification of the DataSpace data center was carried out as planned, due to the expiration of the previous Tier III Operational Sustainability Gold certificate. This certificate is valid until June 4, 2026, along with perpetual project and infrastructure certificates of Uptime Institute TIER III Design and TIER III Facility.

DataSpace is a special facility that houses IT equipment banks financial and institutes, major exchanges, Russia bidders, companies that provide solutions and technologies for automating operations in financial markets, their clients and partners, cloudy providers telecom operators, networks, trade enterprises and organizations of various kinds. industries Ensuring the continuity of DataSpace customer equipment is a key task of the data center's operations, "said Sergey Rasskazov DataSpace CEO.

Uptime Institute's fundamental scientific and practical approach to audit, analysis and certification of operational stability of data centers forms strict and unambiguous qualification criteria. I note the very high level of training of DataSpace personnel both in terms of integrated planning and management of the data center, and in terms of the documentary results of the risk analysis, knowledge and implementation of procedures; thoughtfulness of training programs; quality of mentoring and staff motivation, "noted Alexey Solodovnikov the managing director of the Uptime Institute Russia in and. countries CIS

The long-term and constant high result of the data center's activities is based on the principle of inviolability of operational stability, implemented through a systemic risk-oriented method of managing production assets, high industry competence of personnel, as well as full and strict compliance with labor protection standards, - said Nikolai Shemetov, technical director of DataSpace.

2020

Hosting the NCC Cloud Platform

On December 18, 2020, it became known that National Computer Corporation (NCC) it had launched the cloudy platform. NCC Cloud Platform resources are located DPC in the operator of commercial data centers in - Russia DataSpace a strategic partner of the project. More. here

Tier III Certification from Uptime Institute - Operational Sustainability Gold

On July 9, 2020, DataSpace confirmed the reliability and resiliency of the data center by passing the Tier IIIUptime Institute - Operational Sustainability Gold certification for the third time.

Based on the results of a multifactorial audit and analysis of DataSpace's activities, the Uptime Institute confirmed the qualification of the personnel and production processes of the DataSpace data center, having awarded the Tier III Operational Sustainability Gold qualification degree for the third time.

The company's resilience to, among other things, external epidemiological challenges is the result of the analysis, planning, management and implementation of a set of necessary measures to ensure the continuity of production processes and the provision of services, as well as measures aimed at protecting the health and safety of employees, customers, partners and guests.

"This certification confirms the operational stability of the DataSpace data center, where the full potential of the installed Tier III engineering infrastructure is realized. The Uptime Institute audit on May 22-28, 2020 focused on management and operation procedures, as well as assessing the risks associated with the structure of the building and its location. It is this complex of factors that has a decisive impact on minimizing the likelihood of human errors, which occupy the first place among the reasons for interrupting the work of the data center, "said Alexey Solodovnikov, Managing Director of the Uptime Institute in Russia and the CIS countries.

Certification of the DataSpace data center was carried out due to the expiration of the previous Tier III Operational Sustainability Gold certification. The certificate received is valid until June 4, 2023.

"DataSpace has improved its performance compared to 2017 certification, receiving 97.42 points following the audit, while 3 years ago this score was 97.03," said Nikolai Shemetov, CTO of DataSpace.

The 2020 certification, due to distribution, COVID-19 was divided into 2 stages. The first stage was the provision by DataSpace of all necessary documentation electronically on a secure server basis, followed by verification of this documentation by consultants from the Uptime Institute and a joint online conference. The second stage was carried out a few days later in strict accordance with the rules of the data center to minimize the risks of transmission and infection with COVID-19 and consisted in a physical inspection of the data center, a demonstration of processes by the operation service, customer support, the department, IT a detailed check of the staff load and many other equally important issues and processes.

2018: DataSpace audited for PCI DSS v 3.2 compliance

In the spring of 2018, DataSpace successfully passed the annual certification for compliance with the PCI DSS version 3.2 payment card industry data security standard for the fourth time, confirming the exceptional level of physical security that meets international requirements. The auditor was the Russian consulting company in the field of information security - "DialogueNauka."

The successful completion of the PCI DSS v.3.2 audit confirms that DataSpace provides a guaranteed level of physical security that meets the requirements of the regulator. DataSpace data center is equipped with state-of-the-art systems that, coupled with administrative measures to prevent unauthorized entry into the perimeter containing customer IT equipment, demonstrate the reliability of DataSpace as a partner for companies with high data security requirements.

2017

MSK-IX communication node location

At the end of October 2017, DataSpace, a premium data center service provider in the Russian market, provided customers with direct access to the resources of the largest Internet exchange point (Internet eXchange) MSK-IX in Russia.

MSK-IX has placed its node in the DataSpace data center. As a result, DataSpace customers gained direct access to MSK-IX and the ability to reduce traffic transit costs. According to MSK-IX Commercial Director Evgeny Morozov, the use of MSK-IX will provide DataSpace customers with additional network capacity, direct and secure access to other Internet networks, as well as increase the speed of access to cloud services and content.

As of November 2017, DataSpace is partnering with 39 telecom service providers to provide customers with solutions that meet their individual business needs. DataSpace Data Center has a fault-tolerant, secure environment that enables customers to quickly deploy and operate critical IT assets.

Tier III Uptime Institute Gold Certification

In early July 2017, the DataSpace data center was re-certified as Tier III Operational Sustainability Gold. The certificate is a guarantee of the effective management and operation of the DataSpace data center, the high qualification of employees and the elimination of risk factors in the work of the data center. At the moment, the data center is operating without a single second of downtime from the moment of commissioning - more than 1700 days, according to DataSpace.

Tier III Operational Sustainability certification provides for the Uptime Institute experts to assess the operating conditions of data center systems, the qualifications and regularity of personnel training, procedures for identifying and preventing equipment malfunctions, design features of the data center building, risks associated with natural disasters and man-made disasters. During re-certification, changes in the data center operation regulations made since the last certification are additionally checked.

DataSpace has been a member of the Uptime Institute Network since 2010, DataSpace Data Center has received Tier III Uptime Institute certificates in all categories: design, execution and operational stability. At the first stage of certification in 2010 - Tier III certification of Design Documents - the compliance of the DataSpace data center infrastructure presented in the design documentation with Tier III standards was checked. The second stage was completed in 2011. - Tier III certification of Constructed Facility - ensured that the constructed and commissioned facility complied with the previously certified design documentation. Operational Sustainability-Gold is Tier III's highest level of certification and was first obtained by DataSpace in June 2014. The new document is also issued for a period of 3 years.

"Guaranteed operational stability DataSpace is one of the strategic goals of the company. Re-passing Tier III Operational Sustainability - Gold certification confirms this, - said DataSpace CEO Sergey Rasskazov. "The efficient operation of the data center and the operation of DataSpace technical services in accordance with international standards allows you to provide the proper level of services and guaranteed SLA."

"Certification of Tier III Operational Sustainability - Gold data centers is important for companies whose simple IT equipment incurs significant losses," said Alexey Solodovnikov, Managing Director of the Uptime Institute in Russia and the CIS countries. "During the audit, the Uptime Institute consultants analyze the risks and behaviors beyond the design and construction of the data center, but with a significant impact on its trouble-free operation in the long term."

PCI DSS 3.2 Certification

In April 2017, the DataSpace Data Center was certified for compliance with the PCI DSS v3.2 payment card industry data security standard. This standard applies to any organization that processes, transfers or stores information about cardholders.

During the audit, the specialists of the Dialogue Nauka company confirmed the compliance of a set of physical protection measures for data centers that prevent freelance physical access to the facility. Compliance with PCI DSS version 3.2 was checked: security service, access control procedures, access control policy, video surveillance system archive depth and other physical security elements.

2016: PCI DSS 3.1 Certification

DialogueNauka, a system integrator in the field of information security, has certified the DataSpace data center for compliance with the requirements of the international PCI DSS payment card security standard version 3.1.

Data center security and reliability are the top priorities for DataSpace management. For the second year in a row, DataSpace has been certified according to the international PCI DSS payment card security standard version 3.1. The current PCI DSS version of the data center guarantees the protection of client data from modern information security threats. Following the cooperation last year, DialogueNauka was chosen as the QSA auditor accredited for the certification audit for compliance with the PCI DSS standard.

DialogueScience consultants carried out a preliminary audit, based on the results of which the current level of the DataSpace information system was assessed and a detailed action plan was developed to bring it into compliance with PCI DSS version 3.1. As part of the project, the set of organizational and administrative documents previously approved for certification in 2015 was updated. At the last stage of the project, the specialists of DialogueNauka JSC assessed the compliance with the requirements of the PCI DSS 3.1 standard, as a result of which DataSpace issued a PCI DSS version 3.1 compliance certificate.

2014: Tier III Operational Sustainability-Gold Certificate

Uptime Institute awarded DataSpace the first Russia Operational Sustainability-Gold Tier III in September 2014. Tier III Operational Sustainability-Gold is the highest measure of data center operational sustainability. Obtaining such a certificate provides for the Uptime Instiute field examination team to conduct a multi-stage analysis of the regulations, organizational structure and behavior models of the data center operational team based on more than 60 criteria, including the level of personnel training, logistics, site characteristics and its location^[1]

Until September 2014, only four data centers in the world passed Operational Sustainability-Gold certification in the Tier III category, three of which are located in the United States and one in the UK. The Moscow DataSpace1 Processing Center has become the fifth certified data center in the world, bringing the Russian data center market to a new level of quality of colocation services in accordance with the highest international industry standards.

III Operational Sustainability-Gold certification is an outstanding achievement for our data center operations team," says David Hamner, co-founder of DataSpace and Chairman of the Board of Directors. - DataSpace customers pay primarily for an exceptionally high level of services. The combination of a high degree of security, reliability and fault tolerance ensures the necessary stability and security of the information environment of our customers. Passing all the stages of Tier III certification can be considered our big victory, while it is especially important to ensure the operational stability of the data center, because statistically data center failures in most cases are associated precisely with the human factor. Our Tier III Operations Sustainability-Gold certification minimizes this risk. We intend to retain the primacy in the Russian market in implementing such high world standards and remain faithful to our plans for further development in Moscow and the Moscow region. "

Earlier, DataSpace became the first certified member of the Uptime Institute international network in Russia, as well as the first data center in Russia to be awarded Tier III Design Documents (November, 2010) and Tier III Constructed Facility (September, 2011) certificates.

Pitt Turner, Honorary Executive Director and Senior Certifier of the Uptime Institute: "As part of the DataSpace certification in previous stages, we noted for ourselves the exceptional competence and readiness of the DataSpace operational team to apply for the highest level of Uptime Institute certification in the Tier III category - Operations Sustainability-Gold. Compliance with these requirements fully reflects the mission of the Uptime Institute: professionalism and strict adherence to the highest standards in the interests of customers. " Pitt Turner visited Moscow for certification to Fred Dickerman, Vice President of DataSpace

2011: Data center launch in Moscow

In 2011, DataSpace built a data center (DPC) in Moscow, certified in Tier III level not only according to design documentation, but also according to the results of construction (Tier III Facility). This is the first data center with such a certificate in Russia. The project was developed and implemented by HP Critical Facility Services (HP CFS).

As DataSpace President David Hamner' told TAdviser, three buildings with a total area of ​ ​ 18 thousand square meters are located on the central site of DataSpace City. So far, the construction of only the first phase has been completed and the development of the next two is underway, after which 9 thousand square meters of data center space will be built on the central site. In total, the data center at the tire plant will have 45 machine rooms with an energy consumption of 50 mW. "In addition, we are developing an additional three sites beyond the Moscow Ring Road to provide our customers with the opportunity to ensure the uninterrupted operation of their business processes," he added. One of them will be in Balashikha.

The construction of a data center in Moscow and three more DataSpace sites outside the Moscow Ring Road will cost the company several hundred million dollars

According to David Hamner, DataSpace is investing $260 million in foreign investments to develop and manage data centers in the constellation market. Moscow The investment includes $150 million provided by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC,). USA "We wanted to ensure a competitive advantage and were the first to receive certification of the data center in terms of Tier III. We took up a project that had never been implemented in Russia before," he said. Earlier, DataSpace announced that it would spend a total of $600 million on data centers in Russia.

HP CFS engineers spent a year designing DataSpace City. As a result, on the basis of the former tire plant in Moscow, an object was built on the territory of 6 thousand square meters. in the data center 12 separate halls for customer equipment for 1 thousand. server racks.

One of 12 ready-made machine rooms in the DataSpace data center at a tire factory in Moscow

As TAdviser David Hamner specified, the first clients of the DataSpace data center were financial institutions and telecom providers. At the time of opening, the date of the center is approximately one third. "We are also negotiating with customers, the total demand is three times higher than the remaining two-thirds of the capacity. The full date center will be loaded 100% by the end of 2012. Such demand for the first date of the center served as a signal necessary for the start of construction of the second date of the center, "said the President of DataSpace.

As for the certificate from the Uptime Institute, according to a top manager, DataSpace is the only date center that not only received a Tier III certificate for design documentation (Tier III Design), but also built and passed a commission check for compliance with the certified documentation built by the data center - Tier III Facility. "No data center in all of Eastern Europe has such a certificate - Facility and at present there is not a single application from Russia for compliance with the built capacities of the declared documentation," said David Hamner.

The only data center in Moscow in Eastern Europe is certified TIER III Facility

DataSpace plans to apply for Tier III Operationa Sustainability certification - there are only 4 such centers in the world. Note that the Moscow data center KROKa, the Megafon data center in the Volga region and the Sberbank data center are positioned as Tier III data centers in Russia.

As explained by TAdviser Alexey Karpov, Director of the Department of Engineering Systems of Asteros, the Uptime Institute really has two types of certification: an assessment of the design documentation of the object, the second is an assessment of the built data center. "At the moment, in Russia, only one certified data center as a site is the Dataspace data center. CROC has not yet received such a certificate. 4 sites have been certified for the design TIER III stage - Dataspace, CROC, Megafon, MegaData Center of Sberbank, - he said.

According to Aleksei Karpov, there is a serious interest, especially among telecom companies, in the new commercial data centers. "I am familiar with several companies that are going to build kData Centers in 2012 and increase capacity to 2,000 racks by 2013. Since there is demand, the construction of the kData Center will continue on an increasing exponential basis, he added. Asteros analyzes the market and is considering creating a TIER III data center in the future.

Ruslan Zadinov, Deputy General Director of CROC, says that there is a shortage of supply of high-quality data centers on the market . "Only four sites were not afraid to confirm the quality of the data center. Moreover, one of them is Sberbank, but this is a corporate data center, the capacity of which is not intended for the market. All other data centers, no matter how many they advertise themselves, did not dare to certify, which suggests that they have serious shortcomings in terms of the stability of the functioning of engineering systems, "he said in an interview with TAdviser.

According to Ruslan Zadinov, such companies agitate the customer at a price, not quality. This inhibits the development of the market and negatively affects its competitiveness. In such a situation, few people will decide to build really good data centers, the expert believes. He also added that CROC in the future plans to increase its offer quantitatively due to new sites and qualitatively due to new services.

HP TAdviser said the company is actively involved in several interesting data center projects in various sectors of the economy, but has not yet been able to announce them.