Rostelecom: Virtual Data Center (VDDC)

The main articles are:

• What is IaaS
• Data Center (Data Center)

The Virtual Data Center service allows customers to use virtual computing resources on the Rostelecom-Data Rostelecom DPC cloud platform instead of purchasing and servicing physical servers.

Rostelecom Data Centers

• Rostelecom - Data Centers (Rostelecom DPC, RTK-DPC)
• Rostelecom: Virtual Data Center (VDDC)
• DPC Rostelecom Moscow
• Data center Rostelecom Kaliningrad
• DPC Rostelecom Novosibirsk
• Data center Rostelecom Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
• SafeData - Data Storage Center
• Data center SafeData Udomlya
• RTC Data Center (SafeData)
• Safedata: Virtual Data Center

RTK-DPC process platform

• distributed network of data centers
• access ecosystem
• cloud services ecosystem

Service model

2024: Adding Data Management Platform Solutions

Service IT provider of the full cycle RTK-DPC"" has supplemented the portfolio of non-import-dependent cloud services solutions "," Data Management Platforms the development and maintenance of which is carried out by the subsidiary Rostelecom"." TData This was Rostelecom announced on August 1, 2024.

The "Data Management Platform" includes RT.DataLake, RT.Warehouse, RT.WideStore and RT.Streaming solutions. The product line allows you to organize an analytical layer for working with corporate data from collection and consolidation to multi-layer storage and processing for various tasks of business divisions (building data warehouses, Data Lake, Lake House). Now users can independently create and configure clusters and pipelines of data processing, manage loading in batch mode (batch mode) and realtime (real time), as well as deploy data lakes and analytical storefronts - all in the cloud using a convenient graphical interface.

The "Data Management Platform" automates cluster installation, configuration, and upgrade operations, allowing them to be managed in just a few clicks. The products help you optimize your data experience, reduce your computing infrastructure costs, and flexibly scale resources based on your current workload.

RTK-DPC offers a service according to the subscription model, which allows customers to flexibly scale resources and pay only for the actually used capacity. Round-the-clock technical support will ensure uninterrupted operation and prompt resolution of emerging issues.

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2021: Availability of cryptography according to GOST

Rostelecom-Solar on March 9, 2021 announced the organization of cryptographic protection of communication channels for clients of the Virtual Data Center service. Data encryption is implemented on the basis of the GOST VPN service using equipment certified by the FSB of Russia in class KS3. This guarantees a high level of protection and allows organizations to comply with the requirements of federal laws on personal data (No. 152-FZ) and on the safety of CII (No. 187-FZ). The service has supplemented the line of cybersecurity services available on the basis of VDODsSolar MSS.

The Virtual Data Center service provides customers with the ability to quickly obtain a virtual computing infrastructure using the IaaS service model (infrastructure as a service) for hosting information systems and applications. Active users of the service are organizations and enterprises in the fields of health care, education, security, housing and communal services, property and land relations, as well as commercial enterprises of almost all sectors of the economy: from financial organizations to industry and trade.

Now, using the communication channel encryption service, they will be able to reliably and in accordance with GOST requirements, protect data that is transmitted to the cloud. This is especially true for GIS owners, personal data operators, financial organizations, etc. If earlier they were forced to independently install and maintain cryptographic equipment in order to organize secure access to the cloud infrastructure of the Virtual Data Center, now these functions will be taken over by the "Rostelecom-Solar." The company's distributed team of experts for March 2021 already administers more than 10 thousand crypto locks throughout the country.

When connecting the GOST VPN service, a secure channel is created between the branches of the customer organization and cloud resources. To do this, at the client site, Rostelecom-Solar specialists install a crypto gateway that encrypts the outgoing traffic of the client. In this form, traffic enters the Rostelecom data center, where it is decrypted and sent to the corresponding cloud resource of the organization, while maintaining the quality of communication.

To connect the service, software and hardware solutions of one of three vendors are used: InfoTeCS (ViPNet Coordinator HW), Security Code (KPCS Continent) and S-Terra (S-Terra Gateway). At the same time, if the organization already uses the services of these suppliers, then cryptosyncases already available to it can be used to configure the service.

The service is suitable for those organizations that need a comprehensive solution that combines the resources of the Virtual Data Center with the functions of encryption of subscription communication channels. Due to the fact that it is provided according to the service model, the design, installation, configuration and operation of the equipment fall entirely on the shoulders of Rostelecom-Solar specialists. We also monitor the state of the encrypted channel in 24/7 mode, update the crypto protection tools to the latest certified version for free or replace them in case of a malfunction, - comments Alexander Veselov, head of GOST VPN at Rostelecom-Solar.

The service of encryption of communication channels can be used by both existing and new clients of the Virtual Data Center. For March 2021, the service is available when connected to the resources of a cloud platform located in the Moscow data center M9, and soon such an opportunity will appear in other data centers, including regional ones, "explained Alexey Starostin, head of the development of cloud services at Rostelecom.

2020

Confirmation of compliance with the requirements of the Law "On Personal Data"

Rostelecom DPC, which is part of the Rostelecom group of companies, has completed recertification of its own cloud platform for compliance with the requirements of Law No. 152-FZ "On Personal Data," Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1119 and Order of the FSTEC No. 21. The obtained certificate allows the company to store and process personal data of citizens who require the first, maximum level of security. Rostelecom announced this on September 1, 2020.

The Rostelecom DPC cloud p latform meets all security requirements for the class of protection against unauthorized access to 1G information, and allows you to place state information systems up to 1 security class (K1), as well as information systems that process personal data up to the first level of security (UZ-1).

As part of the recertification, the segment of the cloud platform that meets the requirements of the law "On Personal Data" was expanded to include six sites - three in Moscow, one each in Novosibirsk, Sochi and Yekaterinburg.

Cloud consumers around the world point out that a high level of virtual infrastructure security is the most important criterion when choosing a provider. The certificate confirms that systems that process confidential information and personal data can be placed in our cloud. A secure cloud platform is a reliable foundation that will allow customers of the Virtual Data Center service to reduce infrastructure security costs, "said Alexander Obukhov, director of cloud services at Rostelecom DPC.

Presentation of a set of solutions for uninterrupted operation in the context of coronavirus

On April 24, 2020, Rostelecom presented a set of solutions for uninterrupted operation in the context of coronavirus.

A distinctive feature of work in the context of the coronavirus pandemic was the transition to a remote mode of operation, which requires a special vision and approach from the business. Rostelecom offers large corporate clients a set of proven and effective solutions that allow maintaining the continuity of business processes in the current environment.

The challenges faced by any company to organize remote work are the organization of constant access to information resources, stable communication and convenient communication of employees on work issues, as well as ensuring the safety of employees and users.

The set of Rostelecom services for organizing remote access to client information resources includes services for providing access to, to the Internet organizing virtual private networks () VPN and secure remote access, providing virtual services, DPC as well as protection against. DDoS-attacks The service "Virtual Processing Center" from data storage Rostelecom allows you to rent or increase the current computing capacity in a matter of hours to accommodate any information systems, data storage services and network virtual resources with the specified characteristics.

Rostelecom's Virtual Data Center is distinguished by high consumer properties: flexible individual configurations of virtual machines, the choice of an operating system, the ability to change the number of virtual machines included in the service, high reliability and availability of the service, as well as ensuring information security in accordance with current state standards.

The second group of services is designed to guarantee stable and convenient communication and includes mobile communication services, a free call in the 8-800 code, a virtual PBX, a video conference call and M2M control.

The Virtual PBX service eliminates the need to buy and maintain telecommunications equipment, it is located on server provider and connects subscribers through the cloud. Rostelecom provides the customer with the opportunity to fully organize corporate telephony for businesses of any scale with a large selection of additional functions, such as call monitoring or recording telephone conversations. Owners of virtual PBXs can independently manage their telephone network through their personal account and configure it to suit the needs of their business.

The third group of services focused on security includes a video surveillance service, and also offers a unique comprehensive solution for highly accurate remote control of body temperature of passing people using thermal imagers. This solution allows contactless, with high accuracy, to measure the body temperature of up to 80 people per second at the same time. The main advantages of the Video Surveillance service are individual system design for each client; installation, adjustment and connection of equipment; providing a direct Internet channel.

The mass transfer of employees to a remote business mode is a difficult task that requires resources and knowledge. Therefore, we offer large corporate users optimal services focused in three basic components that most effectively meet the current challenges of time. At the same time, Rostelecom guarantees the safe and reliable operation of its digital products and services, - said Valery Ermakov, vice president for work with corporate and state segments of Rostelecom

Launch of the Virtual Data Center service based on the data center in Yekaterinburg

Rostelecom and its subsidiary Rostelecom DPC have launched the Virtual Data Center service in the Ural Federal District on the basis of their own regional data center in Yekaterinburg. This was announced on February 13, 2020 by Rostelecom.

The reference data center of Yekaterinburg - a node of regional significance of the data processing center network, connected by ultra-high throughput data transmission channels, was put into operation in November 2019. Thus, the Virtual Data Center services are now deployed in six data centers: M9, M10 and the Kurchatov Institute in Moscow, data centers in Novosibirsk, Adler and Yekaterinburg.

Rostelecom has consistently implemented a regional development strategy related to the construction of data centers and the provision of cloud services in regions of the country where there is a potential demand for digital services. The volume of available resources launched in Yekaterinburg will satisfy the needs of customers not only in the Urals, but also in other regions of Russia. In addition, the site will be used as the basic infrastructure for our company's digital services, such as' Video Surveillance ',' Virtual PBX'and many others, noted by Pavel Kaplunov, Vice President for Cloud Services at Rostelecom, General Director of Rostelecom-DPC Group of Rostelecom DPC

Rostelecom's public cloud in the Urals meets the highest security requirements, as well as the reliability of data storage and processing. Functionally, the placement of information systems and applications in Yekaterinburg is no different from data centers in Moscow, Adler or Novosibirsk - the client can choose a virtualization platform, create virtual servers of the necessary parameters, configure the virtual network and VPN accesses in the online control panel, take advantage of many additional services offered by Rostelecom, as well as receive a special offer while using IP VPN and Virtual Data Center services.

The launch of the site is our response to numerous requests from customers of the Ural Federal District to place their information systems in the cloud. It is important for many that their data be placed as close as possible, for example, to build disaster-proof infrastructures - now the business and state customers of the Urals have such an opportunity, said Alexander Obukhov, director of Rostelecom's cloud services and data centers department

The "Virtual Data Center" in the Ural Federal District provides the opportunity to use not only the VMware virtualization platform, but also the Russian cloud platform of the Tionics company (part of the Rostelecom group of companies), implemented on the basis of OpenStack and certified Linux distributions.

In the core data center of Yekaterinburg, the Virtual Data Center service is organized in a fundamentally different modular architecture, which, on the one hand, allows you to quickly and cost-effectively scale the cloud by standardizing and unifying module components, and on the other, improve the quality of services and actual SLA indicators by crushing a large cloud into small independent modules.

2019: Launch of a comprehensive offer based on the "Virtual Data Center" and Solar MSS

On October 28, 2019, Rostelecom-Solar announced that, together with Rostelecom, it was launching a comprehensive offer that includes managed information security services Solar MSS and the Virtual Data Center service. Now, when placing information systems and data in the cloud, customers can immediately get solutions to protect them.

The platform was built using means information protection certified by FSTEC Russia FSB Russia. Combining the Virtual Data Center service with security services provides not only reliable and secure storage data processing in the cloud, but also additional protection against. cyber threats

The implemented project is an important step to provide a comprehensive proposal that solves the current business tasks of the customer when moving to the clouds. Client data security is perhaps the most important criterion when choosing a cloud IT infrastructure, and we are pleased to offer our customers solutions on the basis of a service model, noted Director of the Department of Cloud Services and Data Centers (DPC) of Rostelecom Alexander Obukhov

{{quote 'author = told the head of the cybersecurity services development group "Rostelecom-Solar" Alexander Barinov' Such a comprehensive proposal corresponds to the best practices of global cloud providers. Its key advantage is the ease of connecting and using virtual computing resources, as well as basic information security services, }}

As part of the batch service, the customer can connect Solar MSS managed cybersecurity services for Web Application Protection Firewall , Unified Threat Management, email Secure Email Gateway and DDoS Anti-DDoS in a single window together with the Virtual Data Center service.

2017: Personal Data Operator

Since March 2017, Rostelecom in Moscow has been offering customers a service - "Personal Data Operator," which is intended for companies that process personal data (PD). As part of the service, Rostelecom will carry out work to protect PD information systems and prepare the necessary package of documents in accordance with the requirements of the legislation for entering the customer into the Register of PD Operators in Roskomnadzor.

The relevance of the service is related to the requirements of the Federal Law of 27.07.2006. No. 152 - FZ "On Personal Data." According to the requirements of the law, most companies that process PD are obliged to take the necessary legal and organizational measures to protect PD. Despite the requirements of the law, not all companies working with PD can afford to create such a system of information protection.

Rostelecom provides a service using the Virtual Data Center, which meets the requirements of the 152-FZ on the storage of personal data. When connecting the service, Rostelecom independently carries out all the necessary work to enter the client into the register: examining and ensuring the safety of PD processing processes, forming a model of PD security threats, preparing a package of documents on PD processing and protection and preparing a notification on personal data processing.

See also:

• Personal Data Law No. 152-FZ
• Regulation of personal data in the Russian Federation
• Processing of personal data in Russia
• Protection of personal data in Russia
• Protection of personal data in the European Union

2016

Special tariff for access to the Virtual Data Center service via VPN

Rostelecom develops the infrastructure of cloud services, simplifying access for corporate clients to the resources of the Virtual Data Center, and introduces a special tariff for organizing a virtual private network - VPN - to physical data center sites located in Moscow, Novosibirsk and Adler^[1]

The offer is aimed primarily at those customers who already have a VPN service from Rostelecom connected. Now they do not need to think about the topology of their own network in order to save on connecting to the cloud. The special tariff does not depend on the data center chosen by the client to host its information system. For example, for Rostelecom clients, the connection of any of the Virtual Data Center sites to the existing VPN network will be charged at a single tariff, the use of which will save up to 40% compared to the current tariffs for organizing VPN.

"Our company has in its portfolio a whole range of innovative cloud solutions and services that can meet almost any need of corporate and government customers. Rostelecom's cloud services are universal products used by customers of different industries and scales: from small hairdressers to large production enterprises. The demand for these services in the market is also confirmed by the growth of the company's revenue. According to the results of nine months of 2016, Rostelecom's revenue from additional and cloud services increased by 42% compared to the same period last year, "said Valery Ermakov, vice president for work with the corporate and state segment of Rostelecom PJSC.

Thanks to the Virtual Data Center service, customers can rent computing power, data storage and backup systems provided on the basis of the Rostelecom National Cloud Platform, instead of independently purchasing and servicing physical servers.

Rostelecom launched two sites of Virtual Data Centers

Rostelecom launched in the fall of 2016 two sites for the Virtual Data Center service, on which the company's customers can place their information systems. So, in addition to the two existing sites in Moscow and Novosibirsk, two more were added - in Adler (on the basis of the former Olympic data center) and in Moscow (at MMTS-9).

The launch of new sites is expected to give customers more options in choosing the physical locations of information resources and systems, and the implementation of SDN technology (Software Defined Network) will allow you to launch popular additional services next year - combining networks in different platforms and different data centers, disaster tolerance, migrating virtual machines between sites, providing priorities in quality of service (QoS), for example, ensuring guaranteed bandwidth and others.

Thanks to the Virtual Data Center service, customers can lease computing power, data storage and backup systems provided on the basis of Rostelecom's national cloud platform, instead of purchasing and servicing physical servers, the company noted.

According to Rostelecom, Rostelecom's Virtual Data Center is distinguished by: flexible individual configurations of virtual machines, choice of operating system, the ability to change the number of virtual machines included in the service, high availability of the service, ensuring information security in accordance with current state standards.

In general, the service ensures the proper level of security of information resources and is intended for the widest range of companies - from medium and small businesses in various fields of activity to large clients of all levels, as well as government bodies.

Service configuration and costing takes place directly on the www.rt.ru website  and in the control panel cloud.rt.ru. To order a service, the customer only needs to provide the company name, email address and mobile phone for communication.

Expansion of functionality

Rostelecom expanded the functionality of the Virtual Data Center in the spring of 2016: it allows, instead of purchasing and maintaining its own server equipment, to launch and manage virtual machines on the Rostelecom cloud platform to accommodate highly loaded database management systems and create private clouds.

Customers who prefer the virtualization platform Microsoft Hyper-V can now order and configure multiple external IP addresses for their information systems on the management portal in self-service mode. The product has the ability to order a pool of cloud resources not only with "fast" drives based on DSS with SAS disks, but also with "standard" drives based on DSS with SATA disks at a more profitable price.

A product that supports a large number of virtualization platforms - VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, OpenStack KVM - and has additional functional services (backup, monitoring, load balancing, VPN connections) now allows you to host information systems of an increasing number of clients with different requirements for the cloud platform.

The service, which provides a high level of security of information resources, is intended for a wide range of companies - from medium and small businesses in various fields of activity to large clients of all levels, as well as government authorities.

Service functionality: self-rental and configuration of the cloud on the site, flexible configuration of virtual servers, placement in the data center to choose from - Moscow, Novosibirsk, Sochi, setting security parameters, support for most operating systems (Windows and Linux).

Rostelecom's Virtual Data Center is distinguished by: flexible individual configurations of virtual machines, choice of operating system, the ability to change the number of virtual machines included in the service, high reliability and availability of the service, ensuring information security in accordance with current state standards.

You can connect the service in a short time on the Rostelecom website. Once an order is agreed, virtual machines are automatically deployed and the ordered infrastructure is configured. The estimated service deployment time takes about 10 minutes.

Simplified order of the Virtual Data Center

Since July 2016, Rostelecom customers have become available the possibility of a simplified order of the cloud service - "Virtual Data Center." Thanks to this service, customer companies can lease computing power, data storage and backup systems provided on the basis of the Rostelecom National Cloud Platform.

Service configuration and costing take place directly on the site http://rt.ru. To order a service, the customer only needs to provide the company name, email address and mobile phone for communication.

Activation is carried out automatically by entering a code from an SMS message. You can start using the "Virtual Data Center" in a few minutes after the order. In addition, a free 7-day test period is available, which can be extended to 30 days.

You can try out the new service ordering mechanism on the website:

• for small businesses
• for big business and government customers

2015

"Virtual Data Center 2.0": a service for providing a certified cloud infrastructure of Rostelecom data center with payment upon consumption and the ability to manage all virtual resources from the Windows Azure Pack web interface.

2013

In early December 2013 , Rostelecom announced the launch of a new service based on its own cloud platform, the Virtual Data Center, within which the user is offered an infrastructure for processing and storing data according to the IaaS model .

You can order the service in the service store on the portal o7.com. As TAdviser was told in Rostelecom, at the time of launch, users have access to a virtual infrastructure based on VMware vSphere virtualization systems and free KVM software.

When ordering a service, the client independently generates a virtual machine configuration using the configuration designer and receives its automatically calculated cost. A KVM-based virtual machine with a configuration of 2 vCPU, 4 GB vRAM, 60 GB vHDD will cost about 2,796 rubles/month. with VAT, give an example in Rostelecom.

According to company representatives, the approximate deployment time of the service is about 10 minutes, and the guaranteed level of service provision is 99.95%.

Examples of configurations and cost of Rostelecom virtual machines

Rostelecom considers the placement of a cloud platform in its own data centers, ensuring the security of client data in accordance with current state standards, as well as the compliance of the cloud platform with the Federal Law "On Personal Data" to be an important competitive advantage of its service. All this allows you to offer this service to government authorities, they say in the company.

The moment of launching the virtual data center service on the market at Rostelecom was explained to TAdviser by the fact that the IaaS market has the largest increase over the past year, and in addition, it was for this service that requests from the company's customers began to arrive even before launch.

Rostelecom follows market trends and launches services that have the greatest potential in the Russian cloud services market. We work throughout Russia and actually form a market in the regions, "says a representative of the operator.

The company adds that cloud services allow companies and government agencies to save on buying equipment and software, renting data center premises, and also allow retraining their IT specialists for new projects instead of servicing IT infrastructure.

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