M1Cloud

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Benefits of Stack Group's M1Cloud Virtual IT Infrastructure

• The M1Cloud cloud is built on HPE server hardware and storage with

using virtualization products from VMware. Stack Group received in April 2017 from VMware the most significant partner status - Premier Service Provider under the vCloud Air Network (VSPP) program. The status confirms that Stack Group as a platform for its enterprise cloud M1Cloud uses the full stack of VMware software products and has a significant amount of cloud-based business, as well as deep technical expertise in building virtualized environments for enterprise clients and meets high standards of customer service. The M1Cloud uses the entire line of VMware solutions for building virtual data centers for corporate clients: vSphere, vCloud Director, VSAN, NSX, vCenter, Horizon.

• Stack Group's geodistributed M1Cloud cloud provides guaranteed fault tolerance, as it is built on Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) equipment, while a secure circuit has been created for processing personal data in accordance with the requirements of both international standards and regulatory requirements for placing personal data information systems and government information systems in secure environments. The protected circuit is based on the specialized equipment of the company "Safety Code."
• You can scale and manage the computing power of the M1Cloud cloud using the fully functional and understandable AutoMate self-management service (Stack Group software product).
• Enterprise-level connectivity. Wide geographic coverage worldwide at the expense of partners (Equinix, NTT) to provide fast, speed-guaranteed direct link (L2) access to the largest international hubs in 21 countries

• Single convenient point of entry and management of IT infrastructure in Russia and abroad with Russian-language support
• Full 152-FZ compliance, 242-FZ
  • Provision of infrastructure in accordance with the requirements of the 152-FZ "On Personal Data."
  • Decision on localization, processing of personal data on the territory of the Russian Federation in accordance with the requirements of the 242-FZ.

• Availability of certificates confirming competencies: Tier III, ISO, PCI DSS, etc.
• Responsibility sharing within SLA
• Specialize in cloud IT solutions for financial institutions. More than 50% of customers - fintech

Cloud Services and IT Portfolio

• Enterprise Level Virtual IT Infrastructure (IaaS) in Russia and Abroad
• Hybrid Infrastructure (Hybrid Cloud)
• Secure virtual and physical infrastructure for 152-FZ requirements, 242-FZ
• Disaster tolerant cloud (DRaaS). The solution is based on the infrastructure of its own data center - "M1," as well as backup data centers in Moscow and Frankfurt
• Cloud Storage-as-a-Service
• Remote desktops (VDIs), including powerful graphics adapters (VDI GRIDS)
• Backup (BaaS)
• Fast and reliable direct connectivity channels (M1CloudWide)
• Data center infrastructure (colocation, dedicated server) based on own and partner data centers
• Worldwide Opportunities with Equinix's Unique Partner Status

2024

Add a high-frequency server-based segment

Services -provider Stack Group (Stack Group, Stack Telecom) launched into commercial operation an updated cloudy enterprise-class infrastructure built on a base servers AMD with high-frequency processors 4100 MHz. Stack Group announced this on October 16, 2024.

The updated segment is designed to accommodate highly loaded information systems that require high power and performance, as well as a large amount of RAM and high data processing speed.

A cloud infrastructure based on servers with high-frequency processors is compatible with a large range of software, it can be quickly configured for its business tasks and monitored.

A cloud-based, high-performance M1Cloud infrastructure based on AMD servers can be used to handle large amounts of data and ensure application availability, especially during peak times, when handling a large number of system calls. It is optimal for hosting information systems with a large number of users, for databases and applications that require a quick response, "commented Dmitry Solovyov, CTO of M1Cloud.

Cloud resources based on servers with high-frequency processors are in demand for neural networks, voice synthesis technologies, the Internet of things, big data, as well as for other technologies that require a lot of computing power.

Leveraging cloud infrastructure based on high-frequency servers enables businesses to optimize their IT budgets - instead of investing in and supporting expensive hardware, cloud services can be used to pay for only consumed resources. Cloud providers are taking over server upgrades and support.

Complex of disaster-tolerant cloud services

Services -provider Stack Group June 11, 2024 presented a complex of disaster-resistant: cloud services services backup and backups (Backup as a Service) and disaster recovery services on a IT infrastructures backup site (Disaster Recovery as a Services), which allow you to duplicate archives and business-critical applications to balance the load on information systems, minimize infrastructure downtime and losses data in the event of an incident.

Summer began with a sharp increase in demand for cloud-based disaster-resistant solutions, which are provided on the basis of two or more sites. Large and medium-sized businesses prefer to store their backups in the clouds, since this is more economically feasible given the lack of capital expenditure, the ability to quickly receive additional virtualized capacity for scaling for large amounts of data, It does not require additional physical equipment, taking into account the difficulties with the supply of server equipment and storage systems, - commented Vladimir Lebedev, Business Development Director of the M1Cloud Service Provider.

The service provider implements the most integrated various backup schemes and scenarios for switching to backup sites in the current IT business landscape, as well as creates customized virtual infrastructure recovery plans so that virtual machines can be started from a replica in a few minutes.

The reliability of the M1Cloud cloud is ensured at all levels due to the fault-tolerant architecture of the cloud infrastructure with redundancy of key components in Tier III data centers, many years of expertise and competencies of the team of specialists, round-the-clock monitoring of service parameters. At the same time, high-speed access to cloud resources is provided via two independent DWDM tracks with a capacity of 160 Gbps between data centers that host the M1Cloud cloud infrastructure. Thus, the capacity of the main traffic is reserved in full.

Delivering Private Cloud Solutions to Large and Medium Businesses

The M1Cloud service provider provides a large and medium-sized business with private cloud building on dedicated equipment where resources are used only by one organization, which ensures a high level of security and guarantees maximum performance, stability and reliability of the company's services. In this case, administration and support is carried out by the expert technical service of the M1Cloud service provider. Stack Group (Stack Group) announced this on April 29, 2024.

{{quote "In the current environment, when many companies move information systems from their own physical equipment to the clouds, we see an increase in demand for private cloud solutions that meet the requirements of information security services as much as possible, since a dedicated cloud allows you to control data and conduct detailed audits, which generally increases information security and data privacy. In addition, the private cloud is flexibly integrated into the existing IT landscape. During the study of the solution architecture, the service provider M1Cloud selects the necessary technologies and services, the amount of computing resources, taking into account the necessary performance and data availability, - commented Vladimir Lebedev, Director of Business Development of the M1Cloud. }}

Private solutions include a dedicated cluster based on configuration, servers including those with high-frequency, and processors, DSS which may include different types of disks, SATA SAS,. SSD You can also additionally configure auditing administrator actions and monitoring infrastructure, enciphering disks, virtual machines microsegmentation of the network for machines virtual and routing with the existing network of the organization, configure granular access rights and user roles, a portal for self-configuration, backup and various network routing options.

Private cloud solutions are built for the client's tasks, the architecture corresponds as much as possible to the specifics of operational processes and features. industries Such a solution is the most effective, in terms of optimal selected technical components financial and business capabilities.

Providing a suite of services for IT infrastructure migration

M1Cloud provides a suite of services for IT infrastructure migration. Stack Group announced this on February 7, 2024.

The service provider M1Cloud Stack Group provides a set of services for transferring information systems to the cloud, including individual development of the solution architecture for specific business tasks, resource optimization and load balancing, as well as point configuration of virtual machines and networks. The cloud solution can be disaster-tolerant, including disaster recovery services of the IT infrastructure on the backup site and backup services, while the solution can be built in a secure cloud, the infrastructure of which meets the requirements of the FZ-152 "About personal data."

Expert technical support for M1Cloud in the shortest possible time will ensure migration, while maintaining business continuity and availability of IT services.

Services for the migration of information systems from on-premium solutions to cloud platforms have been in great demand for the past two years, and this trend will remain relevant in 2024. The most in demand is a hybrid IT infrastructure that combines the use of physical equipment on a remote site and the cloud resources of a service provider. At the same time, the share of cloud resources in customer IT infrastructure is growing annually, many companies require an individual approach due to the difficult options for integrating cloud services into the existing IT infrastructure, - commented Dmitry Solovyov, CTO of Stack Group and M1Cloud.

M1Cloud migration services allow you to build a full-fledged cloud segment of the IT infrastructure, seamlessly integrated into the company's overall IT landscape, while meeting the requirements for configuration, performance, availability, SLA and data security.

M1Cloud service provider Stack Group migrates not only from the customer's own physical equipment, but also from cloud environments, including hyperskellers.

2023

Automate Self-Management Cloud Service Optimization

The Stack Group M1Cloud has improved the Automate self-management cloud service. Stack Group announced this on September 28, 2023.

Automate virtual is a real-time infrastructure management platform for various hypervisors, with the ability to expand to manage domestically developed hypervisors. It allows you to configure, virtual machines manage virtual networks, distinguish access rights, use convenient search, receive reports, and, to the analyst financial information as well as has other wide functionality.

Our own software developments allow M1Cloud to be independent of import, in terms of orchestration and automation of resource management, so we have the opportunity to respond as quickly as possible to the requests of customers who place information systems in the M1Cloud cloud, and add the necessary functionality, regularly updating the product, - commented Dmitry Solovyov, CTO of Stack Group and M1Cloud. - The M1Cloud development team continues to expand the functionality and capabilities of the service, integrating it with related software products, and improve user characteristics.

The updated version has mostly been translated from a service-oriented microservice architecture, including part of working with virtual machine templates, a user interface for managing virtual resources, and a console for managing virtual machines. This made it possible to significantly reduce the time for updating the Automate service and update it in parts. In addition, ISO and OVA/OVF images are loaded in a microservice architecture using S3 storage and increasing download speed and information. As of September 2023, work with the current version of vCenter is supported. Additionally, an improved trace and event debugging system of the microservice architecture has been added to existing services. The used cross-platform framework.NET Core is constantly updated (as of September 2023, this is version 7.0), with the update of all used packages to stable releases, which allows you to improve support and improve system performance in general. An increase in Automate performance has also been achieved by optimizing the logging system.

Automate's regular upgrades and optimizations enable customers to get the most out of the cloud quickly and easily, reducing time spent on customer-side projects.

Automate can be accessed securely from anywhere and at any time - information is stored and processed on the company's own servers, which ensures a high level of data security.

Updating information security infrastructure components

The service provider of the M1Cloud company Stack Group has carried out an annual update of the components of the hardware and software complex of the infrastructure designed to protect personal data. The company announced this on September 13, 2023.

The network of the centralized software and hardware complex (APKS) of the Russian vendor "Security Code" was updated to protect the network infrastructure and create VPN networks using GOST algorithms, which are certified by the FSTEC and the FSB. Updated the means of protecting information SecretNetStudio, from the "Security Code" to control the security of endpoints from unauthorized access, as well as updated the SIM "Komrad" of the Russian developer "Echelon," which aggregates and processes information security events, allowing you to quickly and timely respond to them.

Products are developing, functionality is growing, so an update is required once or twice a year. The service provider M1Cloud regularly implements up-to-date versions of information security components, which allows you to ensure high reliability of a secure infrastructure and maximum protection of IT systems located in the cloud. All protection components, equipment and software, Russian vendors and regulated by regulatory authorities, - commented Dmitry Solovyov, technical director of Stack Group and M1Cloud.

In addition, an annual periodic control of the certified protected M1Cloud circuit was carried out within the framework of a specialized licensed type of activity, which is carried out once a year, in accordance with the FSTEC Order.

Implementation of the Cyber Backup Backup System

provider The company's service M1Cloud Stack Group has expanded the range of disaster-resistant services by introducing a backup developer-protected recovery and recovery system data viruses encoders Cyber Backup Russian. Stack Cyberprotect Group announced this on August 21, 2023.

{{quote "Increasingly, businesses need to replace imported software, especially in the field of disaster-resistant services. M1Cloud takes a personalized approach to customer tasks, so it can offer different backup options to improve data availability. In particular, we have implemented the Cyber Backup solution and have the ability to quickly deploy it at the request of customers in the M1Cloud cloud. It is important for us as a service provider that the solution is capable of supporting thousands of backup objects, including in geographically distributed infrastructures, "commented Dmitry Solovyov, CTO of Stack Group and M1Cloud. }}

Cyber Backup has built-in protection against unauthorized access through data encryption and communication between system components, while having many options for storing data with convenient access to them, including using tiered storage of backups. Backup management and monitoring is done through the web console.

Provide full redundancy between data centers

On July 25, 2023, Stack Group (Stack Group) announced that M1Cloud provides full traffic reservation between data centers.

In the face of increased demand for disaster-resistant cloud solutions, Stack Group's service provider M1Cloud provides 100% redundancy of the main traffic capacity between the M1 and DataPro data centers, which host the cloud infrastructure. Two independent 160 Gb/s DWDM trails provide continuity of all traffic between primary and backup sites and high-speed access to cloud resources.

The service provider M1Cloud annually upgrades its IT infrastructure and builds backup capacity to ensure a high level of reliability and availability of services. The network infrastructure connects cloud resources, which allows customers to use services that ensure information security and data security, such as data replication, archiving and backups, - commented Dmitry Solovyov, CTO of Stack Group and M1Cloud.

Cloud services at two or more sites, by switching to a backup data center, allow you to duplicate business-critical applications and balance the burden on information systems, as well as minimize infrastructure downtime and data loss in the event of an incident.

High reliability of the M1Cloud cloud is ensured at all levels due to the fault-tolerant IT architecture of the cloud infrastructure with redundancy of key components Tier in level III data centers, many years of expertise and competencies of the team of specialists, round-the-clock monitoring of service parameters.

Launch of enterprise-class infrastructure on Rustek products

The service provider of the M1Cloud company Stack Group has put into commercial operation an enterprise-class cloud infrastructure built on the import-independent products of the domestic developer RUSTEK, which are included in the register of domestic software. Stack Group announced this on February 27, 2023.

This segment of the M1Cloud cloud will allow Russian companies to minimize the risks associated with denial of service by foreign vendors, as well as expand the existing IT infrastructure by expanding the number of computing nodes managed by Russian software. This solution is optimal for localizing IT infrastructure and migrating systems from foreign platforms, "commented Dmitry Solovyov, CTO of Stack Group and M1Cloud.

The RUSTEK-based M1Cloud cloud will allow customers to regularly receive software updates, as well as technical support not only from the service provider, but also from the developer. The solution has all the necessary functionality to manage the IT infrastructure on the customer's side through a personal account, including accessing services and managing virtualized resources, which significantly speeds up the process of deploying cloud capacity for business tasks. In this segment, M1Cloud customers have access to the entire spectrum of cloud services: Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Storage-as-a-Service, VDI, Kubernetes, Disaster Recovery and others. The cloud automates the processes of managing limits and billing resources, provides integration with corporate systems of EDMS, BPMS, ERP.

Based on RUSTEK products, the provider has created a cloud that meets all the technological requirements for such complex infrastructures and all the requirements of customers - consumers of the cloud. The personal self-service account has a convenient and understandable interface. The client can order services with one button, - commented Georgy Megrelishvili, General Director of RUSTEK.

The stable performance and high reliability of the solution is ensured by placing the infrastructure in geographically distributed data centers for uninterrupted operation of information systems.

2022: Customer portfolio growth by 46%

At the end of 2022, the company Stack Group increased its client portfolio by 46% amid growing demand for. In the cloud services portfolio structure, significant shares are occupied by companies from bank financial both the segment, and, and economies. logistic The transport industries industries retail company announced this on May 30, 2023.

Among the most popular services in the M1Cloud cloud by the end of 2022, we can highlight services for the migration of information systems and data transfer, backup, creation of a secure cloud infrastructure, including in accordance with the 152-FZ "On personal data," as well as expert technical support services.

The main area of ​ ​ M1Cloud cloud development was the search for technological partners in the Russian market in order to minimize risks to customers' business, as a result, a number of Russian-developed software products were tested and implemented, interest in which was identified during the year.

The service provider is M1Cloud expanding its computing infrastructure and storage systems annually to provide a high level of capacity redundancy, including diversifying the portfolio of services based on various virtualization platforms.

2021

Results of the year

On January 19, 2022, Stack Group (Stack Group) shared the results of the M1Cloud 's work in 2021.

In 2021, a number of restrictions imposed due to pandemic risks remained. Alexey Danilyants, CEO of Stack Group and M1Cloud, said that the business had to take these restrictions into account not only in its strategies, but also in its current activities. As a result, it has become the norm for many companies to use remote work technologies, conference calls, online services and applications that ensure business continuity and are based in the cloud.

It is difficult to imagine an effective business without remote work, so in 2021 technologies were in demand VDI that allow you to quickly deploy remote workplaces in the cloud.provider Stack Group services M1Cloud have the most popular VDI-based solutions VMware Horizon with the ability to create workstations in a few minutes with secure access through a encrypted session. In addition, in the M1Cloud cloud, you can access VDI to work with graphics-demanding solutions. The main segment consuming VDI is companies - IT a capacious and geographically distributed business.

Also in 2021, recovery services were in demand virtual machines, , which are aimed at ensuring continuity, business processes thanks to the switch to backup sites with replication at the data level. storage systems Virtual machine replication in a highly trusted cloud is M1Cloud configured with, Veeam Cloud Connect which allows you to flexibly manage failover scenarios and create a customized virtual infrastructure recovery plan.

In 2021, the Object Storage as a service was also popular - object storage for multi-format subscription data, this is one of the most inexpensive options for storing information. M1Cloud service provider Stack Group provides Object Storage with an S3 API for large and medium-sized businesses to store large amounts of unstructured data, including heavy media files, securely.

The largest increase in interest is shown annually by the secure cloud infrastructure in accordance with the FZ-152 "On Personal Data," as more and more companies seek to comply with the requirements of the law and ensure a high level of personal data security. According to our forecasts, by the end of the year, the protected segment of the cloud market will grow by 30-40%. Services in the secure circuit M1Cloud also one of the most popular, so Stack Group regularly invests in expanding its portfolio of services for data protection. In 2021, to strengthen the security of access to resource management in the M1Cloud cloud, a new service was launched - two-factor authentication based on the Multifactor system from the domestic developer Multifactor, which is integrated with Cloud Director and makes it possible to strengthen access control to information systems, which is especially important in remote working conditions.

The market is dominated by a hybrid IT infrastructure model. Companies prefer a hybrid approach, where their own infrastructure is combined with a fast-scaling cloud, since such a model gives the greatest stability and flexibility. At the same time, information systems for storing and processing personal data located in a secure circuit are most sensitive to optimization, due to regulatory requirements, so companies are striving to use capacity in information security clouds of service providers.

The cloud market is growing annually, both in monetary terms - 20-30%, and in the volume of the introduced cloud infrastructure - 30-50%. As for the revenue structure of service providers, the main share of revenue (about 80-90%) fell on infrastructure services (IaaS), although demand is growing for the entire range of cloud services. At the same time, the IaaS market is not yet saturated, especially outside the central region.

2021 was the year of the beginning of expansion into the regional market. Large service providers scale ready-made cloud services to the regions, relying on their expertise, which allows you to quickly go through all the stages of the formation of a mature offer. The regional market has a formed potential demand from a large regional industrial and production complex and mining business, the need for digital transformation of large enterprises and the development of electronic public services.

As a base for Managed Kubernetes as a Service from Flant

Stack Group and Flant, which provides management services for Kubernetes in Russia, entered into a partnership agreement on December 8, 2021. Thanks to the partnership, Stack Group creates a line of Managed Kubernetes as a Service services based on a highly reliable M1Cloud cloud. Read more here.

Launch Disaster Recovery as a Service

The company Stack Group on August 10, 2021 provided Disaster Recovery as a Service for cloudy large and medium-sized business infrastructure. Cloud-deployed recovery services virtual machines are focused on customer continuity M1Cloud business processes by switching to backup data centers with replication at the data level. storage systems Switch scenarios to redundant M1Cloud cloud sites and virtual machine recovery plans are managed. Veeam Cloud Connect

Disaster Recovery services from M1Cloud allow you to back up virtual machines at a remote site and replicate data on the M1Cloud infrastructure so that they can be quickly launched from a replica in the event of an incident.

Disaster Recovery as a Service from M1Cloud minimizes business infrastructure downtime, reduce data loss and balance the burden on information systems, not just virtual machines, but also physical ones, replicas of which can also be created in the M1Cloud cloud, which is built on a disaster-proof basis on the basis of three remote Tier III level data centers. Stack Group specialists develop and configure individual backup schemes, Backups, Backups, and Recovery Scenarios for Large and Medium Business Information Systems - commented Vladimir Lebedev, M1Cloud Business Development Director (Stack Group).

Migrating IT systems to the M1Cloud cloud also leverages DRaaS capabilities to ensure continuous data movement.

Running a Service to Protect Access to Multifactor-Based Resource Management

On May 20, 2021, Stack Group announced the launch M1Cloud a service for protecting access to resource management in the cloud - two-factor authentication based on the Multifactor system from the domestic developer Multifactor.

This cloud service from M1Cloud based on Multifactor software is integrated with Cloud Director and allows customers to strengthen control over access to information systems, which is especially important in remote working conditions. Two-factor authentication uses an additional way to verify identity, which is granted access to managing cloud resources, and minimizes the risks of data theft, including due to human factors or fraudulent activities. The customer independently registers the second factor and chooses the authentication method: Telegram, biometrics, Google Authenticator, Yandex.Key or the Multifactor mobile application. Also, the customer can independently change the passwords of his accounts.

Data protection is a priority for our company. To create services, we always use only the best and proven solutions from leading Russian and international vendors. The technological partnership with Multifactor in multifactor authentication and user access management allowed us to supplement our portfolio with a new M1Cloud solution to strengthen information security, "commented Vladimir Lebedev, M1Cloud Business Development Director (Stack Group).

Multifactor adds an additional "security layer" on top of applications and infrastructure to prevent data breaches, account theft, and network attacks. It is important that the system logs user actions when gaining access and informs the system administrator about potential incidents in the field of information security. The Multifactor system is included in the register of domestic software, which makes it available not only for commercial companies, but also for the public sector.

The advantage of our solution is its use according to the Software-as-a-Service model, which does not require additional costs for the deployment and maintenance of local infrastructure or requires a minimum amount. At the same time, SaaS does not create risks due to the smart separation of the first and second factors: passwords are in the same place as they were, and an additional level of protection is placed on top. The second feature of the project is modern ways to check the second factor: Telegram, fido2, mobile application, as well as traditional SMS and Google Authenticator, - comments Konstantin Yan, CEO of Multifactor. - We are glad to start cooperation and hope for fruitful work with the M1Cloud service provider.

VDI Solution for Graphics-Intensive Solutions in the Cloud

Service provider M1Cloud Stack Group on March 31, 2021 presented a VDI solution for working with graphics-demanding solutions in the cloud. This solution allows you to organize M1Cloud remote desktops in the cloud for users of complex IT solutions engaged in design, design, engineering, 3D design and project management.

The VDI virtual graphics solution from M1Cloud allows you to work without losing speed in professional software products and applications such as, AutoCAD, ON Autodesk Solid Edge (),, Siemens PLM Software "," SolidWorksKOMPAS-3D After Adobe Photoshop Adobe Effects and others. The solution offers users server highly reliable equipment in the form of workstations that are available remotely, anytime and anywhere in the world.

"In 2021, a significant proportion of employees continue to work remotely, after last year's lockdowns. To achieve maximum economic efficiency and at the same time leave employees inside the corporate system allows VDI from M1Cloud to work with graphics and 3D applications, "commented Vladimir Lebedev, M1Cloud Business Development Director (Stack Group).

VDI technology ensures data security: all data is stored on highly trusted servers, and on the target user device you can go inside the corporate network, work with files, but they cannot be copied. The M1Cloud cloud provides high levels of performance, manageability and security, providing the necessary user capabilities to work in a virtual environment, the Stack Group noted.

2020

75% increase in storage capacity and 66% increase in computing capacity

Stack Group is increasing its infrastructure in the M1Cloud cloud annually, as storage capacity increased by 75% by the end of 2020, and computing systems increased by 66%. The company announced this on September 9, 2021. This high growth rate is mainly due to the needs of current customers who are actively testing various models of building the IT landscape and are well aware of the capabilities of Stack Group. In addition to the needs of current customers, Stack Group, having great technological potential and understanding the needs of customers, introduced services that are in demand, including from the external market.

We value a high level of business confidence and feel a steady demand for infrastructure services. The cloud market is continuously and intensively growing not only in the volume of the introduced infrastructure, but also in monetary terms - 20-25% annually. In fact, clouds have become a basic part of the development of the digital economy, this imposes a certain responsibility on service providers. In 2020, growing in the context of a general decline in economic growth was somewhat more difficult. On the one hand, it was necessary to control the growth of costs for the main components, and on the other, to apply support measures for a number of partners from the most affected sectors of the economy. All the more valuable for us is the unprecedented growth that we were able to achieve in 2020. This is a conscious decision of a responsible market player, who puts a client-oriented approach at the forefront, - commented Evgeny Gorokhov, co-founder of the M1Cloud and managing director of Stack Group.

The demand for cloud infrastructure is growing, because, in addition to reducing capital costs, clouds allow the implementation of complex technological projects by a professional service provider. In 2021, the business begins to work on deferred IT projects, realizing deferred demand.

Growth in the share of consumption of protected services M1Cloud up to 40% of total revenue

The share of consumption of secure cloud services M1Cloud Stack Group in 2020 increased from 25% to 40% of the company's total revenue, which is due to the high level of market demand for solutions with a high level of reliability and regulatory readiness. This was reported on August 19, 2021 by Stack Group.

"Stack Group has combined both the benefits of using a cloud platform and the full range of regulatory measures necessary to ensure the security of personal data in the cloud. And then, in 2016, and now protected under 152 Federal Law, infrastructure is in demand from business. In the Stack Group portfolio, secure cloud services show the most dynamic growth. The demand for these services is explained by the desire of companies to comply with the requirements of the law and ensure a high level of personal data security. The slightly more modest growth of traditional infrastructure solutions is also associated with the desire of business to bring its information systems in line with the law, which led to the transfer of part of the capacities to a secure perimeter, "commented Evgeny Gorokhov, co-founder of the M1Cloud, managing director of Stack Group.

The highly reliable cloud M1Cloud certified for the placement of personal data information systems in accordance with the requirements of the Order of the FSTEC of Russia No. 21 at all levels of information security up to and including UZ1, as well as for the placement of state information systems in accordance with the requirements of the Order of the FSTEC of Russia No. 17 for all classes of GIS security up to and including K1. To ensure the security of communication channels, cryptographic protection is used in accordance with the requirements of the FSB of Russia.

The secure infrastructure is built on the basis of geodistributed data centers in Moscow to implement a catastrophic solution for processing critical data.

Stack Group Cloud Infrastructure Growth by 66%

At the end of 2020, the company Stack Group increased its volume cloudy infrastructures by 66%, which is noticeably ahead of market averages. This was reported on April 9, 2021 by Stack Group.

The company is engaged in both scaling time-tested solutions and introducing new services created on the basis of the actual client feedback. A relatively large existing audience of enterprise customers and deep integration into the business of customers can significantly reduce market research costs. An additional advantage of this approach, "from the client," is that the customer receives a customer-oriented service, as a rule, meeting his current needs, the company noted.

Evgeny Gorokhov, Managing Director of Stack Group (M1Cloud), assessed the current market situation: "Over the past ten years, the main players in the cloud market have passed the stage of formation, built a portfolio of services, standardized the offer and rebuilt the main business processes. The process of consolidation began, a number of major players intensified due to the absorption of "brothers." Two pronounced approaches stood out in the market: on the one hand, provider companies that use the "from the client" approach, where the client is the center of the relationship system, grow quite quickly. And on the other hand, in the past few years, Russian Internet giants have entered the cloud market, providing external customers with the opportunity to use the services that were originally created for domestic consumption. Using huge technological potential, such companies regularly expand their portfolio of innovative platform services. Products typically have a high degree of management automation, multiple availability zones, and a high level of scalability. At the forefront of this approach is a product that meets most of the needs of most customers and often requires a restructuring of the company's internal processes, that is, a product-based approach. If you look at the market as a whole, then we can say with confidence that with the general similarity of services formed by providers practicing both of these approaches, services are more complementary than competitive. "

As noted in the Stack Group, the market has a high level of business confidence and a stable demand for infrastructure services. Not only infrastructure services are in great demand, but also the entire range of cloud services. The cloud market is growing continuously and intensively, both in monetary terms - 20-30% annually, and in the volume of the introduced cloud infrastructure. The high demand for the service model, government initiatives in the field of IT industry support and the focus on the creation of hybrid distributed landscapes suggest that the growth of the cloud market will continue in the next few years.

Using Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure

Enterprise-level services provider Stack Group on December 16, 2020 introduced an OpenStack solution for large and medium-sized businesses. The service is based on the Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure platform from an international vendor Virtuozzo specializing in creating software in the field. The virtualizations service is based on reliable and productive, servers HPE software-defined (SDS) storage system , developed by Virtuozzo to improve performance, and level data center III "M1 Tier."

A fast-scalable and fault-tolerant cloud M1Cloud allows you to work with solutions based on open source software OpenStack and use the familiar OpenStack API to automate your work with cloud resources, and or an intuitive control panel.

The OpenStack products market worldwide shows annual growth, and open source software is also in demand in the Russian market. The service provider for the development of services based on OpenStack has chosen a partner Virtuozzo, one of the international vendors who specializes in the development of virtualization software. IT architects and cloud engineers will M1Cloud assist with migration and sizing of resources for individual customer requests, provide Russian-language round-the-clock technical support and a free test period, "commented Evgeny Gorokhov, Executive Director of Stack Group (M1Cloud).

M1Cloud 's OpenStack cloud based on Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure is ideal for the needs of organizations and cloud-native developers, as well as for the deployment of Kubernetes clusters. Virtuozzo includes the necessary components for the cloud: high-performance virtualization, fault-tolerant vStorage, network orchestrator, self-service portal, and multitenance, as well as unified management through console and monitoring. Each component represents a corporate-level service, "commented Virtuozzo CEO Alexander Fine.

Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure Line of Virtualization Services

Stack Group announced on September 30, 2020 that it had entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Virtuozzo. Thanks to the partnership, Stack Group creates a line of services based on a highly reliable M1Cloud cloud using Virtuozzo software products.

We are attentive to the needs of our customers, so we are constantly expanding the line of services that are not only convenient to use, but also meet the high level of reliability and performance required in the corporate segment, as well as with an attractive cost of ownership. Virtuozzo software products will allow us to offer a qualitatively different service for large and medium-sized businesses, "commented Alexey Danilyants, CEO of Stack Group.

Virtuozzo has Russian roots, in particular, most of our developers are located in Moscow, but business interests were focused mainly on Western markets. In Russia, we are seeing an increase in interest and confidence in the clouds and note a trend towards an increase in the number of companies - both service providers and end customers - potentially interested in alternatives to familiar vendors, so we made a strategic decision to enter Russia in partnership with one of the cloud players - Stack Group. The agreement between Stack Group and Virtuozzo will allow businesses to access virtualization services and all the benefits of solutions from the OpenStack, KVM and data software defined storages ecosystem.

Customers will have access to virtualization services created using Virtuozzo Hybrid Infrastructure solutions with additional capabilities for self-deployment of LBaaS load balancers, network components, Kubernetes clusters, while they will be able to receive the first line of technical support in Russia, with Russian-speaking specialists from Stack Group.

Introducing Cloud IT Disaster Recovery Services

Service provider Stack Group on September 24, 2020 presented a line of cloud services for disaster recovery (Disaster Recovery as a Service) of the IT infrastructure on the backup site in case of a complete failure of the main site.

The services are implemented on the basis of a disaster-tolerant clouds M1Cloud in three geographically remote data centers ones, To Moscow which minimizes downtime due to replication at the data level when DSS switching to backup. DPC virtual machines VMware You can configure replication to a highly reliable cloud M1Cloud including using a based service Veeam Cloud Connect that allows you to flexibly manage failover scenarios and create a customized virtual infrastructure recovery plan. The service can back up physical and virtual machines, remote site application data, and replication to the M1Cloud cloud to minimize data loss risks. In the event of incidents on the user side, it will be possible to start virtual machines from a replica on the M1Cloud infrastructure within a few minutes.

In 2020, the business faced previously unknown challenges. The conditions remote work business processes have become directly dependent on information systems, so companies are testing and implementing redundancy schemes for IT the -infrastructure in order to ensure continuity. We see an increase in demand for services related to backups, backups and disaster-tolerant solutions. Many companies require an individual approach, and we select the right tool for specific tasks, configure and draw up an individual recovery plan taking into account the requirements for RPO and RTO, - commented Vladimir Lebedev M1Cloud, Director of Business Development (Stack Group).

DRaaS from M1Cloud is one of the most popular services with good capabilities for both daily backup and cloud migration tasks. In addition, this service allows you to balance the load on information systems.

Providing VMware Horizon-based VDI

Stack Group on September 9, 2020 introduced remote desktops (VDI) for large businesses in the M1Cloud cloud based on VMware Horizon with the ability to deploy from 500 workstations in a few minutes. Users receive a predefined software environment - applications, resources and an enterprise network, while ensuring not only data security, but also the security of the desktop access itself from anywhere in the world from any type of device through an encrypted session.

VDI from M1Cloud allows you to quickly transfer a significant number of employees to remote work, as well as flexibly administer typical workplaces. Employees will be able to use server equipment in the form of workstations, which is available always and everywhere.

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Scalable, fully fault-tolerant architecture and enterprise-level VMware functional platform Horizon from a market representative virtualizations simplifies and accelerates desktop management, application delivery to end users, and provides a high level of security.

In 2020, VDI services are the most in demand and economically feasible: you do not need to pay a substantial full cost for software and expensive equipment for deploying VDI on your own IT infrastructure at a time, cloud VDI is a fully ready and tested service from M1Cloud with guaranteed SLA and monthly subscription.

Hybrid Infrastructure Service View

Service provider M1Cloud Stack Group introduced a hybrid IT infrastructure service for medium and large enterprises with the right balance between their own infrastructure and the cloud using the calculation of the total cost of ownership of computing resources. This was announced on August 12, 2020 by Stack Group.

Hybrid Infrastructure from M1Cloud allows you to balance the management of virtual machines and your own infrastructure to move not only secondary IT environments, but also productive ones that are responsible for critical business processes. The built-in Automate service allows you to independently flexibly configure the use of computing resources during peak loads and access rights to ensure data security.

{{quote 'For Russian companies whose IT infrastructure has been formed spontaneously for many years, the hybrid IT model is optimal because it is based on the connectivity of information systems, including in various locations, and also ensures the safe movement of data between them. In the first quarter of 2020, the number of requests for hybrid infrastructure increased by more than 20%. This suggests that during the isolation, many companies rethought their IT strategies, were able to assess the potential of cloud technologies and are now working to create a reliable foundation, - commented Evgeny Gorokhov, Executive Director of M1Cloud (Stack Group). }}

In general, the hybrid IT model reduces the risks associated with the availability of the company's services for end consumers, downtime, and also ensures the scalability of computing power according to business needs, while helping to maintain business agility by redistributing costs from capital to operating costs.

Extend mission-critical data recovery services in the Veeam-based cloud for remote work

On May 6, 2020, the M1Cloud service provider Stack Group announced the expansion of the Backup-as-a-Service product line for medium and large businesses based on Veeam products. The service is designed to back up physical and virtual machines, remote site application data, and replication to the professional provider cloud to reduce possible infrastructure downtime and minimize the risk of data loss to business continuity.

BaaS benefits include the ability to back up and replicate to a remote site. Veeam Cloud Connect allows you to provide backup storage sites as well as replica storage sites for external customers, and in the event of incidents on the end user side, you can run virtual machines from a replica on the service provider infrastructure in minutes. Many work remotely and there is not always the ability to connect to the corporate network, so it is very important when the agent jobs of the workstation go directly to the cloud repository - this does not require a VPN, you only need to configure the job, and backups of your workstation will be sent directly to the provider's repository over the Internet over an encrypted connection. - said Irina Lenzner, technical specialist at Cloud, Veeam Software

In the release of Veeam 10 version, the functionality was significantly expanded. Among the features of managing backups based on Veeam, the company highlighted the following: Linux Backup Proxy for VMware, which duplicates functionality for Windows, VIX for Linux is an API from VMware in a script from Veeam, which allows you to restore files directly to virtual machines that do not have network connectivity, high-speed copying with NAS Backup and other functionality. The latest version is already in use in the M1cloud cloud.

Analyzing the current trends of the global Backup & Replication market, along with traditional backups, additional services are expected to develop, such as: information security services, monitoring and resource planning, tools for managing backups in cloud and on-anticipate environments within the hybrid IT infrastructure, automation of backup and recovery tasks, as well as services that support the backup of modern databases and containerized applications. The primary concern for companies is that data can be fully recovered within minutes to reduce business application downtime. It becomes important for companies to be able to move data freely in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Veeam-based BaaS allows you to not only create and store backups and quickly run virtual machines on a DR site, but also easily migrate data via Cloud Connect from physical or virtual infrastructure to the cloud. - supplemented by Alexander Molin, Deputy Director for Business Development M1Cloud (Stack Group)

Providing VDI for Remote Cloud Computing

Service provider M1Cloud introduced VDI technology - remote full-featured desktops for working in the cloud from anywhere. The technology allows you to achieve maximum economic efficiency and at the same time leave all remote employees inside the corporate system. Employees will be able to use server equipment in the form of workstations that are available remotely, anytime and anywhere. This was announced on March 24, 2020 by Stack Group.

Many companies have sent their employees to work from home to ensure their self-isolation, which is recommended by WHO due to the coronavirus pandemic. VDI is the perfect solution for working efficiently remotely. Among the main benefits is data security. All data is stored on trusted servers. On the target user device, you can go inside the corporate network and work with any files, but you cannot copy them, commented Evgeny Gorokhov, Executive Director of Stack Group

VDI is suitable for users who do not require graphics, and access to a high-performance subsystem in virtual desktops is provided by the Nvidia Grid graphics card for working with 3D in professional software products. VDI technology with Nvidia Grid video card allows you to use several options for graphics acceleration - from the simplest to the highest performance at the level of top-end video systems. You can deploy workplaces in the cloud according to the rental scheme in 10 minutes.

We have noted increasing demand for VDI and VDI GRID since early March 2020. Of course, this model of using IT infrastructure is the most demanded and economically justified, graduated Evgeny Gorokhov

2019

More than double the volume of cloud IT infrastructure

During 2019 provider , the company's service M1Cloud Stack Group maintained high growth rates in the volume of cloudy services, occupying, according to the company, one of the leading positions in the commercial segment. Organizations, cloud market banks financial hosting providers and media projects, telecom operators and, the retail Stack Group reported on January 31, 2020, occupy a significant share in the structure of the client portfolio.

In 2019, the volume of cloud IT infrastructure was more than doubled, including the expansion of the capacity of cloud storage systems. The service provider has deployed an object storage based on Cloudian HyperStore compatible with Amazon S3. In addition, the network infrastructure has been completely updated to meet the ever-increasing communication requirements of customers, to improve redundancy of all network components, and to reduce the likelihood of M1Cloud cloud failures. The network is now based on 100 Gb/s links and is built on the IP CLOS fabric architecture.

During the year, for the convenience of customers, the functionality of the independent cloud management service - Automate (Stack Group software product) was expanded, which was developed specifically to solve the problems of large and medium-sized businesses and, in particular, allows you to flexibly change the volume of cloud resources in just a few seconds.

Launch Amazon S3-compatible object storage based on Cloudian HyperStore

March 14, 2019 Stack Group announced that the service has provider M1Cloud deployed Object storage Storage Cloudian HyperStore based on large volumes of unstructured: data static content sites, media files, graphics, backups archives, corporate documents, etc. Object storage is M1Cloud fully compatible with the Simple Amazon Storage System (S3). API

The HPE Proliant DL380G10 servers with the Cloudian HyperStore software are used as storage nodes, the network is built on Juniper equipment. Cloudian HyperSrore software solution allows you to provide fully S3-compatible multi-tenant storage.

Object storage allows you to reduce the load on current capacity, on productive DSS, while the service automatically scales with the growth of data volume and the number of data accesses.

author '= Dmitry Solovyov, CTO of M1Cloud (Stack Group) ' Object-oriented storage provides data storage in the form of objects that bind to a unique object ID, which ensures fast data retrieval and processing. The ability to use various combinations of storage policies provides low storage costs, high levels of integrity, and data protection. Thus, object storage is ideal for long-term archiving, storage and further analysis of big data in any application - from medical and financial to multimedia data such as photos and videos.

author '= Vladimir Lebedev, M1Cloud Business Development Director (Stack Group) ' The S3 storage service is one of the most popular. This service allows not only to save the IT budget, but also to receive Russian-language technical support from M1C, "commented.

Purpose and features

According to the company, Object Storage is most effective for storage, big data including for storage and subsequent processing Big Data IT by services (,,, etc.), Data Mining Predictive Analytics Machine Learning for unstructured media (content video, audio, images), as well as for corporate data and archival documents.

Object Storage as a service provides almost unlimited data storage (terrabytes and petabytes) within a single system with guaranteed performance and continuous availability, with the ability to quickly scale. The common S3 access protocol allows easy integration with applications.

Object Storage provides more cost-effective storage than traditional DSS. The savings come from different policies and a built-in storage lifecycle management engine that moves infrequent data to a cheaper storage type. An important economic component is that, using Object Storage from M1Cloud, you do not need to buy software and expensive equipment for self-deployment of Object Storage, since M1Cloud offers a ready-made and tested service with guaranteed SLA by subscription. Vladimir Lebedev, M1Cloud Business Development Director (Stack Group)

Data protection is ensured by the use of replication of at least 3 copies at the object level and, if necessary, at the geodistributed element level of the solution, configurable object access policies, and automatic failover mechanisms for architecture components.

2018

Certified Cloud IT Infrastructure for GIS and MSIS

Cloudy Stack Group Security Code On December 7, 2018, the service provider of the M1Cloud company and the vendor "" presented cloudy IT infrastructure GIS practical scenarios for the use of protection of IT systems containing personal ones, certified for and ISDS, according to the data requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation under Orders No. 17 FSTEC and No. 21 (152-FZ) for medium and large enterprises, and also covered the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation on protection - critical information infrastructure KII (187-FZ).

If we consider the so-called compliance tasks, then, first of all, when using a certified protected cloud for the placement of ISDS and GIS, the companies comply with the requirements of the law, comply with industry, corporate and partner information security standards, as a result of which legal, economic and reputational risks, since the company ensures compliance both with the requirements of regulatory documents, so the level of information security required by companies with a lower level of costs for information security measures, - said Vladimir Lebedev, director of business development M1Cloud (Stack Group), spoke about the practical business tasks that are solved using a certified cloud IT infrastructure.

152-FZ virtual Valery Tsyganov The head of the M1Cloud Information Security Department (Stack Group) spoke about the M1Cloud cloud protected by IT infrastructure for hosting ISDS and GIS. According to him cloudy , the decision M1Cloud already certified according to the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation - a certificate of GIS K1 and ISPD UZ1 for "M1 DPC " and a certificate of UZ1 for the data center were issued. DataPro Accordingly, it is possible to place and start the work of GIS and ISDS (typical solutions) in a protected M1Cloud cloud within 2-3 working days. When placing information systems in a secure M1Cloud loop, customers receive the required set of funds on the service provider side (CSR information protection), which meets all the requirements of GIS K1 and ISDS UZ1, certificates and licenses, advanced technologies, modern equipment and, software the ability to cost a small staff of IT and information security specialists, consumption of IT resources and information security services as a service with payment for the necessary allocated resources, fast scalability for the required tasks, as well as 24/7 round-the-clock monitoring and technical support.

For his part, Pavel Korostelev, head of the Security Code product promotion department, spoke about the features of the Security Code solutions used in a secure cloud at the server and virtualization levels.

If we talk about the process of fulfilling the requirements for the protection of CII, then it consists of several stages: deciding whether the organization is a subject CII, creating a categorization commission, determining critical processes, decomposing processes into CII objects, categorizing CII objects and protecting CII objects. At the same time, the protection of CII facilities will require the creation of an appropriate unit, the development of a protection system and informing the NCCC about information security incidents, - said Pavel Korostelev.

As he explained, if part of the CII object is located in the cloud, then the tasks of protecting the cloud part of the significant CII object are divided between the customer company and the service provider, respectively, the service provider also becomes the subject of the CII.

The requirements for the protection of CII objects are very similar to the requirements for the protection of GIS and ISDS, thus, the provider already has a certified segment - a good help for negotiations with the provider on the topic of CII, since it will not require it to implement a protected circuit from scratch, which reduces financial and time costs, - concluded Pavel Korostelev.

Secure Cloud Services for International Companies

On June 25, 2018, Stack Group introduced cloud services protected in accordance with Russian law for international companies operating in Russia.

The M1Cloud cloud has direct communication channels with Equnix data centers in Frankfurt and Amsterdam, which allows foreign customers to migrate data and place it in Russia and, thus, comply with the requirements of Russian legislation in the field of personal data processing.

In Moscow, the cloud information security service is implemented in two data centers, where the technical solution on the basis of which this information security service is implemented has been certified by the FSTEC for the highest requirements of protection measures for personal data information systems (ISPDN) - UZ1.

author '= Vladimir Lebedev, Director of Business Development, Stack Group ' The modern concept of multi-cloud is based on the connectivity of infrastructures in various locations within the country and anywhere in the world, as well as the safe movement of data across cloud infrastructures and data availability. It is these requirements that the M1Cloud cloud fully meets.

Cloud information security services can M1Cloud significantly simplify the implementation of measures by international companies to comply with both the requirements of Russian regulators and corporate information security policies. Especially for foreign companies, M1Cloud provides a wide range of secure cloud services created in full compliance with the requirements of FSTEC Orders No. 17 of 11.02.2013 and No. 21 of 18.02.2013.

Availability of SAP Solutions

Stack Group in March 2018 provided opportunities to use SAP software products in M1Cloud 's own secure cloud infrastructure.

Stack Group customers will be able to use SAP IT solutions on the cloud model as part of the PMC (Partner Managed Cloud) program between Stack Group and SAP.

Using the M1Cloud cloud to host the SAP application, the customer is able to solve most of the personal data protection (PSSI) tasks in accordance with 152-FZ requirements (up to and including the highest level of protection). Also, customers will be able to use the capabilities of M1Cloud to ensure connectivity of infrastructure (connectivity) both between Russian and foreign companies.

The cloud infrastructure of M1Cloud as a whole helps customers solve all the tasks associated with the IT infrastructure, improve the stability of software for end customers, quickly deploy the necessary Dev, Test and Prod cloud or hybrid environments for technology projects and ensure compliance with the requirements of Russian data protection laws.

2017

Information security services for financial and insurance companies

At the end of November 2017, Stack Group introduced special services to protect the information of financial institutions and insurance companies in the M1Cloud cloud.

Cloudy INFORMATION SECURITY-the service is implemented in two data centers , To Moscow which allows customers to use the tools and methods offered within the service for information protection, achieving a reduction in costs both for increasing the level of security and for fulfilling the requirements of regulators in the field of information security.

The technical solution on the basis of which this information security service is implemented has been certified by the FSTEC for the high requirements of protection measures: for the placement of state information systems (GIS) - this is K1 - and for personal data information systems (ISPDN) - UZ1 that allow you to process sensitive data about users.

Cloud information security services can M1Cloud simplify the implementation of measures to comply with both the requirements of Russian regulators and the requirements of European standards (for example, GDPR) or corporate information security policies. Accordingly, we expect an increase in demand for the cloud model of using information security services in the coming years, as they allow Russian and foreign companies to reduce the cost of implementing measures to protect information, "said Vladimir Lebedev, director of business development at Stack Group.

As a professional service provider, Stack Group is responsible to the regulatory authorities for the protection of personal data of customers, which are processed in a secure cloud M1Cloud, in accordance with Article 6 of Article 152-FZ, according to which companies can entrust the service provider with the processing of personal data.

Customer Feedback Collection System

On October 9, 2017, Stack Group announced the introduction of an additional tool for collecting feedback from customers placing their information systems in the corporate cloud M1Cloud and the M1 data center.

Once the service request has been completed, the customer will automatically receive an email with a link to the Maintenance Support for Stack Group's Fulfillment Assessment Form.

The opinion of customers about the quality of our service is important to us. We regularly analyze the possibilities for improving it. An additional tool takes into account modern trends: the rating can be set in a popular and intuitive format in just one click - like or dislike. For a more detailed review, the client will be able to leave a comment, - commented on the innovation Evgeny Kolesnik, director of the Stack Group customer support center.

As conceived by Stack Group, this reverse communication will help you quickly understand the quality of service for each specific case and quickly respond if necessary. At the same time, the accumulated statistics of assessments for a certain period will form an idea of ​ ​ the quality of work of the entire technical service and individual specialists responsible for various types of services.

TOP-3 of popular services in the portfolio M1Cloud

According to the results of work for eight months of 2017, Stack Group has identified the most popular services by customers in the M1Cloud cloud.

The most popular cloud service was the computing infrastructure service, which accounts for 48% of the company's portfolio, including the Secure 152-FZ Infrastructure service (8%), about 35% are occupied by various storage services and 9% by remote desktop services.

There is a growing demand for comprehensive infrastructure redundancy and business continuity solutions. About 24% of IaaS orders are related to the reservation of IT resources, including on the basis of geographically distributed data centers.

Many Russian and foreign companies use the M1Cloud cloud to host main and backup IT systems, including: 37% - banks and financial organizations, 16% - logistics and, transport 10% -, 11 public sector% - wholesale and retail, 7% trade-, 4% - and communication, 4% oilgas -, 4% -, extracting companies 3 industrial production% - and 3 information technology% - construction others.

Cloud Services for ISV

Stack Group on September 15, 2017 announced the provision of cloud services to M1Cloud independent software providers (ISVs) for: hosting software development environments, productive IT environments, when high requirements are placed on fault tolerance, performance and security of the IT infrastructure, as well as for hosting test environments.

cloud In M1Cloud, IT developers can quickly deploy the necessary environments for new projects or scale existing ones using the fully functional and understandable AutoMate self-management service (Stack Group software product).

M1Cloud cloud solutions for ISV are built on the technology base of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), which provide increased performance and elasticity of resource-intensive IT systems at predicted and unpredictable peak loads.

One of the popular options for IT developers of software products and SaaS applications is information security and, in particular, the protection of personal data. Cloud solutions M1Cloud have multi-level protection both at the physical and virtual levels, while the cloud is certified in accordance with the requirements of the current legislation of the Russian Federation (Orders of FSTEC, 152-FZ, etc.) for the placement of ISPDN (UZ-1) and GIS (K-1), - said Vladimir Lebedev, Business Development Director of Stack Group.

Cloud services for business-critical CIS

On August 24, Stack Group introduced highly reliable cloud services for business-critical corporate information systems.

Cloudy M1Cloud services ensure continuity, business processes physical and information security, legal cleanliness of use of all components of cloud solutions from global vendors, including,, servers storage systems data transfer subsystems, tools information protection and others.

When placing business-critical applications and software products in the cloud, the requirements of large corporate customers for the IT infrastructure of the service provider are significantly higher, including the requirements for SLA, technical components, and the level of competence. Given the growing trend towards the digital transformation of all business processes, we expected that demand for the enterprise-level cloud would grow significantly, due to the fact that companies are striving to move all information systems to the clouds, including even those critical to business. Accordingly, we initially built the M1Cloud cloud in accordance with increased requirements, regularly strengthening its characteristics. So, we entered these cloud services into a secure circuit, which also meets the requirements of the market, - said Evgeny Gorokhov, executive director of Stack Group.

To accommodate business-critical information systems for processing personal data in the cloud, a software and hardware complex of technical protection equipment M1Cloud put into operation, located in a disaster-proof version at two sites in Moscow and providing high levels of information protection - UZ1 (for ISPDN) and K1 (for GIS).

To support cloud services M1Cloud for business-critical information systems, internal services responsible for the operation of data center engineering systems and a virtual infrastructure component are fully equipped, and technical support for vendors is also provided.

Secure cloud services for online retailers

Stack Group on August 17 introduced legally protected cloud services in a virtualized M1Cloud environment for e-commerce companies that collect customers' personal data when ordering goods. Especially for companies selling goods and services on the Internet, Stack Group provides a wide range of secure cloud services created in full compliance with the requirements of FSTEC Orders No. 17 of 11.02.2013 and No. 21 of 18.02.2013.

A tenth of our customers belong to retail, while almost everyone uses the Internet as the main or additional sales channel. For such companies, the task of information security of personal data of buyers is one of the priorities. We see an increase in demand from e-commerce companies for secure virtualized resources. So, since the beginning of the year, the number of requests has increased almost 3 times, "said Vladimir Lebedev, director of business development at Stack Group.

The most popular cloud services among online stores are such as virtual infrastructure (Infrastructure-as-a-Service), cloud storage (Storage-as-a-Service), remote desktops with graphics adapters (VDI/VDI GRID), backup, disaster-tolerant solutions (DRaaS) and others.

E-commerce companies can place their information systems that process customers' personal data in a secure M1Cloud cloud. Stack Group is able to provide the proper level of protection against various types of threats and the security of personal data processing, the company says. The M1Cloud cloud has a "Certificate of compliance with information security requirements," confirming the first level of security (UZ1) of processed personal data in information systems (ISDS), which allows processing, among other things, special categories of personal data.

A secure M1Cloud cloud infrastructure includes security components such as:

• firewalls,
• means of cryptographic protection of communication channels,
• intrusion detection tools,
• virtual environment protection tools,
• means of protection against unauthorized access of the control infrastructure,
• anti-virus protection,
• security analysis tools and others.

Expansion of the functionality of the "Personal Account"

On April 24, 2017, Stack Group announced the development of the Personal Account functionality for clients of the M1 data center and the corporate M1Cloud cloud.

Customers can:

• View the list of services consumed and invoiced
• generating a data center visit report,
  • temperature indicators in the installation area of the server racks
  • Power consumption of all racks of your company.

The "personal account" provides mechanisms for protecting information, including access according to the role scheme, where each client representative can use only those sections and functions that the management will determine on the customer's side.

Mechanisms are in effect:

• user authentication by individual login and password,
• limitation of session duration in case of no activity in the system for more than 30 minutes and others.

Russian business is undergoing a stage of active digital transformation, most of the operational processes are automated and transferred to an interactive environment. Accordingly, the need on the part of corporate clients for online service management is growing exponentially. We try not just to be in trend, but to anticipate them by offering advanced solutions to customers and using them also in our own operating activities. Evgeny Gorokhov, Executive Director of Stack Group

System for protecting personal data in the cloud M1Cloud

Stack Group has launched into commercial operation a software and hardware complex of technical means for protecting personal data information systems (ISPDN), located in the virtual data center of the M1Cloud, in a disaster-proof version at two sites in Moscow. The established secure IT infrastructure of Stack Group fully complies with the requirements of the Federal Law of N152-FZ from the 27.07.2006 "On Personal Data" and complies with the requirements of regulatory documents of the FSTEC and the FSB to ensure the security of personal data. Investments in the project amounted to about 50 million rubles.

The created complex includes such security components as: firewalls, equipment that provides cryptographic protection of communication channels, intrusion detection tools, protection of the virtual environment, protection against unauthorized access of the management infrastructure, antivirus protection of the management infrastructure, security analysis and others. Hardware and software protection tools from the manufacturer "Security Code" were chosen as technical solutions, which allows you to have unified access and monitoring tools, as well as receive vendor support for the entire complex of technical tools.

The components of the circuit provide all the necessary levels of protection of the ISPDN: UZ-1, UZ-2, UZ-3, UZ-4 (in accordance with Order of the FSTEC of the Russian Federation No. 21 of 18.02.2013 "On Approval of the Composition and Content of Organizational and Technical Measures to Ensure the Security of Personal Data during their Processing in Personal Data Information Systems"), which allows processing, among other things, special categories of personal data.

Certificate of Compliance with Information Security Requirements "for GIS and ISDS

In the spring of 2017, Stack Group successfully certified an automated secure information processing environment in the data center. The obtained "Certificate of Compliance with Information Security Requirements" testifies to the full fulfillment of the requirements imposed on the protected environment by Orders FSTEC No. 17 of 11.02.2013 "On Approval of Requirements for the Protection of Information Not Constituting a State Secret Contained in State Information Systems" (including amendments to Order No. 27 of 15.02.2017) and No. 21 of 18.02.2013 "On Approval of the Composition and Content of Organizational and Technical Measures to Ensure the Security of Personal Data when Processing Personal Data in Information Systems."

This certificate certifies that the Stack Group secure circuit meets the information security requirements for state information systems (GIS) of the first class of protection (K1), as well as the first level of protection is provided (UZ1) processed personal data in information systems (ISDS), which allows you to process, among other things, special categories of personal data (data on race, nationality, political views, religious and philosophical beliefs, health status, intimate life).

2016: Expansion of the functionality of the interactive "personal account"

Stack Group launched at the end of 2016 an updated version of the "personal account" with advanced functionality for customers placing their information systems data center "M1" in the corporate cloud. " M1Cloud Access to the "personal account" is organized according to the role scheme, where each customer representative will have access only to those sections and functions that the management will determine on the customer's side.

Now in the "personal account" you can order an "electronic pass" to the territory of the data center, which is issued in several clicks: it is necessary to indicate the purpose and time of the visit, as well as imported/exported equipment.

Among the new cabinet options is the ability to track the execution status of your requests by technical support.

For more complete and timely informing clients, the "personal account" contains up-to-date documents that are often in demand by clients, including during technical work.

In 2017, several more functional updates are planned, including the possibility of obtaining automatic reports on the engineering parameters of the operation of the data center, for example, temperature and humidity in those points of the server room where the equipment of a particular client is located.

2015: Launch of the M1Cloud

On September 14, 2015, it became known that a Russian supplier IT infrastructures Stack Group had agreed with an American global interconnect provider data centers Equinix and to launch a joint project to store data in the cloud, which would help international companies follow Russia the law banning the storage of personal information of citizens of the country abroad.

According to Kommersant, citing top managers Stack and Equinix, the companies have agreed to jointly provide a service for localizing personal data of Russians.

The solution called M1Cloud allows you to allocate resources in the Russian Stack infrastructure, which will be directly related to the global network of Equinix data centers. The service will help reduce data storage costs, and the amount of savings can range from 10% to multiple indicators - it all depends on the peculiarities of building the information systems of each company, Stack noted.

According to Stack Development Director Vladimir Lebedev, the cost of transferring the entire infrastructure can range from 5 to 10 million rubles and more, and companies will also have to spend tens of millions of rubles to create a full-fledged IT infrastructure. The M1Cloud solution, which allows you to migrate not the entire infrastructure, but the necessary components, helps reduce company costs, time to comply with the requirements of the law and simplify technical implementation, the product developers say.

Partners have already begun negotiations with potential customers, among whom, according to the publication, there is a large financial and software company. Their names have not been revealed.^[1]

Stack Group CEO Danilyants Alexey is convinced that Russian commercial enterprises and government agencies cannot do without infrastructure services of domestic data centers, which, along with foreign service providers, will occupy their niche in the now emerging IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) market. Firstly, foreign players, even those as authoritative as Amazon Web Services, will not be able to provide the proper level of customer support in Russia, and secondly, our authorities have created a positive background for the development of local data center service providers with the latest legislative initiatives. We are talking, in particular, about tightening legal norms in the field of data storage and processing, prescribed in the federal laws of FZ-149, FZ-152 and FZ-294. According to the head of Stack Group, the ban on the initial processing of personal data outside the Russian Federation will push many enterprises to transfer their information assets from abroad to data centers located in our country. Finally, many companies fear likely sanctions from the West, and this is an additional incentive to return their data to Russian jurisdiction^[2].

The company's data centers focus on infrastructure services, data storage services, placement of information systems with personal data in accordance with the current legislation, as well as the formation of a hybrid customer infrastructure. True, in the case of the M1Cloud Hybrid Infrastructure service, a hybrid infrastructure should be understood not as a classic combination of public and private cloud environments, but as a package offer for customers - at the same time using racks to accommodate their equipment and buying virtualized M1Cloud resources.

This, according to the idea of ​ ​ the service provider, will allow customers to build flexible configurations of IT systems and ensure smooth migration to the cloud. In the future, the company's virtual data center can also start providing SaaS services if customers actively receive relevant requests.

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