A data processing center worth about 2 billion rubles will appear on the territory of ITMO Highpark

2021: Data center creation plan for 2 billion rubles

In the scientific, educational and innovation center "ITMO Highpark," the construction of which is carried out on the territory of the satellite city Yuzhny, will create a data processing center (data center). This was reported on November 10, 2021 at ITMO Highpark, citing the words of the organization's deputy general director Mikhail Mastin.

According to him, a modern modular data center is necessary to meet the needs of rapid market growth big data (big data). The concept of modular construction of the facility implies the possibility of its implementation in several stages of construction, with a planned increase in capacity. The maximum capacity of the data center will be 8 machine halls with 156 racks, a total of 1248 server racks. The volume of investments in the project will be about 2 billion. rubles

Talking about the current status of the construction of ITMO Highpark, Mikhail Mastin noted that by the end of 2021 it is planned to hold a tender to select a contractor for the construction of its main building.