Developers: | Moscow Department of Information Technology (DIT) |
Date of the premiere of the system: | June 2024 |
Branches: | Information Technology |
Technology: | OS, Server Platforms |
2024: Creation of the server "Mos.OS"
On June 4, 2024, the Moscow Department of Competition Policy announced a tender for the development of the Moscow Server Operating System (Moc.OC Servernaya) platform and its maintenance in 2024-2026. The initial value of the contract is 596.41 million rubles.
We are talking about the server operating system "Mos.OS," which is based on the Linux kernel. It was developed by order of the Moscow Department of Information Technologies (DIT). The platform is designed for data centers (data centers) of urban organizations. The OS, as noted in the technical documentation, provides the joint functioning of servers and server equipment, as well as management by providing a software interface for interacting with users. In addition, the operating system is responsible for allocating the provided resources between applications on the physical and virtual data center infrastructure. Support for the x86-64 architecture, authentication of users and services, delimitation of access rights has been implemented.
Within the framework of the tender, work should be carried out on the development of Mos. Server OS in terms of the formation of a single technological platform in the data center for the needs, goals and objectives of DIT employees and its subordinate organizations. One of the key tasks of the project is to organize centralized management of the OS and installation of software to automate routine workflows in order to reduce the burden on personnel. In addition, the quality of service of the fleet of control facilities should be improved due to the maintenance of the software in the current state.
As part of the maintenance of the platform, consulting assistance to OS users in matters related to its functioning should be provided. Another task is to create and maintain a knowledge base in order to accumulate and formalize the experience of platform operation.[1]