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IT-GRAD is a VMware service provider in Russia and the CIS. As of May 2019, Cloud services are provided on the basis of its own equipment located in Tier III data centers in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Almaty (Kazakhstan).

In addition to basic services (virtual data centers, hybrid clouds and backup), large corporate customers have access to services for leasing virtual data storage system NetApp, creating virtual data centers for hosting PCI DSS certified systems, storing and processing personal data in accordance with the requirements of the law, as well as a number of popular SaaS, PaaS and DaaS services, including a solution for collective software development .

History

2020

Provision of a partner program for individuals

On Cloudy provider MTS August 3, 2020, IT-GRAD (part of the Group) announced the launch of a partner program for individuals. Monthly during the year, program participants will receive up to 10% of the income from the amount of each client's account connected cloud services to IT-GRAD on their recommendation. The remuneration scheme is transparent - the more transactions are made on the recommendations of the partner, the greater the amount of payments.

As part of the partner program, any citizen RUSSIAN FEDERATION can receive additional income by advising the provider's solutions to individual entrepreneurs and companies from various industries. For recommendations, the cloud infrastructure "IT-GRAD," services, backup services "Protected Cloud" and "," FZ-152PCI DSS hosting corporate mail are available. MS Exchange By the end of 2020, the portfolio of services involved in the program will be expanded.

Cooperation with IT-GRAD does not require investment from individual partners. To start making money on the recommendations of cloud solutions, online registration in the IT-GRAD partner program through the Consenta technology platform is enough.

After registering, the program participant gets access to a personal account in which he can send applications with contacts of interested customers, track sales status and remuneration. After receiving a recommendation from a partner program participant, the provider undertakes to negotiate with the client, sell and conclude contracts. A partner can receive a reward for an effective recommendation on a bank card by submitting an application in the Consenta personal account.

The cloud services market shows consistently high growth every year. According to forecasts, in 2020 the volume of the public cloud services market in Russia will grow by 27%. By launching a partner program for individuals, we have provided the opportunity to earn on cloud services to almost everyone. A Partner Program participant receives revenue for recommending IT-GRAD solutions to a company in any industry. In addition to timely payment for the partner who recommended us, we guarantee the provision of a reliable and demanded service for the customer, - said Yuri Zinchenko, General Director of IT-GRAD.

Cooperation with Kraftvaerk to digitalize Russian business

On Cloudy provider MTS June 18, 2020, IT-Grad (part of the Group) announced the beginning of strategic cooperation with the developer of complex IT solutions, Kraftvaerk which has proven itself in the northern countries. Europe Partners will promote digital business transformation Russian with Kraftvaerk systems hosted in. IT-GRAD cloud Read more. here

2019: MTS bought IT-Grada cloud business for 2.5 billion rubles

On January 9, 2019, MTS announced the purchase of IT-grad 1 cloud for 2.49 billion rubles, taking into account the net debt of the cloud provider. The transaction is executed through the subsidiary structure of MTS - Vostok Mobile B.V. More details here.

2018

Purchase of the publication Computerra.ru

Since December 2018, IT-Grad LLC has been the founder of the Computerra media (Computerra.ru).

Opening of offices in the Republic of Belarus and Switzerland

February 28, 2018 cloudy IaaS-provider IT HAIL"" announced the launch of offices in the Republic Belarus and. Switzerland The company aims to promote services not only in, Russia but also abroad. The management of IT-GRAD believes that such steps will have a positive effect on the development of the company, will contribute to the inflow of new foreign business and investment in, Russia including a positive impact on the national economy.

"We are growing and we want to develop not only within one country. Moreover, the accumulated positive experience with the opening of a cloud platform in Kazakhstan creates prerequisites for further expansion and entry into the foreign market. Expanding the boundaries of service delivery by opening new offices, IT-GRAD is able to provide customers with more distributed solutions for different countries. Customers have wide opportunities, in particular, to work in different markets within one window. IT-GRAD plans to become a full-fledged international company with an international team of technical IT specialists, with offices and cloud sites in a significant number of countries. In addition to offices in the Republic of Belarus and Switzerland, we plan to launch three more additional foreign sites. " 'Dmitry Gachko, General Director of IT-GRAD GC '

The development of IT-GRAD is based on the concept of bilateral synergy: the company is exploring new markets, finding local customers who, having subsequently learned about the presence of a reliable platform in Russia, become consumers of the Russian cloud. Conversely, Russian customers who have learned about the existence of foreign IT-GRAD sites often launch projects using remote locations. This approach contributes to the formation of a two-way lead flow.

2015

IaaS provider "IT-GRAD" is certified according to the international standard ISO 27001

IT-GRAD, a cloud IaaS provider, has completed certification of the information security management system for compliance with the international standard ISO 27001:2013.

The organization applying for certification goes through 3 stages.

• Audit of key documents of the information security management system.
• Deep audit of the company, including detailed study of the documentation and testing of the measures described there.
• Periodic inspection audit to confirm the status of the organization.

As part of the certification, IT-GRAD specialists did a lot of work, within which, among other things, the following tasks were completed:

• describes the risks and opportunities in the information security management system;
• risk assessment methodology was implemented and their owners were determined;
• formalized external and internal interactions - both regular and emergency;
• A system for monitoring and evaluating results has been set up.

Company "IT-GRAD" entered the market of Kazakhstan

In October, IT-GRAD registered its representative office in Almaty (IT-GRAD LLP).

By the end of 2015, it is planned to complete the construction of its own infrastructure for the provision of services in Kazakhstan

IT-City infrastructure is located in 5 data centers of Russia and the EU countries

Since its inception in 2008, IT-GRAD has provided cloud services IaaS(,) SaaS for the corporate sector. As of January 2015, IT-GRAD owns its own geographically distributed infrastructure located in 5 data centers Russia and (- European Union and, - Moscow and, Dataspace Linx-). SPb SDN Linx Helsinki The proprietary Datalahti infrastructure built on industry-leading solutions and manufacturers (,,,) does not have NetApp Cisco Dell a single Juniper point of failure and guarantees a high availability of services in the industry. IT-GRAD is IaaS a technology-based provider VMware (VSPP Enterprise status) and Gold partner of NetApp, has the only Competence Center in Russia. NetApp

Cloud clients are located in Russia, the CIS and Europe (most of them are Moscow and St. Petersburg). The company's offices St. Petersburg are in and. To Moscow The main task of the company is to provide high-quality services in the IaaS model based on. ON VMware

The target audience is companies with large IT infrastructure (a significant number of servers and IT specialists serving them) with positive experience with VMware and ready to transfer part of their workloads to the cloud.

2014

• IT-GRAD launched a cloud site in Moscow based on the DataSpace data center (one of the most reliable and most titled data center in terms of certification in Russia).
• IT-GRAD became the first service provider NetApp in Russia and the CIS.
• In September, IT-GRAD opened another cloud site in St. Petersburg at the SDN data center.

2013

• A new cloud data center (DPC) in St. Petersburg has been commissioned .
• The transition to a qualitatively new level of IaaS provision: IT-GRAD Cloud 2.0 has been made (the equipment has been completely updated, now customers can operate not only with the amount of disk space, but also with the characteristics of DSS performance for the required number of IOPS).
• NetApp noted IT-GRAD in the category "Best Dynamics."

2012

• IT-GRAD has been certified Gold in the NetApp Channel Partner Program.
• IT-GRAD Becomes Gold Partner Microsoft
• IT-GRAD is the first provider in Russia working in the Dedicated SaaS concept.

2011

• Extensive work is underway to develop the service portfolio and work with vendors.
• In February 2011, NetApp and IT-Grad announced the opening of the NetApp Competence Center in St. Petersburg. The IT-Grad competence center in St. Petersburg became the first NetApp technology center in Russia. It combines the options of a demo center and a laboratory designed to test existing solutions and their subsequent optimization, as well as to create solutions in the process of joint work between the manufacturer and the customer, the companies said in a joint statement. In addition, certified specialists of the center provide consulting and training services for technical specialists of the customer. According to NetApp and IT Grad, the unified storage systems of the FAS3100 series installed in the Competence Center are flexible, productive, highly ready and scalable. The functionality of the Data ONTAP operating system allows you to simultaneously ensure high efficiency and performance when working with all leading business applications and databases, both in a conventional and virtualized environment. NetApp and IT-Grad expect that the opening of the Competence Center in St. Petersburg will have an impact not only on expanding the possibilities of choosing the optimal solution for storing and managing data, but also on the development of the IT industry in the region as a whole: the technological capabilities of the demonstration center contribute to the implementation of large projects and research, as well as conducting marketing seminars, master classes and other events. Storage testing enables customers to provide optimal solutions for their IT and business needs. With the Competence Center's IT testing and modification services, customers can calculate the benefits of purchasing NetApp storage in advance.
• IT-GRAD received the status of Silver Partner of NetApp.
• IT-GRAD became the Silver Partner of Microsoft (Microsoft Partner Network Silver Hosting).
• IT-GRAD officially became a CSPP: Citrix Service Provider Partner.
• IT-GRAD is an official partner. Dell
• By expanding its experience with NetApp solutions, IT-GRAD has become an Authorized Support Partner (NetApp).
• IT GRAD has moved to the Enterprise level of VMware's VSPP partner program.
• According to the results of the year, IT-GRAD ranks 10th in the CNews Analytics rating "The largest SaaS suppliers in Russia, 2011."
• In May 2011, IT-GRAD opened the "Building Enterprise Computing Clouds" area, which shares its knowledge and experience in deploying a private cloud. For all its advantages, outsourcing at the functional level is not suitable for all organizations. For certain reasons, a number of customers prefer outsourcing to build their own IT infrastructure so that it is on the balance sheet of the enterprise - "under supervision." At the request of the customer, you can, as they say, build anything. And many integration companies in the IT market are guided by this principle. What can be the catch here? The fact is that often the integrator company prefers to use in projects the equipment and technologies with which it is well acquainted itself. And this is not always the best choice and does not always meet the real needs of the customer.

2010

• IT-GRAD opens the direction: supply and professional maintenance of storage systems NetApp server and network equipment.
• "IT-GRAD" is the first company providing the service Lease 1C on the basis of 1C: Enterprise 8.2.

2009

Implementing StorageNetApp. Transition to a new level of service delivery quality.

2008

• IT-GRAD was founded in 2008 and in the same year becomes the first Russia VMware service provider, one of several first providers IaaS in Russia.
• IT-GRAD was founded by a team of IT specialists who previously worked at Peter-Service.
• The company started with five members. Today, the company has more than 50 employees in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

• IT-GRAD is the first service provider in Russia in VMware. The goal of IT-GRAD is to become a global company providing functional IT outsourcing services. The founders see their mission in creating competitive advantages for customers through the use of the latest information technologies and their effective use. The founders of the company are confident in achieving goals thanks to technology, professionalism and progressive clients.