Stack Group (Stack Group, Stack Telecom)

Stack Group (Stack Telecom) offers services based on its own data centers (data centers), combined into a single network.

Company history

2024: Inclusion on US sanctions list

On February 23, 2024, Stack Telecom came under blocking sanctions from the United States^[1].

Russian IT companies that fell under US, EU and British sanctions in 2022-2024 TAdviser map

TAdviser drew up a map of Russian IT companies in 2022-2024. which fell under the sanctions of the United States, the EU and Britain. It included, among other things, the Stack Telecom company. The article about the map can be found here.

2020: Growth in the share of consumption of protected services M1Cloud up to 40% of total revenue

clouds M1Cloud By the end of 2020, the share of consumption of Stack Group's secure services increased from 25% to 40% of the company's total revenue, which is associated with a 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. More. here

2017: Russian-German Chamber of Commerce

Stack Group joined the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce (VTP) in June 2017 to provide German companies with maximum assistance in transferring personal data information systems from European data centers to Russia, in accordance with the requirements of the laws of the 152-FZ "On personal data" and the 242-FZ "On the localization of personal data."

German companies have the opportunity to develop a geographically distributed business - now they will be able to have information systems in Russia, in strategically important regions for them, in close proximity to employees, customers, partners, which will speed up business processes many times over.

2016

Revenue growth forecast at 25%

By the end of 2016, Stack Group expects revenue growth from colocation services at least 25% and virtualization services at least 35%.

Ubuntu Certified Partner

Stack Group offers a certified Ubuntu open operating system configured for optimal performance of the client's information business systems. Stack Group provides the ability to deploy and scale the Ubuntu operating system in the cloud and integrate it with complex applications, while there are automatic security updates. Ubuntu provides a high level of security and contains all the necessary components for working on the Internet and with office programs. Stack Group can configure and manage customer IT infrastructure for high system performance, and provide consulting support to Canonical customers based on large-scale Ubuntu deployments.

HPE Gold Partner Service Provider

Stack Group in the summer of 2016 confirmed the priority level of partnerships with HPE, as evidenced by the company's acquisition of Gold Partner Service Provider status. Stack Group is the only company in Russia among service providers with a similar status for 2015-2016.

Resseler of global Equinix services in Russia and the CIS

Stack Group and the global network data centers Equinix entered into a partnership agreement in early 2016, which makes it possible to officially offer Russian companies accommodation services IT infrastructures in 145 data centers owned by Equinix and located in 20 countries of the world on five continents.

According to Stack Group estimates, annually the amount of resources allocated by Russian companies for the placement of IT infrastructure abroad is about 20 million. dollars USA

Russian companies are opening up a new opportunity for the development of a geographically distributed business - now you can place the IT infrastructure in the country of presence of the company, in the immediate vicinity of employees, customers, partners, which will speed up business processes many times over. At the same time, customers will be able to receive the first line of technical support in Russia, with Russian-speaking specialists from Stack Group.

"In 2015, Stack Group already implemented a project to link the flagship M1 data center and two Equinix data centers in Frankfurt and Amsterdam, which allows foreign customers to place databases in Russia and, thus, comply with the requirements of Russian legislation in the field of personal data processing. Today we are expanding our cooperation with Equinix in the interests of Russian companies that are focused on creating their own IT infrastructure abroad. In particular, the placement of information systems abroad is strategically important for companies with a foreign branch network, "comments Danilyants Alexey, CEO of Stack Group

2015: Revenue growth by 23.4% to RUB 1.24 billion

The company's revenue in 2015 amounted to 1.24 billion rubles and showed positive dynamics compared to the previous year - 23.4% (official data of the company).

2014: Loss of RUB 313 mln

According to the Contour-Focus database, according to the results of 2014, Stack Telecom suffered a net loss of 313 million rubles. The company's revenue for the reporting period amounted to about 726 million rubles, an increase of 7% compared to 2013.

The company told TAdviser that the Contour-Focus database contains data from financial statements provided in accordance with the requirements of RAS. These statements take into account both the results of the company's operating activities and its income and expenses not related to the implementation of services provided by Stack Telecom LLC.

Telecom's loss in 2014 is the result of the effect of exchange rate differences on the company's financial result. Part of the debt in 2014 was expressed in currency, the fluctuations of which led to a significant loss in the company's financial statements, "the representatives of Stack Telecom explained.

Speaking about what the company plans to do in order to rectify the situation, Stack Telecom said that at the beginning of 2015 it was restructured (in the form of an innovation) of the company's foreign currency debt, which avoids the influence of external economic factors on its financial result in the current and future reporting periods.

It is worth noting that Stack Telecom was not the only company among the top ten players in the commercial data center market who suffered major losses in 2014. Thus, the leader of the aforementioned CNews rating - DataLine - ended the year with a net loss of 267 million rubles, which was also explained by the currency factor and, in addition, the commissioning of the first stage of the new data center.

Dmitry Komissarov, CEO of New Cloud Technologies, who in the past led the IBS DataFort data center, notes that during construction, DataLine had many expenses in dollars, hence losses. If Stack Telecom also conducted construction in 2014, it is also clear why it has such losses, he said in a conversation with TAdviser. Stack Telecom told TAdviser that this was the case in 2014: their company built a new, fifth stage of the M1 data center with 150 racks, with an area of ​ ​ 300 m2.

Another company , Dataspeis Partners, which provides services based on the DataSpace data center and ranks eighth in the CNews rating, ended the year with an even more significant loss than its market leaders - 3.27 billion rubles.

2013: Revenue - RUB 672 mln

Stack Telecom revenue in 2013 amounted to 672 million rubles, loss - 51 million rubles.

2012

2012 Stack Telecom completed with revenue of 596 million rubles. and net profit of about 46 million rubles.

December 2012 - Commissioning of the fourth server room of the Stack.M1 (3rd floor, 6th section).

2004-2011

Stack Telecom was founded in 2004 against the backdrop of the emergence of the data center service outsourcing (DPC) market. The emergence of new technologies, the growth of the Russian economy, the rapid development of the global data center industry, as well as the presence of highly qualified technical and management personnel are the main factors that allowed the company to take a leading position in the provision of data storage services in Russia, comparable in quality to leading foreign counterparts.

May 2004 - Commissioning of the first commercial data center - Stack.HTH.

May 2006 - Commissioning of the first Stack.M1 server room (1st floor, 6th section).

November 2007 - Commissioning of the second Stack.M1 server room (1st floor, 7th section).

June 2008 - Commissioning of the third server room of the Stack.M1 (4th floor, 6th section).

2011 - Internal restructuring of the company, which allowed to optimize costs, increase productivity and adjust the development strategy in accordance with current trends in the data center market.

Services

• Virtual Data Center M1Cloud
• Data centers Stack.M1 and Stack.HTH
• Rental and placement of racks: The complex of colocation services in the data centers of Stack Telecom is organized on the basis of world-class infrastructure, the operability of which is provided by a professional team with many years of experience. Placing server and telecommunications equipment in your own or rented racks enables customers to protect critical data and gain high levels of reliability, security, and business continuity.
• Colocation Server Location
• Dedicated server rental: The dedicated server rental service in the data centers of Stack Telecom saves on the purchase of expensive equipment and its further maintenance. The client has the right to use the equipment to perform any programs and tasks that are not prohibited by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
• Telecommunication services: The availability of a backbone data network based on DWDM and MPLS/technologies VPN, its own fiber optic infrastructure, the necessary permits for the right to provide telecommunication and telematics services, combined with many years of experience, allow Stack Telecom to provide its customers and partners with data transmission channels, access to the network Internet and organize high-quality telephone communication.

Additional services

In the data centers of Stack Telecom there are technical specialists of various fields around the clock, who provide service work that complements the complex of services for the placement of equipment. Additional services include:

• One-time operations with equipment (reboot, replacement of removable media, etc.) on requests
• Periodic operations with equipment according to the terms of reference
• Organization of passes and support of customer representatives on the territory of data centers
• Monitoring the operation of client equipment and services
• Sending notifications
• Provision of auxiliary materials (patches, power cables, skids, blinds)
• Organization of optical and copper marshalling devices, SCS
• Giving KVM Access to Equipment
• Allocation of safe cells for storage of materials, drives, spare parts, laptops.

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