FC Zenit will introduce the Russian operating system Astra Linux

2024: Astra Linux Transition Agreement

and "Astra Group" FC Zenit signed a cooperation agreement, under which the Russian IT the company becomes the official partner of the football club from. St. Petersburg Astra Group announced this on May 27, 2024.

The partnership of the parties involves interaction to ensure compatibility of Astra Group software with software and hardware solutions from other manufacturers that are used in the Zenit IT infrastructure. So, within the framework of the agreement, it is planned to develop a plan and further implement the club's transition to the domestic OCAstra Linux. The introduction of the flagship product of Astra Group into the IT circuit will allow the football club to create a new infrastructure and start optimizing business processes on the Russian technology stack. The parties aim to replicate the successful experience of digital transformation to other sports clubs and federations of the country.

Both sides expressed confidence that the collaboration will allow them to reach new heights and attract more fans in both the IT world and the football industry. In addition, Zenit and Astra Group plan to conduct joint events and marketing campaigns to promote their brands on the Russian market.

The football club supports the pursuit of technological sovereignty by implementing its own IT infrastructure transformation project. And we highly appreciate the fact that we will become a partner of Zenit on the way to independence from foreign technologies, "said Ilya Sivtsev, General Director of Astra Group. - Our team is open for cooperation, we have gained considerable experience in terms of migration of information systems to domestic software. We will update together, strengthen the IT infrastructure of the club, as well as develop software in demand among sports organizations. Together we are champions.

We are glad to see Astra Group among our partners. We are increasingly giving preference to a domestic manufacturer in the field of technology, so the conclusion of an agreement with a Russian IT company is becoming an important stage in improving the digitalization of internal blue-white-blue processes. This cooperation will allow us to jointly develop innovative technologies in the field of sports and create digital solutions for the club, - said Alexander Medvedev, Chairman of the Board of FC Zenit.