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Where’s the Data?
Keeping up with regulatory
trends in the fast-growing
Russian Internet market
Rely on IXcellerate packages to help simplify
your process
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It’s not just about
compliance
New data laws in Russia are encouraging
companies to house sensitive customer
information within the Russian
Federation. It’s not just compliance
however – many enterprises are now
moving this data to Moscow or
demanding their partners/suppliers
confirm the data location.
Russia Data Laws
The detail…
Russia has recently amended legislation on data retention to force some companies to store data about its
citizens within the country.
Bill number 553424-6 , which translation engines tell us is titled “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of
the Russian Federation (to clarify the processing of personal data in information and telecommunications
networks)” specifies that “when collecting personal data, including information and telecommunications
network, the Internet, the operator must ensure that record, systematization, accumulation, storage, updated,
modified, removing the personal data of citizens of the Russian Federation, in databases, of information
located in the territory of the Russian Federation”.
The result of the bill looks to be that social networks, retailers and similar organisations will need to place
servers within Russia if they want to do business with Russians.
But as Russia Today (A state-owned English language TV service) points out, Russian businesses such as
airlines that rely on hosted software aren't likely to appreciate the law. Nor, one imagines, are software-as-aservice providers who aren't always in a rush to create new data centres.
The Bill passed the Duma, the lower house of Russia's Parliament, last week. Currently it doesn't look like
Russia's Upper House (the next legislative step) will prove an obstacle to its passage into law.
The law comes into force on September 1st, 2016, giving Russian companies – and those in other nations that
target the Russian market – plenty of time to adjust and find datacentre partners.
Complying with the law may not require enormous effort. As a comparison is the Australian state of New South
Wales’ Department of Education's adoption of Gmail for nearly a million students. The Department insisted that
students' email be stored on Australian soil, a request Google happily accommodated. A local telco – Telstra –
stepped in to do the hosting and Gmail reportedly didn't need much tweaking to work under these
arrangements.
One last possibility: might the law leave a loophole that allows a copy of data to reside in Russia? If that's
possible, lots of synchronisation might do the trick.
In any case B to B companies looking to secure contracts with large Russian enterprises will surely face the
question “where will our data live?”, a situation we are seeing already in post NSA Germany.
Source: The Moscow Times, The Register, IXcellerate management
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How do I comply?
How do I select the
right partner?
Do they really
understand my
business?
Can I work with them?
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How do I comply?The big question, but keeping within the spirit of the law is a
good start. Hosting Russian customer data in Russia means creating a physical (server) presence in
a datacentre, or working with a cloud provider who can prove the same. We can offer direct
colocation or help find a suitable cloud partner from within our Moscow One
ecosystem.
The right partner? It’s best to talk to someone who has some experience.
IXcellerate’s management has over 15 years of operations history in datacentre operations across
Can they help with integration partners?
Europe
Finding
partners in Russia can be difficult due to language and culture barriers. We work with a number
of partners selected for the reactivity and professionalism and can put ypu in touch or provide a
Do they really understand my business?
whole package.
At IXcellerate we take special care to spend the time necessary to research and understand our
customers’ businesses so that we can serve them efficiently and responsively. We are sorry if we
ask many questions but they help us tailor our service directly to your needs.
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WHO
are we?
IXcellerate is an unparalleled Carrier Neutral
Datacentre operator in Moscow, designed
and operated to Tier 3 Western Standards
about us
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WHY
choose
us?
Location & Infrastructure
Colocation & Power
Flexible offices suites
Security & Low Latency Links
Performance & Resiliency
Controlling Costs
Mitigating Risks
why us
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Location – IXcellerate is
conveniently located within
Moscow’s MKAD Ring Road
Diversity – Multiple fibre entries
from multiple carriers ensure
completely redundant
connections
Local Connections – Multiple
local access carriers can provide
reliable and affordable local
connections to/from IXcellerate
Internet Exchange – Benefit from
peering and direct connectivity
on MSK-IX within IXcellerate’s
datacentre
Prime Location
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Moscow One Datacentre is operated within a Modern warehouse building
Dual Power feeds delivered on diverse routes
Secure access to campus, controlled by IXcellerate
Scalability – IXcellerate’s Moscow One Datacentre sits on a 15,000m2
campus, offering bespoke Customer solutions
Flexibility – Colocation or Private Cages with flexible power solutions based
on specific Customer requirements
Site Features
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24/7 Security with Biometric turnstile
access
Emerson UPS designed to an N+N
configuration
SDMO Generators designed to an N+1
configuration
30 hours Fuel supply with 8 hour
delivery for additional fuel
VESDA smoke detection and Marioff HIFOG Mist Fire Suppression system
Fully automated Building Management
System
Technicians on-site 24/7
Datacentre Features
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… List of carriers is growing!
Multiple carriers in the building
mean that IXcellerate has no vested
interest in selling connectivity and
therefore the Customer retains
flexibility and ability to move
connectivity providers whenever
necessary.
If you ‘marry’ a carrier with a DC
you will miss out on falling
connectivity prices and route choice
because the DC will keep you
committed.
Cost benefit from multiple carrier
options. It is just a matter of a cross
connect to another supplier in a
carrier neutral datacentre.
Carrier Neutrality
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COSTS: Controlled!
Clients benefit from IXcellerate's Tier 3 infrastructure in a shared
environment, resulting in shared fixed costs of operations, security
and infrastructure amongst our other clients. Connectivity costs are
reduced due to the immense amount of connectivity options within
our datacentres, including Russian and International operators.
RISKS: Mitigated!
IXcellerate has a management team comprised of telecoms and
datacentre veterans bringing Western retail datacentre operation
experience (Equinix, InterXion) to the Russian market.
IXcellerate has high ethical standards with the IFC (World Bank) and
Sumitomo Corporation as an investors so as to ensure that our
customers mitigate risk relating to non-complying supplier practices.
Costs & Risks
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any further
help
to decide?
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Call us up or email
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Russia and UK
networking events
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