Putin Orders Private Data Centers in Russia to Reserve 10% Capacity for State

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree requiring private data centers to reserve 10% of their capacity for state needs. The reserved capacity will be used to support information resources, as decided by a special government commission. This move comes after Ukrainian drones struck data centers belonging to Russian companies in October. Data center owners have 10 days to comply with the decree's requirements. Meanwhile, Russian telecom giant Rostelecom plans to build underground data centers with increased protection against external threats, including drones and missile strikes. The underground data centers will offer an additional format of secure infrastructure for data backup.