Yandex has begun the construction of a new data center for 3,800 server racks, which will become the largest data storage and processing center of the holding in Russia. The total design capacity of the site is 63 MW, which is 1.5 times more than the capacity of the most powerful existing data center of the company. The amount of investment was not disclosed.

Yandex will use its own equipment, including the power supply units, during the construction works. The company says, there are no problems with equipment supply, despite the sanctions imposed on high-tech exports to Russia. The first zone of the data center will be opened in the first half of 2023.

So far, Yandex has been using three data centers located in Moscow, Vladimir and Ryazan regions to develop cloud technologies. The new data center will be used to deploy the clients’ equipment, and for loads distribution among several data centers to help ensure fault tolerance of customer apps and reduce data loss risks.

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