Russian data center receives highest Uptime Institute certification for the first time

Technoserv, a Russian systems integrator, has had the design of its Technopark-Mordovia data center in the mid-Volga area certified as Tier IV Fault Tolerant by the U.S.? Uptime Institute

Technoserv, a leading Russian systems integrator and IT service provider since 1992, has had the design of its Technopark-Mordovia data center in the mid-Volga area certified as Tier IV Fault Tolerant by the Uptime Institute, a NY-based data center researcher and consultancy, reported East-West Digital News, the first all English-language online resource dedicated to Russian digital industries. Located in Saransk some 640km east of Moscow, the data center is now Russia?s first such facility certified to comply with the American organization?s highest reliability and safety standard. Only the data centers of Rostelecom, MegaFon, Sberbank or Kazan IT Park were previously awarded the Tier III category classification, according to the Uptime Institute?s website. To secure a Tier IV certification, a data center is expected to house all its servers in a separate building and all power supply, conditioning and other key systems must be electronically controlled and reinforced through multiple backups to prevent any operational disruption during repairs or overhauls...