Drone strikes push Russian firms to plan underground data centers
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Ukrainian drone strikes damaged Russian AI supercomputing facilities and cut cloud services for millions of users, according to a November 4 report. Russian tech firms are hardening data centers and planning to move facilities underground. State telecom Rostelecom has discussed relocating some data centers with mining company Norilsk, and regional officials proposed building data centers inside open-pit coal mines with public green space planted on top as cover. The Kremlin wants data center owners to reserve compute for national emergencies and has authorized use of overseas data centers if needed. The underground moves remain at the discussion or proposal stage.
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- Ars Technica · AIUkraine’s drone strikes spur hasty Russian plans for underground data centers
乌克兰无人机袭击损坏俄罗斯人工智能超级计算设施并中断数百万用户的云服务，促使俄罗斯科技企业加固数据中心并筹划将其转入地下。国有电信公司 Rostelcom 已与矿业公司 Norilsk 探讨迁移部分数据中心，另有地区官员提议在露天煤矿内建设数据中心、在上方种植公共绿地作为掩护。克里姆林宫要求数据中心业主为国家紧急需求预留算力，并已授权在必要情况下使用境外数据中心。
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