Дата-центры под ударом: что будет с Яндексом и российскими дата-центрами. Денис Альшанов

Reported Outages and Their Reach

The discussion examines reported damage to Yandex data-center infrastructure and the resulting outages. Viewers reported problems with Yandex Taxi/Go, Maps, Music, Kinopoisk, and other services, as well as third-party websites and apps, including delivery services, Sports.ru, and Pulkovo Airport’s website.

Services outside Yandex can also be affected if they rely on Yandex Cloud or on a small but critical component hosted there.

How Data Centers Support Services

Denis Alshanov explains that a data center contains racks of physical servers. These servers can run many virtual servers and support multiple business customers. This concentration means that a single infrastructure or management component can disrupt numerous services.

Alshanov discusses damage or disruption at several Yandex facilities. In his understanding, only a small number of the company’s data centers remained available. The interview did not establish the exact capacity or full extent of the damage.

Data Loss and Backups

A major concern is data loss, not just service interruptions or lost software. Alshanov says companies need backups stored in a separate location—and ideally with a different provider.

He cites reports that Cian may have lost its database. However, moving customers to competitors such as VK or Selectel could be difficult: those providers may lack spare capacity, and damaged management systems could make data migration harder.

Resilience Across the Industry

The conversation questions how resilient Russia’s data-center infrastructure is overall. Alshanov notes that estimates of roughly 180 data centers include very small facilities. He suggests that only around 10–15 may be large enough to absorb major, urgent migrations.

He also raises the possibility that other operators could face risks, but presents this as a concern rather than a certainty.

Rebuilding Capacity

Restoring capacity may take a long time. According to Alshanov, server equipment has become much more expensive: servers may cost two to three times as much as a year earlier, with some components rising even more. Imports into Russia are complicated and slow, and equipment orders can take months.

A data center also requires more than servers. It needs specialized cooling, reliable power, automatic switching between power lines, and uninterruptible power supplies. Damage or disruption to electricity infrastructure could compound the problem.

Infrastructure Concentration and Alternatives

The speakers discuss the risks of concentrating data and services among a small number of large providers. Moving infrastructure abroad is raised as a possible fallback, but the host and guest consider it uncertain given practical and political constraints.

Segment Details

• Reviews, guides, or tutorials: None. The segment is an expert discussion supported by slides and images explaining data-center hardware and equipment-price trends.
• Main speakers and sources: The host of The Breakfast Show, who reads viewer reports and asks questions, and Denis Alshanov, an IT expert and host of Tochka. The service outages and third-party impacts are described through viewer comments and the speakers’ discussion.