100 % uptime
YANDEX OY
100 % uptime
Although the firm is embarking on an ambitious sustainability drive , Yandex hasn ’ t forgotten the core objective of its data centre – to ensure that European projects by Yandex Data Factory , its machine learning and big data division , run consistently , without interruption .
Today , ensuring the uptime of mission-critical operations is more important than ever with data centre downtime costing around $ 8,000 per minute , according to an in-depth study by the Emerson Network Power and the Ponemon Institute . Therefore , 100 % uptime isn ’ t just a whim , it ’ s a necessity .
“ We have a lot of backup power generation onsite and have power reserves in case of emergencies ,” Kurvi notes . “ We also have an agreement with the Finnish national grid so they ensure the grid is stable .
“ It ’ s very important because we need to make sure we have 100 % uptime for the company ,” he adds .
Since 1997 , Yandex has delivered market-leading information services with over 53mn users logging into its services every month . The
Russian web giant is presently one of Europe ’ s largest internet businesses and it expects sales growth to accelerate this year , forecasting that its consolidated revenue will be between 25-30 % in 2018 .
With such imminent growth on the horizon , Kurvi is optimistic about the firm ’ s future , and the example it will continue to set in the data centre industry .
“ Where do I see Yandex in five years ?” reflects Kurvi . “ I hope that the Mäntsälä data centre will have doubled or tripled in size from what we are today . I would like to see us stand as one of the world ’ s most ecological and best-driven data centres from both a sustainability and operations perspective . I hope that our downtime will remain 0 % and uptime 100 %.”
“ Yandex is a very technical and competent company when it comes to designing and operating data centres . We are very innovative and we ’ re going in a direction where no one else has been . In that sense , we want to be known as a leading technology company and a leading data centre business .”
162 May 2018