beCloud: Republican Data Processing Center beCloud

The Republican Data Processing Center beCloud, also referred to by the operator as the Republican Data Center (RDC), is a facility operated by Belarusian Cloud Technologies LLC under the beCloud brand. The official beCloud website presents the RDC as one of the largest data center complexes in Belarus and states that it is the country’s first Tier III data center.

The official operator site provides facility specific information for the RDC and publishes the RDC security department location as 22, Centralnaya str., agro-town Kolodischi, near Minsk. Third party infrastructure listings also identify a beCloud facility in the Minsk market, but the official beCloud site is the primary source used here for site level facts.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

1. Facility identity and operator (operator stated, facility level): beCloud identifies the site as the Republican Data Center (RDC) and states that it was created by beCloud as part of its core infrastructure projects.
2. Published site location (operator stated, facility level): beCloud publishes the RDC security department address as 22, Centralnaya str., agro-town Kolodischi, which is the reviewed official location reference tied directly to the Republican Data Center.
3. Site size and layout (operator stated, facility level): beCloud states the data center occupies 12 hectares of land and has 3,200 square meters of IT room area. It also states total IT room capacity of 624 racks, arranged as 4 modules with 156 racks each.
4. Power and density design (operator stated, facility level): beCloud states the total capacity of the final project will be 7.2 MW, that engineering systems are duplicated at N+1, and that the site supports high density racks with supplied power of 12 kW.
5. Efficiency target (operator stated, facility level): beCloud publishes an estimated annual PUE of 1.4 for the RDC.
6. Power continuity (operator stated, facility level): the operator states the facility provides uninterrupted power supply for racks and that the RDC is designed so maintenance and repair work can be performed without interrupting customer services.
7. Connectivity resilience (operator stated, facility level): beCloud states the RDC uses 2 independent optical fiber communication routes and references connection to high speed fault tolerant communication channels.
8. Service mix based on the facility (operator stated, facility level): beCloud publishes RDC based services including colocation, IaaS offerings such as private cloud and virtual server, storage, backup, disaster recovery, hosting, and technical support.

🔐 Security & Compliance

1. Tier certification (operator stated, facility level): beCloud states the RDC holds Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents and Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility, with certification completed in 2015 and 2016 respectively.
2. PCI DSS (operator stated, facility level): beCloud states the RDC has a PCI DSS certificate, first obtained in 2015 and confirmed annually. It also states the RDC’s security systems comply with the PCI DSS international standard.
3. Physical security controls (operator stated, facility level): beCloud states the RDC has round the clock guarding, including its own security personnel and a militarized security unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, plus multi level access controls, burglar alarms with vibrocable and motion sensors, video surveillance throughout the facility, night IR illumination, and recorded video retention for at least 3 months.
4. Cabinet and perimeter security (operator stated, facility level): beCloud states the site uses a comprehensive perimeter protection and security system and that customer equipment can be placed in closed cabinets with unique key access.
5. Fire protection (operator stated, facility level): beCloud states the RDC has an automatic fire extinguishing system. More detailed facility specific suppression chemistry or system design is Not publicly disclosed.
6. Certificate IDs and detailed audit scope (facility specific): Not publicly disclosed. The reviewed official sources state the certifications and years but do not publish certificate IDs or detailed audit scope in the examined pages.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

1. Redundant fiber entry (operator stated, facility level): beCloud states the RDC has 2 independent OFCL routes, supporting fault tolerant network infrastructure.
2. High speed communications capability (operator stated, facility level): the operator states the RDC connects to high speed fault tolerant communication channels and positions the facility as the base for the Republican cloud platform and multiple telecom and cloud services.
3. Carrier roster and on net providers (facility specific): Not publicly disclosed. The reviewed official pages do not publish a carrier list or on net provider roster for the RDC.
4. Meet me room and cross connect products (facility specific): Not publicly disclosed.
5. Internet Exchange (facility specific): Not publicly disclosed. No reviewed official or third party source located in this investigation confirms that the RDC operates an Internet Exchange.

💼 Who It Serves

1. Government agencies and public institutions (operator stated, facility level): beCloud states the Republican cloud platform deployed on the RDC was created to provide cloud services to government agencies as well as commercial organizations.
2. Commercial companies and enterprises (operator stated, facility level): beCloud states the RDC serves commercial companies and publishes enterprise oriented services across colocation, hosting, cloud, backup, and disaster recovery.
3. Large corporations and organizations needing dedicated virtual infrastructure (operator stated, facility level): beCloud states its private cloud service based on the RDC is aimed at government agencies and organizations, large corporations.
4. Customers requiring colocated infrastructure with 24x7 support (operator stated, facility level): the operator publishes colocation support contacts for the RDC and states that technical support services work 24 hours a day.