en.Wedoany.com Reported - The administration and medical institutions of Russia's Lipetsk Region are advancing a large-scale IT infrastructure migration project, replacing the operating systems of 300 servers and approximately 8,500 workstations from foreign solutions to the ecosystem of Russian developer RED SOFT (РЕД СОФТ), ensuring the stable and secure operation of critical infrastructure. The project covers core departments such as the Lipetsk Region Medical Administration (ГИСЗ ЛО) and State Executive Authorities (ОИГВ).
In 50 medical institutions, 6,500 automated workstations have already been migrated to the RED OS (РЕД ОС) operating system managed by RED ADM (РЕД АДМ); a total of 160 servers in medical institutions (including 80 edge servers and 80 data center servers) have also been migrated to RED OS. Large-scale migration work has been completed at over 125 regional facilities. On the administrative side, more than 2,000 workstations are being migrated to RED OS, followed by the migration of server equipment.
The direct driver of this migration is the sanctions policy of foreign IT solution vendors. Organizations in the Lipetsk Region face challenges such as the inability to receive Windows system updates, fix critical vulnerabilities, or purchase new licenses, leaving existing computers extremely vulnerable to malware and cyber threats. Migrating to domestically developed RED SOFT products will help achieve regional import independence, maintain full organizational functionality, meet the information security regulatory requirements for Russia's critical information infrastructure, and enable workstation certification without relying on third-party software.
The project is jointly executed by the Lipetsk Region Information Technology Center (ОБУ "Информационно-технический центр") and RED SOFT. Both parties prepared the necessary solutions, designed the migration process from the existing infrastructure to domestic products, and ensured user adaptation to the new products. This is the first import substitution project of this scale implemented in the Lipetsk Region.
As the core solution for IT infrastructure import substitution, the project selected the RED OS operating system and the RED ADM industrial version centralized management system. RED OS is a general-purpose Linux-series operating system that has obtained a certificate from the Federal Service for Technical and Export Control of Russia (ФСТЭК России) and is included in the software registry of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of Russia (Минцифры России). The RED ADM system enables the creation and gradual migration of IT infrastructure of any scale, managing devices and domain objects. Additionally, workstations are equipped with Kaspersky Endpoint Security for endpoint protection, and the My Office "Стандарт" software package replaces foreign office suites.
The entire import substitution process is implemented in five stages. Thanks to the cooperation between the parties, the goals of import independence and security for the administrative bodies and medical institutions of the Lipetsk Region have been initially achieved. Moving forward, the project team plans to provide ongoing technical support to organizations, offer new features within the RED SOFT ecosystem, and expand the catalog of compatible solutions. The Information Technology Center and the RED SOFT team are planning training courses for IT specialists and users.
RED SOFT has extensive experience in IT migration for critical information infrastructure entities such as state and medical institutions. Rustam Rustamov, Deputy General Director of the company, stated that the work completed in the Lipetsk Region is massive and unique, involving the adaptation of specialized software and users across 8,500 automated workstations, ensuring business processes remain uninterrupted.
Sergey Kurguzov, Chief Specialist of the Information Resources and Technology Department at the Information Technology Center, noted that the project encountered numerous challenges, such as replacing specialized software and ensuring compatibility with RED OS. Through joint efforts, the team found solutions one by one, and this valuable experience will serve as a foundation for subsequent projects.
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