Russian Developer Supplies Domestic Software to Leading Railway University
“Grupa Astra” and St. Petersburg State Transport University are shifting coursework and research projects to Russian-built software.
Peter the Great St. Petersburg State Transport University is transitioning to domestically developed software. Coursework and project activities will run on Astra Linux, a Russian operating system, according to a statement from Grupa Astra. More than 40 percent of user workstations and server infrastructure have already been migrated.
As Vice Rector for Economics and Digitalization Alexei Kolos said, the move to Russian software helps ensure data security and compliance with current legislation. Staff training is taking place in parallel.
Long-Term Strategy
Mikhail Gellerman, head of operating systems at Grupa Astra, said the university is pursuing a long-term strategy of technological independence.
