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VKontakte is a Russian social networking service with about
110 million registered users, making it the number‑one
Internet resource in Russia and the Commonwealth of
Independent States. The site has grown exponentially since
it was launched in 2006, and there are ambitious plans to
expand further across Europe and into Asia.
110 million registered users, making it the number‑one
Internet resource in Russia and the Commonwealth of
Independent States. The site has grown exponentially since
it was launched in 2006, and there are ambitious plans to
expand further across Europe and into Asia.
The top priority for VKontakte was to sustain the speed and
scale of its growth without compromising the quality of users’
experience on the site. This focus on quality was particularly
critical for rich media information containing video and audio,
which is highly sensitive to any time delays that may be caused
by the network. Because there is a high proportion of rich
media content on the site, it was essential to optimize users’
access times to those resources.
scale of its growth without compromising the quality of users’
experience on the site. This focus on quality was particularly
critical for rich media information containing video and audio,
which is highly sensitive to any time delays that may be caused
by the network. Because there is a high proportion of rich
media content on the site, it was essential to optimize users’
access times to those resources.
With traffic on the site expected to double every year,
scalability was a critical element of the company’s data
center strategy. “From a financial and operational point of
view, it made sense to invest in a data center platform that
would support us for five to seven years,” says Nikolay Durov,
chief technology officer and co‑founder of VKontakte.
scalability was a critical element of the company’s data
center strategy. “From a financial and operational point of
view, it made sense to invest in a data center platform that
would support us for five to seven years,” says Nikolay Durov,
chief technology officer and co‑founder of VKontakte.
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Customer Name: VKontakte
Industry: Media and Entertainment
Location: Russia
Number of Employees: 100
Business Impact
• Strategic platform that will scale to support planned growth
• Strategic platform that will scale to support planned growth
• Optimal customer experience when accessing rich media content
• Lower operating costs through power, space, and time savings
• Ability to leverage previous IT investments
Oleg Lyubimov
Chief Infrastructure Officer, VKontakte
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Having decided that the architectural framework of the
provided the best roadmap
for future development, VKontakte chose
for a new data center, retaining Cisco Catalyst®
6500 Switches in existing facilities. With higher port density
and available bandwidth in each expansion slot, Cisco Nexus
7000 Switches enable VKontakte to continue growing rapidly
without complete equipment upgrades of the data center
network infrastructure. Importantly, the FabricPath Switching
System on the Nexus platform will utilize all the links between
data center switches upon rollout. This capability will optimize
previous investments as links that were previously idle,
because they were purchased only for redundancy; they are
now actively helping to improve network transfer speeds and
increase operational efficiency.
and available bandwidth in each expansion slot, Cisco Nexus
7000 Switches enable VKontakte to continue growing rapidly
without complete equipment upgrades of the data center
network infrastructure. Importantly, the FabricPath Switching
System on the Nexus platform will utilize all the links between
data center switches upon rollout. This capability will optimize
previous investments as links that were previously idle,
because they were purchased only for redundancy; they are
now actively helping to improve network transfer speeds and
increase operational efficiency.
The VKontakte site is now much faster, creating a better
experience for people who use the service, and the
company will continue to improve performance by increasing
the percentage of servers with 10 Gb network access in the
near future and adopting even faster links between access and
aggregation switches as they become available. VKontakte is
also reducing costs, because the Cisco Nexus platform
simplifies management, reduces energy consumption, and
requires less rack space compared to previous
generation installations.
experience for people who use the service, and the
company will continue to improve performance by increasing
the percentage of servers with 10 Gb network access in the
near future and adopting even faster links between access and
aggregation switches as they become available. VKontakte is
also reducing costs, because the Cisco Nexus platform
simplifies management, reduces energy consumption, and
requires less rack space compared to previous
generation installations.
Social Networking Site Prepares for Growth
Data center platform helps leading Russian website VKontakte manage
growth, reduce costs, and improve users’ experience.
growth, reduce costs, and improve users’ experience.
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