ALROSA and Astra Group Build a Secure Foundation for Corporate Networks
Russia’s system software market is reaching a new level of maturity as the country’s largest enterprises move from experimental pilots to full-scale production use of integrated technology stacks. PJSC ALROSA, the world leader in diamond mining, plans to move its entire IT infrastructure to Astra Linux and ALD Pro directory service from Astra Group by the end of 2027. It is one of the market’s most complex projects to replace foreign foundational technologies.
The project builds on earlier deployments, including the Tantor DBMS and WorksPad mobile application. Now the company is upgrading the foundation of its corporate networks. Astra Group’s products will play a central role: Astra Linux is a secure operating system certified by Russia’s FSTEC (Federal Service for Technical and Export Control), while ALD Pro is a directory service that provides centralized management of computers, users and group policies, serving as a reliable alternative to Active Directory.
The architecture for the new environment has already been designed, and ALD Pro has been successfully deployed at ALROSA’s main sites in Moscow, Novosibirsk and Mirny. Engineers have developed about 100 security policies to meet FSTEC requirements, enabling centralized management of computers, users and accounts.
The final stage calls for a phased, smooth migration of users to Astra Linux 1.8 in three waves. The first two will involve employees who use a basic set of applications, while the third, the most technologically complex, will involve professionals working with specialized engineering and management software. This approach allows the company to make the transition without interrupting production. Pilot testing has already confirmed that the technologies are ready for production use, while developers continue to adapt the products to the customer’s real-world requirements.
Ecosystem for Stability
Today, Russian industry is moving from one-off replacement of individual applications to building integrated technology stacks that combine operating systems, databases, directory services and virtualization tools. For large enterprises, installing a new OS is not enough. The new platform must work reliably with existing equipment and specialized software. In practice, that means a developer’s competitiveness depends not only on the quality of the platform itself but also on the ecosystem built around it.
Astra Group is pursuing this model with Ready for Astra, an official technology partnership program under which the vendor tests third-party software and hardware in advance for compatibility with its ecosystem. This gives customers a more stable infrastructure and reduces the risk of failures during migration.
Reliability at Critical Facilities
Recent Russian deployments of system software support this approach. In 2021, Russian Railways purchased 22,000 Astra Linux licenses to move automated workstations to Russian software, demonstrating the platform’s ability to handle workloads at critical logistics nodes.
In 2025, the ERA-GLONASS operator moved its infrastructure to Astra Linux 1.8, supporting transport safety and big-data processing while meeting FSTEC requirements. PJSC PhosAgro is upgrading software across thousands of workstations in a continuous production cycle, where any disruption can lead to direct economic losses. Together with growing regulatory demands for technological independence, these examples are creating a stronger foundation for the broader IT industry.
Russian Developers Strengthen Their Market Position
Market data reflects the trend. In 2025, Russia’s software market grew 21% from 2024 to 808 billion rubles ($9.6 billion), while infrastructure software accounted for 158 billion rubles ($1.9 billion). The shift toward integrated stacks is expected to drive further growth: by 2030, the platform software market is projected to reach 163 billion rubles ($1.9 billion), while the overall software market is expected to double to 1.7 trillion rubles ($20.2 billion). The operating systems market is growing 16% annually and is expected to reach 64 billion rubles ($759 million) by 2030.
Astra Group leads the segment with a 76% share, while the company’s Astra Linux revenue totaled 9.4 billion rubles ($111 million) in 2025. In the public sector and at critical information infrastructure facilities, the share of locally developed operating systems is expected to approach 100% by 2030. The corporate sector, meanwhile, is only beginning the large-scale migration of complex engineering systems to Russian platforms, pointing to continued growth beyond 2030.
A New Direction for the Software Industry
Russia’s system software market is reaching a new level of maturity as large enterprises become ready to use secure platforms with local technical support in full-scale production environments. The success of such projects depends directly on the quality of data migration and developers’ ability to keep systems running reliably over the long term. Better automation tools, directory services and compatibility ecosystems will shape the industry’s agenda in the coming years and help drive growth across the sector.
ALROSA’s experience could serve as a practical reference for companies in the fuel and energy, metals, transportation and machine-building industries. The successful transition by the world’s largest diamond mining company demonstrates that these platforms can operate in complex industrial environments.
