Yadro Hardware Helps the Tretyakov Gallery Build a Stronger Digital Backbone
Russia's Yadro has supplied the State Tretyakov Gallery with servers, storage systems, and networking equipment as part of a modernization of the museum's IT infrastructure. The new hardware supports the gallery's official website, online ticketing system, digital initiatives, and load balancing across its core web services.
Russian museums are increasingly relying on modern technology both to preserve cultural heritage and to make art more accessible. The Tretyakov Gallery is a large institution with numerous branches and departments, a growing workforce, and extensive collections. Today, its artworks are available not only in person but online as well. Managing administrative operations across the organization while expanding digital projects requires robust, modern infrastructure.
A New Phase of Collaboration
The Tretyakov Gallery has long relied on hardware from Russian technology vendors, including Yadro.
"When modernizing its IT infrastructure, the Tretyakov Gallery focuses on solutions that have proven their reliability in real-world operating environments. Yadro equipment is already part of our infrastructure and has demonstrated its capabilities in practice. This new phase of cooperation will help address current resource-balancing needs, support the stable operation of digital services, and establish the technological foundation for the gallery's continued IT development," said Dmitry Voronkov, Head of IT at the State Tretyakov Gallery.
The gallery's leadership also plans to modernize IT infrastructure across 15 branch divisions. According to industry experts, the project could require several dozen hardware units with a total value exceeding 100 million rubles (approximately $1.3 million). The deployment is centered on Yadro's enterprise-class V240 G3 four-socket servers, which support up to 16 TB of RAM. These systems are designed for resource-intensive web applications, virtualized environments, data storage, and backup operations. Reliable digital infrastructure is especially important for the Tretyakov Gallery during major exhibition launches, when traffic to its website can increase severalfold.
Growing Market, Growing Confidence in Domestic Technology
Russia's server and storage market reached 280 billion rubles (approximately $3.6 billion) in 2025, with an estimated 55% – 60% of purchases made under federal procurement laws No. 44-FZ and No. 223-FZ. Russian-built servers are now used not only by banks, telecom operators, and data centers but increasingly by major cultural institutions as well.
"For cultural institutions, digital services have become part of the core infrastructure for engaging audiences through websites, ticketing platforms, digital archives, and other online tools. In projects like these, what matters is not the specifications of individual devices but the reliability of the entire technology stack. Yadro's expertise in server platform development makes it possible to build high-performance, scalable infrastructure that keeps museum services running reliably while creating a technological foundation for preserving, studying, and promoting cultural heritage," said Alexander Bakulin, Commercial Director at Yadro.
Yadro's hardware is designed to meet the demands of organizations with heavy visitor traffic and seasonal spikes in online activity. Across Russia, demand continues to grow not only for servers but also for storage systems, network switches, virtualization platforms, backup technologies, technical support, and cybersecurity solutions.
From Virtual Tours to Reliable Digital Infrastructure
The Tretyakov Gallery's modernization reflects the next stage in the digital transformation of Russia's museum sector. Earlier efforts focused primarily on virtual tours, digitizing collections, and multimedia guides. Today, institutions are increasingly investing in the infrastructure that keeps those services continuously available. Russian hardware vendors are positioning themselves to support this modernization, and industry experts expect major museums to continue adopting integrated Russian hardware and software platforms.
The Tretyakov Gallery's long-standing partnership with Yadro demonstrates the growing maturity of Russia's digital technology sector. The project could pave the way for additional contracts between the company and federal cultural institutions, as well as other public-sector organizations.
