Data center failures threaten soda supplies to Russia

Russian producers of soft drinks have warned of potential disruptions in the supply of popular products, including cola. The cause of the crisis lies in large-scale technical failures affecting critical logistics and retail infrastructure.

The failures disrupted the state marking system for alcoholic and non-alcoholic products. This halted electronic document flow between manufacturers and points of sale. As a result, stores are forced to accept goods using paper documents, which slows down the sales process.

IT infrastructure issues could lead to a shortage of beverages on store shelves nationwide.

• Beverage marking system disrupted
• Electronic document flow failure
• Shift to paper documents for goods acceptance
• Risk of temporary unavailability of popular brands