Shinsegae I&C is accelerating its expansion into private and hybrid cloud services in collaboration with KT, focusing on Nutanix-based solutions. As companies diversify their cloud strategies to include both public and private environments due to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) services, the two firms aim to jointly address the demand for cloud infrastructure necessary for AI transformation.
On August 4, Shinsegae I&C announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding with KT on July 31 to collaborate on enterprise private and hybrid cloud services. The signing ceremony took place at Shinsegae I&C's headquarters in Gangnam, Seoul, with key representatives from both companies in attendance, including Jeong Pil-seung, head of Cloud BIZ at Shinsegae I&C, and Lim Geon-ho, executive director of data services at KT's enterprise division.
Nutanix-based private and hybrid cloud refers to a next-generation cloud infrastructure that builds dedicated cloud environments for businesses using Nutanix's hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) platform, while also integrating public cloud services as needed.
The two companies will jointly promote Nutanix-based private and hybrid cloud services, leveraging Shinsegae I&C's cloud expertise and KT's business-to-business (B2B) customer base and infrastructure capabilities. They plan to identify customer demand for cloud transformation and expand the private and hybrid cloud market by connecting their respective services and strengths.
Specifically, KT will focus on discovering new demand through its nationwide enterprise customer touchpoints and its telecommunications, network, and infrastructure capabilities, centering on its Nutanix-based HCI and disaster recovery service, CloudLine.
Shinsegae I&C will provide cloud expertise, including Nutanix architecture design and technical consulting, centered on its subscription-based private cloud service, Sparos One.
This collaboration will enable enterprise customers to more efficiently implement private and hybrid clouds optimized for their environments through integrated services that combine the companies' telecommunications, network infrastructure, and cloud expertise. The standardized architecture based on Nutanix and specialized technical support aims to reduce the complexity of the implementation process and initial investment burden while ensuring infrastructure that considers public cloud integration and future AI service expansion.
In the long term, the partnership will expand its scope to optimize cloud services for the AI business era.
Lim Geon-ho, executive director of data services at KT, stated, "As the use of AI in businesses expands, the importance of infrastructure that can provide a stable network and cloud environment is growing. Through this collaboration, we will support customers' cloud transitions and provide an optimal hybrid cloud environment that combines telecommunications, infrastructure capabilities, and cloud services."
Jeong Pil-seung, head of Cloud BIZ at Shinsegae I&C, remarked, "As corporate AI transformation accelerates, the importance of cloud infrastructure that can securely manage data and operate AI services reliably is increasing. We will combine our capabilities to provide services optimized for individual customer needs and expand into high-value cloud business for AI."
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