KT DS and Hyosung Information Systems Target Cloud Platform Market

MOU Signed on the 6th
Development of HCI·KT PaaS Combined Appliance Products
Combination of AI·Big Data Products and Consulting

[Asia Economy Reporter Minyoung Cha] KT DS, an IT service specialist company under the KT Group, and Hyosung Information Systems, a specialist company in integrated ICT infrastructure solutions, are joining forces to target the cloud platform market.

On the 6th, KT DS announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hyosung Information Systems based on this agreement. This is a collaboration between KT DS's cloud container platform solution ‘FlyingCube’ and Hyosung Information Systems' representative HCI (Hyper-Converged Infrastructure) product line ‘UCP’.

Through this MOU, the two companies will cooperate on ▲developing an appliance product combining HCI and KT cloud container platform (PaaS) ▲combining artificial intelligence (AI) and big data products and consulting services ▲jointly discovering cloud business models. To this end, they will form a dedicated task force (TF) and release a combined product within the year through joint work.

KT DS's FlyingCube is a native solution that allows fast and easy development and service of app OS in virtual containers. Since its launch in June last year, it has proven its quality by converting over 50 KT systems to the cloud. A 2.0 version with enhanced stability and functionality is also scheduled to be released by the end of this month.

Hyosung Information's representative HCI product line UCP has been verified for its technological capabilities through large-scale references across various industries and helps build cloud infrastructure based on SDDC (Software-Defined Data Center), a core task of digital transformation, leveraging cloud consulting and technical support capabilities.

In particular, HCI is a solution that integrates computing, storage, and networking into a single platform, and there is a growing demand from enterprise customers who want to implement cloud services while utilizing existing data centers.

Woo Jung-min, CEO of KT DS, said, “We expect business expansion into new fields by combining the cloud market expansion strategies and business capabilities of both companies,” adding, “Through this cooperation, we will take the lead in the domestic hybrid cloud market.”

Yang Jung-kyu, CEO of Hyosung Information Systems, said, “We expect this to be an opportunity to lead digital transformation by responding swiftly to the rapidly changing customer needs and market trends in the digital era through the advanced technologies and cloud business capabilities of both companies,” and added, “We will contribute to the expansion of the domestic cloud market through the partnership with KT DS.”

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