LG CNS Partners with AWS to Expand Cloud Business

Strategic Partnership Agreement Signed for AM Construction and Operation Project
Establishment of a Dedicated Team of 150 Members, 'Cloud Native Launch Center'

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] LG CNS is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enter the cloud business. The company plans to expand its cloud business organization and focus on discovering new businesses such as Application Modernization (AM), aiming to implement future 'cloud-native services.' Application modernization is a technology that restructures apps developed in existing environments and methods to align with a company's future business objectives.

◆ Expanding the 'Elite Member' Cloud Organization = On the 8th, LG CNS announced that it signed a strategic cooperation agreement with AWS for the construction and operation of application modernization projects for client companies. Apps collectively refer to systems and services such as corporate accounting systems, smartphone apps, shopping mall sites, and AI customer centers.

Through this collaboration, LG CNS will introduce AWS's latest cloud technologies to Korea at the fastest pace and provide them to clients. To this end, it has also established a dedicated organization called the 'Cloud Native Launch Center.' Approximately 150 top cloud experts were selected from various teams including service planning, app development and operation, user experience (UX), and AWS specialized technical teams, and deployed to the new organization.

As a result, LG CNS now has a dedicated customer cloud service organization of about 300 people, including the existing AM technology specialist organization, the 'Cloud App Build Center.'

Additionally, earlier this year, LG CNS elevated its cloud organization to the Cloud Business Division directly under the CEO and expanded its scale to over 1,000 employees.

◆ Mobilizing Core AWS Cloud Technologies = Recently, corporate clients have been seriously considering how to develop and operate apps in a cloud environment after migrating their systems to cloud infrastructure. Cloud infrastructure refers to the foundational environment that runs various systems and app services operated by a company. If the farmland represents cloud infrastructure, then the types of crops and cultivation methods can be likened to cloud apps.

LG CNS focuses on supporting improvements in accessibility, continuity, and scalability of cloud-based services after clients' cloud migration. To this end, it utilizes core cloud technologies such as 'application modernization' and 'cloud-native apps.' Cloud-native apps refer to apps optimized for cloud environments that are developed quickly, easily, and cost-effectively by leveraging the latest cloud features provided by AWS.

For example, applying application modernization technology to an e-commerce client’s business allows cloud resources to be instantly scaled to support one million users when the number of app users for consumer response increases from 100 to one million. Consumer requirements can also be updated and reflected immediately without system downtime.

Kim Youngseop, CEO of LG CNS, stated, “Through strategic cooperation with AWS, the world’s leading cloud business provider, we will maximize customer experience and value through application modernization, the core of cloud services, and lead the DX market.”

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