NHN Cloud Acquires Cloud Specialist Company 'Crocent'

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] NHN Cloud announced on the 27th that it has merged with the cloud company 'Crosent' and will officially launch its DaaS (Desktop as a Service) business.

NHN Cloud plans to enhance the competitiveness of its DaaS business by integrating Crosent's technological capabilities and service know-how, securing technological superiority.

Through this merger, both companies will collaborate on ▲developing high-performance DaaS optimized for cloud environments ▲providing virtualization desktop services tailored to various business environments such as internet use, remote work, and network separation ▲promoting public DaaS transition projects and securing technology by 2025. NHN Cloud's new DaaS product, the Virtual Desktop Service, was launched this month.

Crosent is a cloud technology company that has provided cloud consulting and platforms for 17 years. It has established its position in the domestic DaaS and VDI market by supplying fast and stable remote work virtual desktop VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) solutions to public institutions and financial companies such as the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Korea Post, and KDB Life. Notably, in the domestic VDI market dominated by foreign products, Crosent is recognized for leading VDI localization by commercializing OpenStack products for the first time in Korea.

Since launching 'DaaS on NHN Cloud' in 2020, NHN Cloud has been striving to capture the DaaS market and build an ecosystem. With this expansion of DaaS services, companies can significantly enhance their competitiveness and establish an integrated workspace environment that is not constrained by infrastructure. Additionally, NHN Cloud is expected to accelerate the expansion of DaaS services targeting public institutions where security is critical.

Kang Seunghan, Executive Director of NHN Cloud's Cloud Business Division, stated, “Together with Crosent, a DaaS/VDI specialized company with excellent technological capabilities, we will further strengthen the market competitiveness of DaaS on NHN Cloud, expand NHN Cloud’s business areas comprehensively including infrastructure, platform, and application services, and actively promote digital and cloud transformation projects.”

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