South Korean Neocloud Leverages Dell AI Factory
The partnership was highlighted by Dr. Kim Yuwon, CEO of Naver Cloud, at Dell Technologies World in Las Vegas. The core of this alliance involves leveraging the Dell AI Factory to engineer Naver Cloud’s HyperCLOVA X omni-model large language model. This initiative aims to tackle local challenges while bolstering the company’s global presence. The collaboration emphasizes accelerated AI model training, strengthened AI and data sovereignty with secure networking for local markets, and enhanced global scalability for multilingual AI solutions.
Addressing Data Sovereignty and Local Challenges
Regulators across Asia are increasingly mandating strict data sovereignty requirements for companies embarking on their AI journeys. This regulatory push, particularly for financial services, government agencies, and enterprises, has fueled a surge in “neoclouds” across the region. These specialized providers offer high-performance GPUs for AI and HPC workloads, crucial for data management in the AI era. Dr. Kim explained Naver’s deep roots, noting, Naver is South Korea’s number one IT portal. We offer over 200 services like search, math, finance, and more.
He added that Naver has successfully defended its home market against global tech giants. As a full-stack AI infrastructure company, Naver Cloud manages extensive data centers, running multi-hundred megawatts of infrastructure, including tens of megawatts with the latest GPUs.
Naver Cloud’s infrastructure capabilities include:
- Operating a huge data center with significant power capacity.
- Running the largest GPU cluster in Korea for stable compute power.
- Leading South Korea’s national AI data center project.
- A strong global network with regions in Japan, Singapore, Germany, and the US.
- Significant market share in the Korean public sector and trusted by top companies like Hyundai Motors (GPU as a Service) and the Bank of Korea (private AI cloud).
Real-World Impact and Global Expansion
The partnership with Dell, specifically utilizing Dell PowerEdge XE series, has yielded three key outcomes for Naver Cloud, according to Dr. Kim. Firstly, it facilitates faster AI training. Secondly, it enhances the safety of AI and data sovereignty. Lastly, it establishes a robust foundation for global expansion. Naver Cloud is already demonstrating real-world applications of its AI globally. In Japan, its AI solutions make calls to elderly individuals living alone for health and safety checks. In Thailand, the company is partnering with a local sovereign AI firm to develop a Thai LLM. Furthermore, a joint venture in Saudi Arabia focuses on building digital twins and digital maps.
Naver Cloud’s Flexibility as a Competitive Edge
Dr. Kim emphasized Naver Cloud’s significant advantage in its flexibility. With extensive experience in building, training, and running AI models, the company deeply understands customer workloads and can adapt to them precisely. He highlighted that in an environment where data sovereignty is paramount, Naver Cloud offers high flexibility within specific customer security and governance needs. Our goal is to be a very flexible and powerful AI cloud solution to the world,
Dr. Kim stated.
Naver Cloud aims to provide customers who prioritize sovereignty, regulations, and security with dedicated and private cloud solutions, integrated with advanced AI technology. The company seeks to reach global markets with these offerings, ultimately aspiring to create an unprecedented vertical that does not exist in the world today.
This vision underscores Naver Cloud’s commitment to delivering tailored and secure AI solutions on a global scale.
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