ITCEN CTS, Lotte Innovate to Cooperate on AIDC Operations, Expand Into Data Center Business
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ITCEN CTS and Lotte Innovate signed an MOU for cooperation on operating the Ansan Global Cloud Center (GCC) and future data center business.
The Ansan GCC is a next-generation data center scheduled for completion in 2027 and is being built to respond to rising data processing demand driven by the spread of AI and cloud services.
Lotte Innovate will oversee operations at the Ansan GCC, while ITCEN CTS will support stable data center operations with its specialized operations workforce and IT infrastructure capabilities.
IT infrastructure specialist ITCEN CTS, part of the ITCEN Group, will pursue expansion of its AIDC operations business together with Lotte Innovate. ITCEN CTS said on the 16th that it signed an MOU with Lotte Innovate to operate the Ansan Global Cloud Center (GCC) and cooperate on future data center business.
Under the agreement, ITCEN CTS plans to work with Lotte Innovate on operating the Ansan GCC and then expand the scope of cooperation into data center business. The Ansan GCC is a next-generation data center scheduled for completion in 2027.
The Ansan GCC is being built to respond to rising data processing demand driven by the spread of AI and cloud services. In this regard, Lotte Innovate is expected to take charge of overall operations at the Ansan GCC.
Lotte Innovate signed a contract with Aegis Asset Management. Han Sang-wook, CEO of ITCEN CTS, and Kim Kyung-yeob, CEO of Lotte Innovate, posed for a commemorative photo after signing the MOU.
Recently, as generative AI has spread and cloud infrastructure has become more advanced, demand for data centers that support high-performance computing environments has been rising rapidly. As a result, the need to stably support large-scale AI computing and cloud services has grown, and the importance of stable IT infrastructure operations capabilities has also increased. Against this backdrop, systematic operation and management capabilities across data centers are emerging as a key competitive edge.
In this environment, ITCEN CTS is participating as a key partner in the project. Based on its specialized operations workforce and IT infrastructure operations capabilities, ITCEN CTS will support the stable operation of the data center. It also has experience in building and operating servers, storage, and networks, and plans to focus on improving the stability and operational efficiency of the data center.
By taking part in the operation of the Ansan GCC, ITCEN CTS aims to strengthen its data center operations capabilities and business experience. It also seeks to secure a foundation for expanding its data center business, including AIDC, in the future.
This collaboration is the starting point for a plan to expand the scope of cooperation beyond the current range to hyper-scale and edge data centers in the future. The two companies plan to combine their respective IT infrastructure and data center business capabilities and pursue joint sales and marketing. They also plan to actively pursue new data center business opportunities.
ITCEN CTS has accumulated technological capabilities and experience in its existing IT infrastructure building and operations businesses, and it is continuously expanding its business into the data center sector. It is also responding to growing demand for AI and cloud services while planning to accumulate experience operating large-scale data centers in the future. At the same time, it plans to strengthen business capabilities covering the full range of data center building and operations.
Han Sang-wook, CEO of ITCEN CTS, said that the importance of data centers is growing as AI and cloud services spread, and that stable infrastructure operations capabilities are becoming a key competitive edge. He added that the company will continue to strengthen its data center operations capabilities and business experience through cooperation with Lotte Innovate. He also said the company will expand into areas such as hyper-scale and edge data centers in the future and grow into a comprehensive data center provider.
Source: IT DAILY · Yang Seung-gap
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