NHN Cloud Unveils AI Full-Stack 'FactoryX'... "Aiming for Over 50% AI Revenue Share"

From Securing GPUs to Operations... A Platform for Enhanced Efficiency

AI Agent Execution Service to Launch in the Second Half of the Year

"We Aim to Become the National AI Infrastructure Company"

"The center of the artificial intelligence (AI) power race has shifted from large language models (LLMs) to the 'execution environment' that can run them stably and optimize costs. Through FactoryX, we will fully support the AI transformation of both the public and private sectors."

Kim Donghoon, CEO of NHN Cloud, unveiled the new AI full-stack brand 'FactoryX' at a press conference held on the morning of the 26th at The Plaza Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul.

Kim Donghoon, CEO of NHN Cloud, is making a presentation at a press conference held on the morning of the 26th at The Plaza Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul. NHN Cloud

From GPUs to AI Agents... One-Stop Customer AI Transformation (AX)

NHN Cloud's AI full-stack brand 'Factory X' logo. NHN Cloud

The name FactoryX combines 'Factory' for large-scale AI production with 'X', representing both NHN Cloud's experience (eXperience) and customers' AI transformation (AX). The aim is to provide a three-stage integrated execution environment—ranging from securing infrastructure such as GPUs, to platform operation, to agent execution services—so that companies at the proof-of-concept (PoC) stage can realize their AI projects.

NHN Cloud operates both NVIDIA's H100 GPUs and domestically-made neural processing units (NPUs) in the Gwangju National AI Data Center. The dedicated AI data center, 'FactoryX Seoul', is equipped with 7,656 NVIDIA Blackwell B200 GPUs. Kang Minsu, Chief Infrastructure Officer (CIO) at NHN Cloud, explained, "NHN Cloud directly handles the entire spectrum of AI infrastructure—from data center design, GPU cluster construction, network and storage optimization, to monitoring and incident response," adding, "Ultimately, all AI platforms and services originate from the GPU infrastructure."

NHN Cloud also highlighted its proprietary AI platform technology that maximizes the efficient use of GPU assets. Kim Taehyung, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at NHN Cloud, said, "'GPU Live' increases GPU utilization by automatically separating learning and inference workloads, allocating resources dynamically, and scheduling based on energy efficiency. In addition, the AI development platform 'AI EasyMaker' supports the entire process from model training to deployment and operation."

The company also announced plans to launch the AI agent execution service 'Project X' in the second half of this year. An Sungmin, CEO of NHN Enterprise, said, "Project X, scheduled for release in the second half, is a solution that enables even non-developers to easily design AI agents tailored to their work environment using natural language," explaining, "It enables work automation by integrating with internal systems and data, while reducing security and cost burdens."

Aiming to Become the 'National AI Infrastructure' Leader... "An Independent Infrastructure Ecosystem Is Essential"

Kim Donghoon, CEO of NHN Cloud, is making a presentation at a press conference held on the morning of the 26th at The Plaza Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul. NHN Cloud

Going forward, NHN Cloud plans to expand its business by proactively responding to the diverse needs of the market, ranging from universal GPU-as-a-service (GPUaaS) for both public and private sectors to customized private AI infrastructure. Last year, NHN Cloud was selected as the largest contractor for the government's AI computing resource enhancement project, and has also carried out major projects such as building Krafton's GPU cluster. The company aims to expand its role as the 'national AI infrastructure leader', supporting the infrastructure and ecosystem necessary for Korea's leap into the 'Global AI Top 3 (G3)', and facilitating AI transformation across companies and industries.

CEO Kim also outlined a mid- to long-term growth plan to foster the AI business as a future growth engine. NHN Cloud has set a goal of raising the AI business share to over 50% of its total revenue. The company has achieved an average annual growth rate of 24% over the past three years, and plans to maintain double-digit growth going forward.

Kim emphasized, "For domestic companies to maintain data sovereignty while conducting AI business, an independent infrastructure ecosystem is essential. Through FactoryX, we will do our utmost to enable companies to run AI stably and connect it to business growth."

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