KakaoBank has established an artificial intelligence (AI) lab at Digital Realty’s ICN10 data centre in Seoul to accelerate the bank’s AI innovations, develop content, and elevate research and development.
ICN10 data centre
Digital Realty's ICN10 data centre has optimised cooling, layout, and connectivity options to support advanced AI deployments. It is equipped with high-density colocation services, utilises innovative Air-Assisted Liquid Cooling (AALC) technologies, and supports graphics processing unit (GPU) servers.
For a seamless operation, the data centre features an N+1 designed redundant electrical and mechanical infrastructure and has been awarded Tier 3 rating for maintenance without interruption by Uptime Institute.
Enhancing technological capabilities
Hyun-Chul Ahn, chief research and development officer of KakaoBank, said, “Through the opening of the AI centre, we have created an environment to strengthen collaboration with the Kakao community, external academia, and companies. We plan to accelerate various AI-based businesses and research requiring complex operations, such as generative AI and language models, to gain more customers and continue to grow by enhancing our technological capabilities.”
“Korea is gaining attention as one of the rapidly growing AI markets in the Asia Pacific. Digital Realty has extensive experience as an enabler for global AI enterprises. With this experience, we will spare no effort to support KakaoBank's AI innovation in the financial sector,” Chris Han, the vice president and head of Korea at Digital Realty, said.
