Kakao Connects People and Businesses with AI

Mobile services company relies upon Pure Storage® to support AI technology and manage growing amounts of data.

Summary

Kakao develops and delivers messaging apps and communication services to individuals and businesses alike. Pure Storage FlashBlade® provides fast and reliable storage that the company uses to support research, innovations, and AI technologies that help improve diverse services.

Industry

Technology

GEO

Use Cases

Power Artificial Intelligence

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Challenges

With the global pandemic, increase in telecommuting, and new services, Kakao needed an infrastructure capable of handling the growing traffic and data on its environment. The company also wanted efficient storage capable of supporting multiple services for development of new services and AI models.

Results

Business Transformation

Allows Kakao to improve the use of is AI technology and data
Rapid response to changing work environments and customer needs
Boosts the quality of services and the ability to embark on new endeavors

IT Transformation

Secures computing resources from GPUs by eliminating bottlenecks
Improves efficiency with central management, compression, and deduplication
Scales infrastructure without additional management or operational burdens

“We needed fast and reliable storage for AI projects, and FlashBlade was an optimal choice for us. Since adopting FlashBlade, we are able to use data more efficiently and significantly reduce the cost of managing infrastructure.”

Manager, Infrastructure Planning, Kakao Corporation

Il-seop Jin