Kakao, selected as the final operator for the government-led "graphics processing unit (GPU) procurement project," plans to support Korea's AI research and development environment by successfully building a state-of-the-art GPU infrastructure. The project is a national initiative to provide GPUs to the private sector with the goal of becoming one of the top three AI powers, and Kakao will secure 2,424 B200 GPUs and operate them under commission for five years.
Kakao swiftly completed the large-scale GPU infrastructure build centered on Kakao Data Center Ansan in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. It has built 255 nodes (2,040 GPUs), about 84% of the total allocation, exceeding the initial target. The process benefited from Kakao's advanced data center infrastructure, experience in building GPU clusters, and thorough project management.
In particular, Kakao applied a "hot aisle containment system" to maximize heat management and cooling efficiency for high-performance GPU servers, proactively establishing a stable power supply and cooling system. Kakao also provides Kubeflow, a cloud platform that supports AI model development, enabling researchers to efficiently manage Machine Learning workflows.
Starting in Jan. next year, Kakao will provide the latest computing resources to industry–academia–research projects selected by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA).