Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

한국, 싱가포르 제치고 아시아 5대 데이터센터 시장으로

The pace of digital transformation, coupled with advancements in AI and cloud computing technologies, has accelerated dramatically since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

2024-03-27

Korea may surpass Singapore to become Asia's fifth largest data center market, expert says

With surging demand for data centers, Korea has become a major contender to house the digital facilities with its robust technology infrastructure and accessibility, John Pritchard, head of Tenant Advisory Group at Cushman & Wakefield Korea, said.

2024-03-16

Yoon vows to build colossal data center complex in Gangwon

President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged to invest 360 billion won ($274 million) in Chuncheon, Gangwon, to create a massive data center complex in the city as a part of a vision to enable the province to become a hub of high-tech industries and tourism.

2024-03-11

Gov't plans to decentralize data centers away from capital

The Korean government plans to decentralize data centers to prevent power outages in Seoul. IT companies like Kakao Enterprise and KT Cloud are involved in the project.

2023-10-27

Gov't: major IT companies now required to manage disasters

Major IT companies, including Naver, Kakao and Google, will be required to manage disasters, the government said Friday, in an effort to prevent last year’s fire outbreak at Kakao’s data center that temporarily stopped the app’s operation.

2023-07-28

SK Inc. takes full responsibility for data center fire that caused Kakao blackout

Chairman of SK Inc. Chey Tae-won said his company takes full responsibility for the fire that broke out at one of its data centers on Oct. 15 causing a blackout in Kakao services, during a parliamentary audit held at the National Assembly on ...

2022-10-25

Gov't steps in to ensure data center safety

The ICT ministry will make data centers subject to the government's disaster management system and establish an organization for digital risk control following the meltdown of Kakao services caused by a fire at a data center on Oct. 15.

2022-10-21

Kakao needs to get back to basics after 'wake-up call': CEO

One Kakao CEO resigned Wednesday and another CEO, who will remain on the job, promised to get the company to focus on basics again after a dramatic "wake-up call" over the weekend, in which almost all the company's offerings failed.

2022-10-19

Upbit to compensate traders who couldn't log in via KakaoTalk

Upbit is compensating crypto traders who lost money due to the KakaoTalk outage over the weekend.

2022-10-18

Kakao crash causes chaos to Koreans, from communication to catching cabs

The Kakao crash rendering numerous online services useless disrupted the daily lives of people in Korea as many are reliant on a broad range of its services, from messaging and payments to ride-hailing and music streaming.

2022-10-17