Japan, November 13, 2024 — FPT, a global leading IT firm and Preferred NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP), officially announced the launch of the FPT AI Factory in Japan using the full-stack NVIDIA accelerated computing platform. This flagship solution serves as a one-stop shop for AI and Cloud services, offering immense computing power for AI advancement and contributing to developing Sovereign AI in the country. Japanese customers can expedite AI development with priority access to premium solutions and features through an exclusive pre-order.  The launching of FPT AI Factory in Japan by Mr. Le Hong Viet, CEO, FPT Smart Cloud, FPT Corporation At the NVIDIA AI Summit in Japan, FPT has debuted FPT AI Factory, an all-inclusive stack for end-to-end AI product lifecycle, including three main groups. FPT AI Infrastructure offers GPU cloud services with unprecedented computing power to accelerate model development and deployment. FPT AI Studio offers intelligent tools for building, pre-training, and fine-tuning AI models in depth using NVIDIA NeMo. FPT AI Inference, supported by NVIDIA NIM and NVIDIA AI Blueprints, enables customers to effectively deploy and scale their models in terms of size and number of usages. FPT AI Factory is integrated with 20+ ready-to-use AI products, built upon Generative AI, for rapid AI adoption and instant results in elevating customer experience, achieving operational excellence, transforming the human workforce, and optimizing operating expenses.    Powered by thousands of NVIDIA Hopper GPUs and next-generation ones, boosting with the latest NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform, FPT AI Factory grants regional clientele scalable and confidential supercomputing along with essential tools to cultivate sophisticated AI technologies from scratch with faster time-to-market. This also empowers businesses to manage resources and processes expeditiously, optimizing total cost of ownership (TCO).   FPT is now accepting pre-orders for FPT AI Factory, allowing local corporate clients to leverage the diverse ecosystem of AI and Cloud, earn cloud credit, and gain early access to premium features. Combined with tailor-made consultation from seasoned AI & Cloud experts, enterprises in any industry can reinforce successful AI journeys with practical, high-value solutions.  Japan currently faces a shortage of GPU cloud solutions necessary to drive economic growth, promote innovation, and facilitate digital transformation in a secure manner. FPT’s AI-ready infrastructure in Japan provides local businesses and the government with unparalleled computational performance, high efficiency, and low-latency interactions to enrich research & development capabilities while safeguarding sensitive data and maintaining sovereignty.   By joining the NVIDIA Partner Network as a Service Delivery Partner, FPT will utilize NVIDIA's cutting-edge products and technologies to develop bespoke cloud services, hardware, software, and comprehensive integration services to drive the digital transformation in Japan.  Dr. Truong Gia Binh, FPT Corporation Chairman and Founder, shares FPT’s commitment to accompanying Japan in facilitating a successful AI journey Dr. Truong Gia Binh, FPT Corporation Chairman and Founder, affirmed, "Artificial intelligence continues to be a transformative technology for the entire world. In line with NVIDIA's global initiative, we are working closely with strategic partners to develop cloud infrastructure essential for AI applications worldwide, especially in Japan. We are committed to dedicating all necessary resources and accompanying the Japanese government, enterprises, and partners in the nation’s AI investment and development efforts. Through this significant project, we are aligning our vision and action to rapidly expand AI applications on a global scale while actualizing the collective vision of Japan and Vietnam in becoming AI nations.”  John Fanelli, NVIDIA Vice President of Enterprise AI Software, said, "In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, Japan recognizes the importance of sovereign AI solutions for driving innovation, supporting data security, and maintaining technological independence. The FPT AI Factory built on NVIDIA accelerated computing and software represents a significant step towards meeting this need, offering Japanese companies access to cutting-edge AI infrastructure while fostering local AI development and expertise."  In April 2024, FPT publicized the development of AI Factories through a comprehensive strategic collaboration with NVIDIA. That marked a significant milestone in FPT's AI journey, aiming to promote AI research and development in the region and expand advanced AI and cloud capabilities on a global scale.        About FPT Corporation  FPT Corporation (FPT) is a global leading technology and IT services provider headquartered in Vietnam. FPT operates in three core sectors: Technology, Telecommunications, and Education. As AI is indeed a key focus, FPT has been integrating AI across its products and solutions to drive innovation and enhance user experiences within its Made by FPT ecosystem. FPT is actively working on expanding its capabilities in AI through investments in human resources, R&D, and partnerships with leading organizations like NVIDIA, Mila, AITOMATIC, and Landing AI. These efforts are aligned with FPT's ambitious goal to reach 5 billion USD in IT services revenue from global markets by 2030 and solidify its status among the world's top billion-dollar IT companies.  After nearly two decades in Japan, FPT has become one of the largest foreign-invested technology firms in the country by human resource capacity. The company delivers services and solutions to over 450 clients globally, with over 3,500 employees across 17 local offices and innovation hubs in Japan, and nearly 15,000 professionals supporting this market worldwide.   With Japan as a strategic focus for the company’s global growth, FPT has been actively expanding its business and engaging in M&A deals, such as the joint venture with Konica Minolta, strategic investment in LTS Inc, and most recently, the acquisition of NAC—its first M&A deal in the market. As digital transformation, particularly legacy system modernization viewed as a key growth driver in the Japanese market, the company is committed to providing end-to-end solutions and seamless services, utilizing advanced AI technologies as a primary accelerator. For more information, please visit https://fpt.com/en. 

Numerous reports from research institutions such as Gartner, Forrester, Bain, and Deloitte have predicted trending technology innovations for 2021. This article will introduce the top 10 trending technologies in those reports.  10 - Zero trust Security is one of the core focuses for businesses, and the zero-trust approach (no default security option) will get more prominent in the next few years. Gartner predicts that the calculation and security platforms can be categorized to 3 domains: Platform providing a safe environment to process or analyze personal and sensitive identification data  Platform allowing non-focused data process and analysis  Platform offering encryptions and algorithms prior to data processing or analysis (i.e.: synchronous encryption) 9 - Digital office and remote working Gartner points out that “working everywhere” is a crucial trend, especially under COVID-19-alike circumstances. Technologies within these domains will get more popular: Collaboration and productivity increase Secure remote access Edge computing Digital experience quantifiers Forrester foresees a business shift to local operations, in which technology will allow organizations to expand to new geographical areas.  8 - Human-centric digital experience The UI/UX and human-centered design technologies will be a core domain. Virtual Reality and Augmented Virtual Reality will be used more and more to enhance the experience.  The multi-experience development platform and low-code development platform will continue to grow, helping to build interactive applications and products as parts of the digital experience with multiple touchpoints for users (i.e.: touch, voice, and gestures).  7 - Super automation Super automation is the application of advanced technology (i.e.: AI, machine learning) to optimize human resources and automate processes, generating more impacts than the traditional automation approach.  Procedure and IT automation using AI, machine learning, event-driven architecture, and robotic process automation will remain an important movement. Prominent platforms: UIPath, Blue Prism,...  6 - Internet of Behaviors (IoB) The Internet of Behaviors (IoB) was introduced by Gote Nyman in 2012. IoB itself possesses social and moral influences that must be clearly understood.  The technology uses digital data obtained from the Internet of Things (IoT) devices to change human behaviors. For example, satellite data for driving behaviors, social media data to analyze trends, authentication data for security, and more. 5 - Intelligent business processes and platforms from the provider The agile organizational process to adapt correspondingly to the market or environment conditions. The Covid-19 pandemic has provoked a surge in this trend to enable existing technology and strategic support processes flexibly.  This includes faster decision-making, better supportive tech platforms, and more flexible providers to create possible business capabilities. 4 - 5G 5G promises to reduce delays by 100 times and provide information to construct new solutions.  Higher bandwidth for data sharing, higher transmission speed, and lower delays will certainly enhance the customer experience when connecting devices.  3 - Cybersecurity With increasingly remote activities, cybersecurity is a must for business. Gartner determines that cybersecurity will be a core technology in 2021. The security discovery will continue to be a significant movement to protect human identity and devices. 2 - Distributed Cloud Public Cloud vendors acknowledge the importance of supporting on-demand computing and edge computing. Yet, the continuous demand has tremendously stimulated distributed cloud computing. According to Gartner, the distributed cloud distributes public cloud services to different real locations while the initial public cloud provider is responsible for service operations, administrations, and updates.  1 - AI Technology AI technology is on top of the list because of its ability to enhance business continuity values. Organizations will optimize the advantages of AI through AI-powered operations using DataOps, ModelOps (MLOps), and DevOps. The use of AI on the Edge platform will increase, allowing AI algorithms to work on the edge of the network (closer to information gathering devices). Dominant platforms: Databricks, Snowflake, Azure Machine Learning, Amazon Sagemaker... The journey will continue and these top-notch technologies will further improve in 2021 and more. ———————————————————————— FPT Smart Cloud is committed to providing best-in-class products and services at the optimal expense for customers. Contact us now for support: Email: [email protected] Hotline: 1900 63 83 99