I fi iCloud Signs OEM Agreement with CNI to Provide Infrastructure for Semi-Custom Private Cloud “Sto a Cloud I fi iCloud Ve”

I fi iCloud Inc. announced that it has signed an OEM agreement with CoreNet International Inc. Under the partnership, I fi iCloud will provide its hypervisor, “I fi iCloud® HV,” as the infrastructure foundation, while CNI will launch “Sto a Cloud I fi iCloud Ve” as a new lineup of its semi-custom private cloud service. In recent years, cloud adoption among enterprises has advanced rapidly, while challenges such as where to place data, how to balance in-house control with convenience, and how to ensure compatibility with existing systems have become increasingly apparent. Against this backdrop, CNI’s “Sto a Cloud” has attracted attention as a semi-custom service optimized for users’ business requirements, reflecting CNI’s strengths in application development and business system implementation. CNI positions cloud infrastructure not merely as infrastructure, but as a platform that supports business growth. The newly launched “Sto a Cloud I fi iCloud Ve” is based on HCI, or hyperconverged infrastructure. It features a robust architecture and a flexible design philosophy that extends to the application layer, enabling support for hybrid configurations with on-premises environments. I fi iCloud will provide “I fi iCloud® HV” on an OEM basis for the core infrastructure layer of this new service, offering strong technical support. By integrating I fi iCloud’s expertise in hypervisor technology, orchestration design, distributed storage control, and operations automation, CNI’s cloud service will evolve into a higher-performance and more scalable environment. This will allow user companies to reduce initial implementation costs, ease operational workloads, and improve system availability at the same time. By leveraging the technical foundation of “I fi iCloud® HV,” the service will also realize more resilient infrastructure, including fault-tolerant configurations resistant to ransomware and distributed environments that support wide-area BCP, or business continuity planning. With this robust foundation, CNI will be able to provide customers with a secure and reliable environment that ensures data sovereignty. In the future, expectations are also growing for the development of high-value cloud solutions, including AI services. Through this partnership, I fi iCloud will further strengthen the technical foundation of “Sto a Cloud,” while CNI has established a structure capable of providing integrated services from the application layer to the infrastructure layer. The two companies will continue to deepen their collaboration and provide customers with higher-quality and more scalable private cloud environments. Yasushi Taki, Representative Director and CEO of I fi iCloud Inc., welcomed the OEM partnership with CoreNet International and the launch of “Sto a Cloud I fi iCloud Ve.” He stated that enterprise infrastructure selection is entering an unprecedented turning point due to changes in virtualization licensing and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. He expressed confidence that combining CNI’s expertise in building mission-critical business systems with I fi iCloud’s hypervisor, “I fi iCloud® HV,” will offer customers an optimal choice. By providing infrastructure technologies featuring operations automation and high fault tolerance, I fi iCloud will support CNI’s cloud service from the ground up and continue contributing to secure, flexible IT foundations and DX promotion for Japanese companies. Hiroshi Kinjo, President and Representative Director of CoreNet International Inc., said the company has long provided design, construction, and operations services for mission-critical IT infrastructure centered on core business systems across a wide range of fields, including manufacturing, healthcare and nursing care, and distribution. While enterprise cloud use has accelerated in recent years, many challenges remain in actual field operations, including compatibility with existing systems, operational burden, security, and data management. CNI’s semi-custom private cloud “Sto a Cloud” has been developed as a cloud service that can flexibly design infrastructure configurations according to customer business requirements. By combining I fi iCloud’s advanced cloud infrastructure technology with CNI’s expertise in business system design and operations, CNI will be able to provide a cloud foundation with higher availability and scalability. Going forward, CNI will continue contributing to the advancement of customers’ IT infrastructure and DX promotion as a cloud service that supports business operations through integrated delivery from applications to infrastructure and operations. I fi iCloud Inc. flexibly combines storage, server, and network technologies through software, focusing on “Japan quality” to provide customers with mission-critical, stable, and cost-effective cloud services. The company is located at Gofuraikan 5F, 2-1-5 Gofukucho, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Its representative is Yasushi Taki, Representative Director and CEO. Founded in November 2001, its businesses include cloud infrastructure leasing, hosting, cloud software development, and the construction, maintenance, and management of network and server infrastructure. URL: https://i fi icloud.com/