Building the foundation for new growth areas, including government cloud
First written in FY2022. 11 of 17 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2023. Latest entry: 2026-07-28.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2019: 2 of 22 companies on the "Worse" side.
27 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AchievedAnnual report
「The strengthening and stable operation of the infrastructure platform that our group has pursued for many years led to the formal adoption of our services for the Government Cloud, as they were recognized as meeting the high reliability standards required in the public sector.」
The formal selection for the government cloud was described as an explicit milestone achieved under the existing policy of entering the market and raising technical standards. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue from GPU infrastructure services was ¥2,820.758 million, up 25.9% year on year, due in part to the contribution to revenue from GPU investments made in the prior and current fiscal years.」
The foundation for new growth areas, including GPU infrastructure for generative AI, progressed through GPU infrastructure services revenue of ¥2,820.758 million, up 25.9% year on year. Meanwhile, cash outflows from investing activities for equipment acquired for generative AI services totaled ¥30,369.281 million. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Growing into a company of choice in the generative AI market and expanding distribution channels for cloud services” “Accelerating development toward formal government cloud certification and implementing sales initiatives in the public sector” “Continuing proactive investment in service infrastructure for generative AI (securing GPUs quickly and building containerized data centers to invest at the optimal time to meet market demand)”」
Formal government cloud certification, GPU infrastructure for generative AI, containerized data centers and public-sector sales initiatives were integrated as part of the foundation for growth areas. Full-year revenue from GPU cloud services was ¥6.344571 billion. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The GPU cloud service began partially offering “高火力PHY” in January 2024 and began full-scale provision in June 2024. Revenue from the GPU cloud service was ¥2,018.498 million.」
The foundation-building initiatives for GPU and government cloud-related businesses identified as new growth areas progressed through the full-scale launch of GPU cloud services and revenue of ¥2,018.498 million. - FY2024RaisedAnnual report
「We will purchase approximately 8,000 GPUs, including the NVIDIA B200 Tensor Core GPU, by the end of fiscal 2027 to expand cloud services for generative AI. “Planned investment: ¥100 billion” “Target period: fiscal 2024–fiscal 2030”」
The second investment plan, totaling ¥100 billion, to purchase approximately 8,000 GPUs for GPU cloud services for generative AI by the end of fiscal 2027 was certified. The investment scale, period and number of GPUs were substantially expanded from the previous GPU equipment plan. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「We resolved to install a containerized data center at the planned site of Building 4 at the Ishikari Data Center to provide GPU cloud services following certification by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry under its “Cloud Program” supply security plan, and to expand Zone A of Building 3 to achieve sustainable growth of existing services.」
The installation of a containerized data center at the planned site of Building 4 at the Ishikari Data Center and the expansion of Zone A of Building 3 were formalized to provide GPU cloud services following certification under the Cloud Program supply security plan. Planned investments were ¥2,350 million and ¥2,500 million, respectively, with construction scheduled to begin after June 2024 and in September 2024, respectively. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Raising the technical standards of cloud services to enter the government cloud market」
Specific measures to raise the technical standards of cloud services in preparation for entry into the government cloud market were set out in the growth strategy. - FY2022First statedAnnual report
「Building the foundation for new growth areas over the medium to long term through partner and alliance initiatives, government cloud initiatives, initiatives for DX beginners and initiatives for startups.」
As specific measures to strengthen cloud services, partner and alliance initiatives, government cloud, initiatives for DX beginners and initiatives for startups were collectively identified as new growth areas.