Concentrating Management Resources on Cloud Services and Becoming a Platform Provider
First written in FY2021-Q1. 19 of 24 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2022. 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".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Going forward, following the formal adoption of the government cloud, the Company will expand its sales channels in the public and enterprise sectors through collaboration and strategic alliances with partners and seek to accelerate growth. It is also reorganising into an organisation in which development and sales work together, and building a structure that can immediately reflect customer needs through the use of AI, to strengthen its organisational capabilities for the next growth phase.」
The concentration of management resources on the cloud and the move toward becoming a platform business took concrete form through the formal adoption of the government cloud, expansion of sales channels for the public and enterprise sectors, reorganisation of the development and sales organisations and the use of AI. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Revenue was ¥15,631.162 million, up 17.8% year on year, due to strong GPU infrastructure service revenue, supported by the contribution from GPU investments made in the previous and current fiscal years, as well as growth from winning projects in other services and steady growth in cloud service revenue.」
Investment in GPUs, cloud service growth and winning projects in other services, as part of the move toward becoming a platform business built on the cloud, translated into a 17.8% year-on-year increase in revenue. However, the Company also posted an operating loss due to delays in the growth of GPU infrastructure service revenue. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Specifically, ahead of intensifying full-scale competition in the generative AI infrastructure market, the Company will continue making large-scale investments in its GPU infrastructure to establish a de facto standard position. It will also focus on hiring personnel to accelerate service enhancement and market development to meet the requirements for formal government cloud certification by the end of March 2026 and expand its future share of the public cloud market, while strengthening relationships with partners to expand sales.」
The policy of concentrating management resources on the cloud and becoming a platform business developed into specific plans involving large-scale investment in GPU infrastructure, fulfilment of the requirements for formal government cloud certification by the end of March 2026, hiring personnel and strengthening partnerships. - 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.」
As the Company moves toward becoming a platform business built on the cloud, its GPU cloud service entered the full-scale provision phase and generated revenue of ¥2,018.498 million. Cloud service revenue also increased 9.0% year on year. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating income was ¥1,093.053 million, up 43.2% from the previous consolidated fiscal year, due to factors including more efficient investment resulting from the cloud focus and ongoing data centre optimisation.」
The cloud focus and data centre optimisation progressed, and the concentration on the cloud business continued based on the improvement in operating income achieved in the previous fiscal year. Meanwhile, operating income declined in the current fiscal year due to investment in feature development, hiring and marketing. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Supported by the solid sales performance of Sakura Cloud and Sakura VPS, revenue from cloud services came to ¥9,453 million, up 7.7% year on year.」
As the Company continued to concentrate resources on cloud services, cloud service revenue increased 7.7% year on year. Meanwhile, operating income declined 35.4% year on year due to investment in enhanced feature development and sales promotion. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Supported by the solid sales performance of Sakura Cloud and Sakura VPS, revenue from cloud services came to ¥6,249 million, up 7.9% year on year.」
In a business structure focused on cloud services, cloud service revenue increased 7.9% year on year. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Supported by the solid performance of Sakura Cloud and Sakura VPS, revenue from cloud services came to ¥3,096 million, up 7.4% year on year.」
In a business structure focused on cloud services, cloud service revenue increased 7.4% year on year. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating income was ¥1,093.053 million, up 43.2% from the previous consolidated fiscal year, due to factors including more efficient investment resulting from the cloud focus and ongoing data centre optimisation.」
Investment efficiency improved through the cloud focus and data centre optimisation progressed, with operating income increasing 43.2% year on year and the ordinary income margin on net sales improving to 4.7%. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Although electricity costs increased due to higher crude oil prices and domain acquisition costs increased due to foreign exchange movements, operating profit was ¥694.028 million, up 58.1% year on year, owing in part to increased revenue and the concentration and optimization of resources for cloud services.」
The concentration and optimisation of resources on cloud services continued, and operating income increased 58.1% year on year despite higher electricity and domain acquisition costs. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Operating income was ¥436.474 million, up 120.6% year on year, due to factors including higher net sales and the concentration and optimisation of resources on cloud services, despite increases in domain acquisition costs due to foreign exchange movements and electricity costs due to surging crude oil prices.」
The concentration and optimisation of resources on cloud services continued, and operating income increased 120.6% year on year. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「The personnel and equipment previously deployed for physical infrastructure services such as housing and dedicated servers are being shifted and used for cloud services and initiatives aimed at customer success, which the Company considers a priority.」
The cloud-focused policy was explained as a specific allocation of resources, shifting personnel and equipment previously deployed for physical infrastructure services to cloud services and customer success. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Cloud services revenue continued to perform well, but revenue declined 8.6% year on year to ¥14,622.455 million due to the expiration of the contract period for a large government-related project and the impact of migrating a certain scale of services from physical infrastructure services, among other factors. Although resources had been concentrated on and optimized for cloud services since the previous fiscal year, operating profit fell 51.5% year on year to ¥438.946 million due to lower revenue and other factors.」
The Company explained that it was continuing to concentrate and optimise resources on cloud services, reaffirming its cloud-focused policy. Meanwhile, operating income declined due to the decline in total net sales. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Operating income was ¥197.816 million, down 67.1% year on year, due to factors including the decline in net sales, despite ongoing efforts since the previous fiscal year to concentrate and optimise resources on cloud services.」
The Company explained that it was continuing to concentrate and optimise resources on cloud services, reaffirming its cloud-focused policy. Meanwhile, operating income declined this quarter due to the decline in net sales. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Operating income was ¥111.009 million, down 58.8% year on year, due to factors including the decline in net sales, despite the concentration and optimisation of resources on cloud services since the previous fiscal year.」
The Company explained that it was continuing to concentrate and optimise management resources on cloud services, reaffirming its cloud-focused policy aimed at becoming a platform business. However, operating income declined this quarter due to the decline in total sales. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「To become a platform business that supports users' digital transformation, beyond the scope of its conventional cloud services as internet infrastructure services, the Company will give even greater priority to concentrating management resources on its cloud services.」
The policy of concentrating management resources on cloud services and becoming a platform business that supports users' digital transformation was reaffirmed. - FY2021-Q1First statedAnnual report
「To become a platform business that supports users' digital transformation, beyond the scope of its conventional cloud services as internet infrastructure services, the Company will give even greater priority to concentrating management resources on its cloud services.」
The policy of becoming a platform business that supports users' digital transformation, beyond the scope of conventional internet infrastructure services, and concentrating management resources on cloud services was explicitly stated for the first time.