FPT launches AI factory partnership with global tech giants

FPT, a global IT firm, has announced the formation of a partner ecosystem with several prominent technology organisations, including NVIDIA, SCSK, ASUS, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, VAST Data, and DDN Storage, to promote AI factory development in Vietnam and Japan.

This initiative aims to bring together expertise, resources, and networks from these companies to bolster FPT AI Factory's potential, which is expected to drive AI innovation in both countries. The partnership centres on four main objectives: advancing AI factories' development and operations to meet global standards, diversifying AI products and services, enhancing human technical capabilities, and ensuring data security and autonomy.

FPT also announced the launch of FPT AI Factory in Vietnam and Japan. This facility will assist businesses in expediting AI innovation, offering them priority access to premium solutions and features through an exclusive pre-order.

The FPT AI Factory will provide an all-inclusive stack for AI development, incorporating thousands of NVIDIA GPUs and their AI Enterprise software platform. This infrastructure allows organisations and researchers scalable supercomputing capabilities to develop advanced AI solutions, with an expected improvement in total cost of ownership by up to 45%.

Le Hong Viet, CEO of FPT Smart Cloud, commented on the future of digital autonomy enabled by this new AI Factory.

The AI Factory consists of four key product groups: AI Infrastructure, AI Studio, AI Inference, and AI Agents. These components aim to provide cloud computing services, simplify AI model creation, refine AI capabilities using high-performance models, and operate AI agents across various business applications.

The platform is integrated with over 20 AI products designed to improve customer experience, operational efficiency, workforce transformation, and cost optimisation. FPT is accepting advance orders for the AI Factory, giving corporate clients access to AI and cloud offerings complemented by consulting from AI and Cloud experts.

Dr. Truong Gia Binh, Chairman and Founder of FPT Corporation, stated: "AI factories are emerging as an essential foundation for the human and AI agent economy, representing a new transformative force in the digital landscape. Through the collaborative efforts to establish the omnipotent FPT AI Factory, we empower organisations, researchers, developers, and adopters to seize the full potential of AI, forming thousands of intelligent agents enriched and differentiated by the data, knowledge, and culture of every business and nation. Step by step, we redefine and perfect production relations between AI and humans, enhancing the competitiveness of every economy while promoting international integration."

Dennis Ang, Senior Director, Enterprise Business of ASEAN and ANZ Region at NVIDIA, commented: "AI is reshaping nations and industries. Leveraging the full-stack NVIDIA AI platform, FPT is set to more efficiently scale its AI factory to support enterprises throughout the region."

Masaki Komine, Managing Executive Officer at SCSK Corporation, added: "We believe that we share the goal of fundamentally changing the digital environment with FPT. We value the spirit of co-creation and hope to build a long-term cooperative relationship with a passionate partner like FPT. Furthermore, we would like to utilise our cutting-edge AI infrastructure technology and knowledge gained from many years of system operation to tackle the challenges faced by customers and societies around the world, including Japan and Vietnam."

Jason Chung, Regional Director of East Asia and Indochina at ASUS, stated: "ASUS is one of the main partners of the NVIDIA Cloud Partner Program. With our experience in large-scale AI server deployment and operations, ASUS is excited to partner with FPT and NVIDIA in this pioneering venture. Together, we're empowering businesses in Vietnam and Japan to harness the power of AI. By fostering innovation and collaboration, we're building an ecosystem that will ensure that no business is left behind in the AI era."

Narinder Kapoor, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of APAC at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, said: "The era of AI has brought with it limitless possibilities. HPE is committed to staying at the forefront of innovation to help customers embrace this new era. This launch marks a significant milestone in our collaboration with FPT and NVIDIA to enable enterprises in Vietnam, Japan and across Asia Pacific to harness the full potential of AI. We expect this initiative to accelerate AI adoption and bolster data sovereignty and security, which are critical for our customers in this digital age. We are excited to support this transformative journey and look forward to being part of this initiative supporting Vietnam as it transforms into a hub of AI innovation."

Sunil Chavan, Vice President of Asia-Pacific at VAST Data, expressed excitement, saying: "We're thrilled to support FPT AI Factory's launch, which will help redefine how enterprises in Vietnam and Japan harness the power of AI. Today's enterprises are looking at how AI can help them extract real business value. To realise these benefits, they need scalable, reliable solutions that deliver clear returns on their capital investments. With VAST Data's robust infrastructure, we're helping companies build flexible, compliant AI ecosystems that integrate seamlessly with existing environments and support a wide range of AI initiatives. This partnership allows businesses to make strategic, data-driven decisions with the confidence that they have a solution tailored to their complex needs."

Robert Triendl, SVP International and General Manager of DDN Storage, commented: "We congratulate FPT on the launch of 'FPT AI Factory', and we are very excited to have been selected as the performance data solution for this innovative GPU cloud service. DDN's AI solutions combine superior performance with minimal data centre footprint to support the most scalable AI workloads today. We look forward to collaborating closely with FPT to build powerful new services for next-generation AI workloads, and we wish FPT great success in Vietnam, Japan, and the global market."