Sakura Internet Inc. (Headquarters: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, President: Kunihisa Tanaka, hereinafter referred to as Sakura Internet) providing digital infrastructure services, will begin offering container series 'Koka Ryoku DOK (dock)' as the second installment of cloud services for AI generation, ‘Koka Ryoku,' since June 27th, 2024 (Thursday).

Koka Ryoku DOK,'the container cloud service that allows customers to run Docker images that they have prepared in advance using NVIDIA GPUs, will be launched this time. By packaging the operating environment inside the image, you can use the service without spending time on environment construction each time. In addition, the usage charge is calculated by time usage, which leads to cost reduction.

Since 2016, Sakura Internet has been providing GPU cloud services. 'Koka Ryoku,' which was launched in particular in January 2024, is a service that is expected to be used mainly for generating AI such as large-scale language models. We offer the service at the Ishikari Data Center, which we operate using 100% renewable energy sources, achieving zero CO2 emissions while developing AI.
As the first installment of Koka Ryoku, the bare-metal series 'Koka Ryoku PHY,' which has been provided since January 2024, started offering additional maintenance on June 12th, 2024, with the connection interface increased from the conventional 200Gbps to 400Gbps.
In the future, Koka Ryoku plans to expand its services by providing cloud series with higher flexibility in construction and allowing rental on an hourly basis.

Sakura Internet will continue to contribute to the continuous development of the digital society as a digital infrastructure company by securing stable computing resources to respond to the ever-growing demand for AI.

Overview of Koka Ryoku DOK

Available features

Task execution
Task monitoring (task status confirmation is available on the control panel or API)
Log management (downloadable container output logs)

Platform

Linux/AMD64

Plan

The period from the start to the end of container execution is chargeable.
NVIDIA H100 plan will also be available in the future.

Details

Please refer to the following website:
https://www.sakura.ad.jp/koukaryoku-dok/

About the start of the "High-performance DOK" offering campaign

To commemorate the start of the "High-performance DOK" offering, we are conducting a campaign.

Campaign details

- The usage fee for the "High-performance DOK" NVIDIA V100 plan is free for up to three months.
- Provide a total of 20,000 yen worth of discount coupons available for use on Sakura Cloud.

Application acceptance period

June 27, 2024 to September 20, 2024
* We may interrupt or cancel this campaign without prior notice to the applicants.

Details and application

For details such as application and precautions, please refer to the following inquiry form:
https://www.sakura.ad.jp/inquiry/koukaryoku-dok-cp/

Specifications for additional maintenance of the "High-power PHY"

Offering specifications

*1 Interconnect will be set up within three business days from the day after the start of use. A notification will be sent by email upon completion of the setup.
*2 The latest model specifications. For specifications of past models, please refer to the following URL: https://manual.sakura.ad.jp/ds/phy/specs/model/index.html#id6 https://www.sakura.ad.jp/koukaryoku-phy/
https://manual.sakura.ad.jp/ds/phy/specs/model/index.html#id6

Details

Please refer to the following website:
https://www.sakura.ad.jp/koukaryoku-phy/

Cloud Play for AI Generation Service 'Koukaryoku'

'Koukaryoku' is a cloud service for AI generation that utilizes high-performance GPUs. This service is provided from the Shikotsu datacenter, which achieves CO2 emissions of zero by using 100% renewable energy. The bare metal series 'Koukaryoku PHY' has been available since January 2024 as the first installment of 'Koukaryoku'.
Sakura Internet believes that ensuring stable supply of computing resources related to generated AI is essential for the development of digital society in Japan, and is advancing the development of this service.

Related Information

Sakura Internet announces the expansion and development of cloud play service "Koukaryoku" for generated AI (announced on April 19, 2024).
https://www.sakura.ad.jp/corporate/information/newsreleases/2024/04/19/1968215514/

Sakura Internet will begin offering the first volume of generated AI cloud play service "Koukaryoku" equipped with NVIDIA H100 GPU on January 31, 2024 (announced on January 24, 2024).
https://www.sakura.ad.jp/corporate/information/newsreleases/2024/01/24/1968214844/

Sakura Internet announces the start of cloud play service for generated AI (announced on June 16, 2023).
https://www.sakura.ad.jp/corporate/information/newsreleases/2023/06/16/1968211860/