{"id":1968220602,"date":"2025-08-14T18:15:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T09:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sakura.ad.jp\/corporate\/?post_type=en_newsreleases&p=1968220602"},"modified":"2025-08-14T18:02:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T09:02:28","slug":"sakura-internet-starts-operating-a-container-type-data-center","status":"publish","type":"en_newsreleases","link":"https:\/\/www.sakura.ad.jp\/corporate\/en\/information\/2025\/08\/14\/1968220602\/","title":{"rendered":"SAKURA internet Starts Operating a Container-Type Data Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAKURA internet Inc. (Headquarters: Osaka City, Osaka; Founder, CEO, and President: Kunihiro Tanaka, hereafter \u201cSAKURA internet\u201d), a provider of digital infrastructure services, will start operating a container-type data center built on the grounds of Ishikari Data Center on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
\nIn addition, the container-type data center is equipped with approximately 1,000 \u201cNVIDIA H200 GPU\u201d units and will offer an H200 plan as part of the first phase of the Koukaryoku generative AI cloud services, called the \u201cKoukaryoku PHY\u201d bare metal series.\"\"<\/p>\n

The container-type data center was constructed to meet the recent rapid rise in demand for generative AI. To quickly provide GPU resources to even more customers, the container-type data center was built because it can be constructed in a much shorter time than a conventional data center. Building 3 at Ishikari Data Center, which was completed in 2016, took approximately three years and three months from planning to completion, while this container-type data center took approximately a year and a half from planning to completion.<\/p>\n

Moreover, the direct liquid cooling (DLC) system*1<\/span> has been adopted. The use of the DLC system is expected to reduce the power consumption required for cooling, as it allows areas of the server generating high heat to be cooled with cold water, supplementing the air-conditioning system ordinarily used by SAKURA internet.
\nFurthermore, the conventional configuration limited GPU server capacity to two per rack, but the improved cooling capability allows up to five, thereby enhancing the facility\u2019s operational efficiency*2<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The container-type data center has been newly equipped with \u201cNVIDIA H200 GPUs\u201d and will offer an H200 plan in \u201cKoukaryoku PHY\u201d bare metal GPU cloud services.<\/p>\n

As a digital infrastructure company, SAKURA internet will continue to ensure a stable supply of computing resources and contribute to the ongoing development of a digital society.<\/p>\n

*1 A cooling system that directly uses liquid to efficiently remove heat from servers<\/span>
\n*2 The figures are based on the actual performance of our company\u2019s conventional configuration. The possible number of servers varies depending on the configuration and design principles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Container-Type Data Center<\/h2>\n

Specifications<\/h3>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Facility name
\n<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n		Container-Type Data Center at Ishikari Data Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Construction site<\/td>\nIshikari City, Hokkaido<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Construction completed<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMay 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Power supply capacity<\/td>\nApprox. 3.5 MVA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No. of racks installed<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTotal of 40 (20 racks\/container)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

\u201cKoukaryoku PHY\u201d H200 Plan<\/h2>\n

Specifications<\/h3>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
GPU
\n<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n		NVIDIA H200 SXM 141GB x 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CPU<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nIntel Xeon Platinum 8580 (60 cores) x 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Memory<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.5TB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Storage<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7.68TB x 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Global lines <standard><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<100 Mbps (50Mbps x 2)>
\n250 Mbps (125 Mbps x 2)
\n500 Mbps (250 Mbps x 2)<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Local lines (SAKURA Dedicated Server PHY service network) <standard><\/td>\n\n

<4 Gbps (2 Gbps x 2)>
\n10 Gbps (5 Gbps x 2)
\n20 Gbps (10 Gbps x 2)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Local line interconnect (broadband lossless network)*3 *4<\/span><\/td>\n400Gbps x 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

*3 An interconnect is established within three business days, starting from the day after your service commencement day. Once established, a notice of completion is sent via email.<\/span>
\n*4 Specifications refer to the most up-to-date model provided. For specifications of past models, please refer to the following webpage.<\/span>
\nhttps:\/\/manual.sakura.ad.jp\/ds\/phy\/specs\/model\/index.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Details<\/h3>\n

Please refer to the following webpage.
\nhttps:\/\/www.sakura.ad.jp\/koukaryoku-phy\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cKoukaryoku\u201d Generative AI Cloud Services<\/h2>\n

\u201cKoukaryoku\u201d provides cloud services for generative AI and is capable of utilizing high-performance GPUs. In January 2024, we launched the first phase of the \u201cKoukaryoku\u201d Series, the \u201cKoukaryoku PHY\u201d bare metal series, followed by the second phase, \u201cKoukaryoku DOK\u201d container series. The third phase is offered as the \u201cKoukaryoku VRT\u201d VM series.
\nSAKURA internet is advancing these services based on the belief that ensuring the stable supply of computing resources related to generative AI is essential to fostering the development of a digital society in Japan.<\/p>\n

\u25a0 \u201cKoukaryoku PHY\u201d Bare Metal Series: https:\/\/www.sakura.ad.jp\/koukaryoku-phy\/<\/a>
\n\u25a0 \u201cKoukaryoku DOK\u201d Container Series: https:\/\/www.sakura.ad.jp\/koukaryoku-dok\/<\/a>
\n\u25a0 \u201cKoukaryoku VRT\u201d VM Series: https:\/\/cloud.sakura.ad.jp\/lp\/vrt\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Related Information<\/h2>\n

SAKURA internet Completes Installation of 2,000 \u201cNVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPU\u201d Units (released August 1, 2024)
\nhttps:\/\/www.sakura.ad.jp\/corporate\/information\/newsreleases\/2024\/08\/01\/1968216504\/<\/a><\/p>\n

SAKURA internet Expands Development of \u201cKoukaryoku\u201d Generative AI Cloud Services (released April 19, 2024)
\nhttps:\/\/www.sakura.ad.jp\/corporate\/information\/newsreleases\/2024\/04\/19\/1968215514\/<\/a><\/p>\n

SAKURA internet to Launch Generative AI Cloud Services (released June 16, 2023)
\nhttps:\/\/www.sakura.ad.jp\/corporate\/information\/newsreleases\/2023\/06\/16\/1968211860\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1968219779,"template":"","class_list":["post-1968220602","en_newsreleases","type-en_newsreleases","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sakura.ad.jp\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/en_newsreleases\/1968220602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sakura.ad.jp\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/en_newsreleases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sakura.ad.jp\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/en_newsreleases"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sakura.ad.jp\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1968219779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sakura.ad.jp\/corporate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1968220602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}