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KCC Information & Communication Presents AI Data Infrastructure Strategy Based on NetApp Keystone

SoftwareOctober 29, 20261 min read

KCC Information & Communication, a official NetApp distributor in Korea, showed how companies can use NetApp Keystone to manage data storage for the AI era. Keystone is a pay-as-you-use storage service.

What happened

At the 'Innovation Solution Day 2026' event on the 29th, KCC Information & Communication presented a plan for running AI data infrastructure with NetApp Keystone. Together with NetApp Korea, it ran talks and a booth to show flexible storage and hybrid cloud data management. Park Kyung-soo, a executive director at NetApp Korea, explained how Keystone helps managed service providers (MSPs) grow their business.

Key facts

The event was held on the 29th, and the title was 'Innovation Solution Day 2026'.
Keystone lets customers choose a performance level and a committed capacity.
Extra capacity can be added when demand goes up.
Keystone supports file, block, and object storage, plus cloud storage.
Its AI-based ransomware defense (ARP/AI) helps protect data from cyberattacks.

What Keystone is

Keystone is a storage-as-a-service (STaaS) model. Instead of buying a large amount of storage up front, a company pays based on how much it uses. This matters because AI makes data grow fast, and it is hard to predict how much storage a company will need. Buying for the highest possible demand can lead to too much spending on unused equipment. Many companies also use both on-site servers and public cloud, which makes data harder to manage.

Why it matters

Companies face a tough mix of growing data, high spending, and more complex systems. A pay-as-you-use model can lower the early cost of new storage and reduce waste. For MSPs, it lets them offer storage to customers based on their actual needs and grow the service over time. KCC plans to support this with partner training, joint marketing, and proof-of-concept tests in Korea.

What to watch

Whether KCC's partner training and proof-of-concept tests bring in new Korean customers.
How many companies move from buying their own storage to a pay-as-you-use model.
How NetApp's ransomware defense performs in real use.

Glossary

NetApp Keystone: A NetApp service that lets companies rent storage and pay for what they use.
KCC Information & Communication: A Korean company that sells NetApp products and helps customers and partners use them.
STaaS: Storage as a service: storage you rent and pay for based on use, instead of buying it.
ARP/AI: NetApp's AI-based tool that detects and blocks ransomware attacks on stored data.

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