Cloud Watch

Mitsui Information and NTT Docomo Business conducted a joint demonstration on distributed workloads for genomic analysis using the 'GPU over APN Testbed' environment.

• •The nationwide distributed GPU demonstration environment, 'GPU over APN Testbed,' was utilized for this joint demonstration.
• •Distributed workloads for genomic analysis in the bio field were the primary focus of the demonstration.
• •The two companies announced the implementation of this joint demonstration on October 5.

NHN Techros has launched a new service under its Cloud Chorus brand to support the adoption and utilization of Anthropic's generative AI model, Claude.

• •The service is provided through the comprehensive cloud support brand Cloud Chorus.
• •It targets Anthropic's generative AI model, Claude.
• •It offers end-to-end support from initial adoption to active utilization.

DNP and DCD launched a brand visibility support service for the generative AI era, utilizing Adobe's 'ABV'.

• •The service utilizes Adobe Inc.'s 'Adobe Brand Visibility (ABV)'.
• •Analyzes mentions and recommendations of a company's brands or products in generative AI responses.
• •Supports improvements in brand visibility based on the analysis results.

Hitachi Solutions Nishi Nihon launched a new service using generative AI to streamline the verification of business regulations for financial institutions.

• •Launched the 'Business Regulation Knowledge Search and Utilization Service' to streamline the verification work performed by financial institution staff.
• •Supports high-precision search of business regulations, as well as document generation and text editing.
• •Promoted as applicable to a wide range of financial institution operations.

NTT Docomo Business and PKT jointly developed an AI system to automate cyber risk management in OT environments.

• •It automates processes from asset visualization to attack risk verification in OT environments controlling facilities like factories and plants.
• •It enables Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) in OT environments.
• •It continuously visualizes and evaluates cyber risks, supporting countermeasures based on priority.

Neo Japan began providing version 9.7 of its groupware "desknet's NEO," enabling the deployment of the latest LLMs within companies.

• •The new version, "Version 9.7 (V9.7)," with enhanced AI assistant features, has been released.
• •Users can now deploy the latest LLMs, such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, within their organizations via the groupware.
• •The update includes feature enhancements to support the internal deployment of generative AI infrastructure.

NVIDIAの新基盤への期待と限界、およびHugging Face侵入事件を例に挙げたAIエージェントのセキュリティ上の課題を解説する記事

• •Hugging Faceへの侵入を例に、AIエージェントが「スイスチーズ」の穴を抜けるような脆弱性を持つことが指摘されている
• •NVIDIAの新基盤に対する期待と、それに関連する技術的・セキュリティ的な限界について言及されている
• •AIエージェントの運用におけるセキュリティリスクと対策の重要性が議論されている

IBMが「IBM Bob」のセルフホステッド型を発表し、オンプレミスやソブリンクラウドなど自社管理環境でのAI活用を可能にした

• •米IBMは現地時間1日に「IBM Bob」のセルフホステッド型を発表した
• •企業や組織は、自社で管理できるオンプレミス、プライベートクラウド、ソブリンクラウド、エアギャップなどの環境でAIを活用したソフトウェア開発を行えるようになる
• •今回の発表により、データ管理の自由度が高い環境でのAI導入が容易になった

SB C&S signed a distributor agreement with Zenity to begin domestic sales of a security platform for AI agents.

• •The distributor agreement with Zenity was announced on October 2.
• •SB C&S will begin handling Zenity's security platform for AI agents in Japan.
• •The product rollout aims to enhance the security of AI agents.

BBIXとゲットワークスが宮城県七ヶ浜町の「宮城AIデータセンター」にクラウド型ネットワークサービス「OCX」の接続拠点を開設した

• •9月30日に協業の一環として接続拠点の開設を発表した
• •宮城AIデータセンターへの接続拠点は9月1日に開設された
• •クラウド型ネットワークサービス「OCX」の接続拠点として機能する