NTT will deploy Oracle Alloy in its data centers, giving customers access to more than 150 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services, including its artificial intelligence (AI) offerings. Oracle Alloy will be present in two NTT data centers in Japan and will be used to expand its OpenCanvas sovereign cloud. The addition of OCI services will be available in the OpenCanvas Japan East region in December 2025 and in the Japan West region in March 2027. “Our data center strategy is focused on meeting new cloud and data usage needs, including new on-premises and sovereign requirements, and Oracle Alloy plays an extremely important role in this,” said Hiroshi Tomiyasu, director and executive vice president of NTT. Data Japan.
“As a global solutions provider, NTT Data Japan is also looking to expand its presence overseas and is committed to helping its Japanese customers strengthen their global competitiveness by providing advanced cloud services with Oracle Alloy to facilitate cloud migration and secure data usage to comply with data sovereignty requirements. OpenCanvas will continue to offer its customized cloud services, and in the future, NTT Data will explore the possibility of using other NTT Group technologies, including the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) initiative and the Wide Language Model (LLM) called “Tzumi.”
“Giving our partners and customers more choice has always been our priority,” said Scott Twaddle, senior vice president of products and industries at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. “Oracle Alloy enables NTT Data Japan to use the latest cloud and AI technologies to enhance their data center capabilities, helping their customers unlock new growth opportunities. “We look forward to strengthening our partnership with NTT Data Japan and accelerating the digital transformation of Japanese organizations.”
Earlier this year, Oracle committed to investing $8 billion in cloud computing and AI infrastructure in Japan. This will include expanding its operations across Japan, from supporting Japanese engineering teams to meet digital sovereignty requirements to increasing customer support in its Tokyo and Osaka cloud regions. NTT GDC has two data centers in Japan: Tokyo 11 and Osaka 7. In 2022, the company announced plans to build a 30 MW data center in the Kansai region, and last year announced plans for another around Tokyo. NTT Data operates several other facilities throughout Japan, including Tokyo (five), Osaka, Aichi, Hiroshima and Fukuoka.
