NHN Entertainment going after Amazon, Microsoft in cloud computing

NHN Entertainment will offer its clouding computing services to more financial companies and online shopping malls, going after Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft and other multinational service providers, the company said Tuesday.It also plans to open data centers in Japan and the United States within the first half of the year to make inroads into global markets.The move is in line with the firm's efforts to transform itself into a more comprehensive information technology firm from a game company. "With our TOAST Cloud, we will target corporate clients in the financial and commerce sectors in 2019," said Kim Dong-hoon, a director of the cloud business department of NHN Entertainment, during a media conference held at the firm's building in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province.