{"id":7838,"date":"2025-10-08T17:15:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T21:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/?p=7838"},"modified":"2025-10-08T15:48:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:48:28","slug":"softbank-oracle-partner-to-build-japans-sovereign-cloud-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/softbank-oracle-partner-to-build-japans-sovereign-cloud-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"SoftBank, Oracle partner to build Japan\u2019s sovereign cloud platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/group.softbank\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">SoftBank<\/a> Corp has joined forces with Oracle to launch a sovereign cloud service in Japan, dubbed \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oracle.com\/news\/announcement\/softbank-corp-accelerates-japans-ai-and-sovereign-cloud-future-with-oracle-alloy-2025-10-07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Cloud PF Type A<\/a>.\u201d Built on Oracle Alloy and hosted in SoftBank\u2019s domestic data centers, the platform will debut in eastern Japan in April 2026, followed by a western rollout later that year. 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