Samsung's data centers

An article in The Korea Times a few days ago carried some interesting information about Samsung's foray into cloud computing and its network of data centers, in Korea and worldwide.  Admittedly I'm biased since Samsung has just unveiled a new data center in Chuncheon, where I lived for almost  two years (1971-72) while teaching English at Kangwon National University (as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer).  The graphic (click for full size version) shows the new data center.  This is not your 20th century, early 1970s Chuncheon!
The detail in the article is interesting and informative. "The company said during a media event held Friday that the new facility, which was completed in June, is a software-defined data center equipped with eco-friendly, high-tech facilities."  Also "Currently, the company operates about 210,000 virtual servers. The firm, which operates 15 data centers globally, was the only Korean company that entered the list of top 10 worldwide infrastructure managed services providers, selected by global research firm Gartner....The Chuncheon data center with a size of 39,780 square meters is the firm's fifth data center in Korea after those in Gwacheon, Gumi, Suwon and Sangam. . . .The firm, which operates 15 data centers globally, was the only Korean company that entered the list of top 10 worldwide infrastructure managed services providers, selected by global research firm Gartner."