Chapter 44 Leading the "cloud" end

Cloud computing is one of the most talked about topics in IT industry today.The concept of cloud computing was proposed by Google, which is a beautiful network application model.Cloud computing in a narrow sense refers to the delivery and use mode of IT infrastructure, which refers to obtaining the required resources through the network in an on-demand and easy-to-expand manner; Get the services you need in an easily scalable way.This kind of service can be related to IT and software, the Internet, or any other service. It has unique functions such as ultra-large scale, virtualization, reliability and security.

For Huawei, cloud computing means an integrated dynamic infrastructure, which can provide IT services internally (private cloud) or externally (public cloud).Cloud computing can help you deploy new services faster and respond to customer demand, as well as shift IT spending from capital to operational.You can embark on the journey to the cloud computing model at your own pace, based on your requirements, and reap the rewards along the way. Ren Zhengfei believes: "Cloud computing will be an industrial revolution. Like IP technology, it can be used wherever information dissemination is needed. Just as IP has changed the entire communication industry, cloud computing will also change the entire information industry."

On November 29, 2010, Huawei officially released its cloud computing strategy and end-to-end solutions to the world in Beijing. Ren Zhengfei, who has always been low-key, said in a high-profile press conference: "Huawei will not take too long to surpass Cisco on the cloud platform. , catch up with Google in the cloud business!" With its rich experience in the telecommunications field, Huawei will make full use of the opportunities brought by cloud computing technology changes and business model innovations to achieve customer data centers, computing and storage resource sharing and efficiency improvements.

When Huawei entered the cloud computing market with a high profile, Ren Zhengfei's philosophy was still to "hold tight to telecom operators".Huawei's cloud computing strategy includes three aspects: building a cloud computing platform to promote resource sharing, efficiency improvement, energy conservation and environmental protection; promoting cloudification of business and applications, and promoting the migration of applications in various industries to cloud computing; open cooperation and building a win-win ecological chain. Ren Zhengfei said: "Huawei will not leave the tradition to innovate blindly, but to open up and innovate based on the original existence. If Huawei does not bind telecom operators to innovate, Huawei's cloud cannot survive."

"First of all, telecom operators gradually have this kind of demand." A Huawei insider told reporters that most of Huawei's main customers are telecom operators, but now that the needs of operators and the external environment are changing, Huawei must change. In recent years, telecom operators are no longer satisfied with the role of traditional "plumbers", especially after the gradual transition from 2G to 3G, the market requires operators to become more service-oriented enterprises. Therefore, Huawei can no longer meet the needs of operators only by erecting pipelines, which has become the driving force for Huawei to make changes.

At the same time, Huawei launched the "Cloud Sail" project to provide the most abundant information solutions for various industries with partners and build a win-win ecological chain. "Just as IP has changed the entire communications industry, cloud computing technology will also change the entire information industry. Openness and cooperation are the most important symbols of the future of the cloud industry," Ren Zhengfei said, "Huawei has always been committed to providing customers with innovative solutions, open Huawei's cloud computing strategy will help Huawei and its partners to build the best cloud computing platform for customers, so that everyone in the world can enjoy information applications and services like electricity."

With the recent boom in cloud computing, as China's largest telecommunications equipment provider, Huawei has identified this market.Ren Zhengfei compared Huawei to "farmers" and "Don Quixote". He stumbled out and wanted to open his eyes, keep more difficulties to himself, and give more benefits to others.Plant more flowers and less thorns, have more friends and less "enemies". Ren Zhengfei said that the information industry has entered the "cloud" era, and it needs a more open mind and more rapid and accurate market response capabilities, because under cloud computing, the rapid changes in content, technology and business models challenge Huawei's next 10 years.

In the Internet age, Chinese enterprises have never had the right to speak, and they are closely following IT giants such as IBM, Microsoft, and Google.Entering the era of cloud computing, everyone is "fighting" on the same starting line again. This time, Huawei will not be a follower, but a leader in the era of cloud computing. The industry's praise for Huawei's cloud strategy is far greater than controversy. Among them, Huawei's technological advantages are self-evident. On the other hand, Ren Zhengfei, who has a strategic vision, took the lead in solving the problem of where users are.

Ren Zhengfei warned Huawei that in the process of advancing the cloud platform, "flowers must be planted on cow dung" and bind telecom operators to innovate, otherwise our cloud will not survive.Ren Zhengfei said at Huawei's cloud computing strategy press conference: "We first build cloud platforms and cloud applications based on the needs of telecom operators. The cloud we make can be used by telecom operators immediately, and it is easy to promote its maturity. Previously We relied on Western companies to lead the way, and now we have to participate in leading the way, and we have to work as hard as Western companies to contribute to the world.”

Huawei aims to help build an end-to-end innovative business model including "customers, operators, and developers".Operators can use the cloud application supermarket provided by Huawei to provide cloud services to achieve rapid listing and quick profits; end users will be able to experience richer one-stop cloud services; millions of developers around the world can use the application "innovation factory", Quickly realize the incubation of innovative businesses. With the help of Huawei's multi-party operator resources, it connects the cloud with hundreds of millions of users. This is the best platform to implement the concept and practice it.It seems that Ren Zhengfei's vow to lead Huawei to stand on the Great Wall to catch a few clouds has gone far beyond the demonstration stage.

On April 6, 2011, the international cloud computing standards organization DMTF announced that Huawei, the world's leading telecom solution provider, had been elected to join the DMTF board of directors, becoming the 14th board member. For a long time, what can cloud computing do?What is the future direction?These are the key issues that bother the public's understanding of cloud computing and enterprises' practice of cloud computing. Many enterprises are doing research on cloud computing, but their ideas are mostly based on concepts and rarely supported by applications. This has fallen into a vicious circle of concept hype.For a long time, we have seen too many stories about cloud computing, but it is still unclear where its users are and what their value is, and this is a major hidden danger for an industry. There are indeed many companies on the "cloud" battlefield, but who can stand out among Chinese companies in the field of cloud computing?Huawei is already one step ahead.