Cloud computing

Cloud computing is based on the addition, use, and delivery of Internet-related services and provides dynamically scalable and virtualized resources over the Internet. Cloud is a metaphor for the web or the Internet. In the past decade, China's cloud computing has gone from concept to application, and then to ecological construction. The development route is clear and its achievements are remarkable. China's cloud computing industry has maintained an average annual growth rate of more than 30 percent for years, one of the fastest growing markets in the world.

Cloud computing has gradually been integrated into the digital transformation and market expansion of enterprises and governments in industry, transportation, finance, medicare, education and other fields, becoming the key technology for digital transformation of many enterprises and governments. By 2020, the scale of China's cloud computing market is expected to reach 138.76 billion yuan ($20.50 billion), with a compound annual growth rate of 28.13 percent.

Help enterprises innovate

Nowadays, cloud computing is an important driving force in the digital economy and a significant support for the innovation and development of the new generation of systems in the information technology industry. With the continuous structural optimization of the cloud computing industry, the proportion of SaaS (software as a service) and PaaS (platform as a service) continues to increase. As a result, the hybrid cloud has become a new anchor for the industry. Cloud computing technology has been widely used in industry applications. Cloud computing companies, user units, and third-party organizations have formed an effective working model. In the past decade, China's cloud computing market has grown more than ten times, and 40 percent of Chinese enterprises are now using the cloud. However, the process cannot be furthered overnight because many enterprises' core data still require private cloud hosting. At the same time, customers also call for public cloud flexibility. As a result, a mix of public and private clouds will become the trend.

Enable easier social governance

Currently, the cloud computing industry plays an important role in social governance links such as smart cities. Alibaba Group launched “Tianyao”, an urban operating system equipped with automatic patrol functions in April, 2018. The system can detect collisions at peak times within a 20-second cycle. The motorcycle patrol police nearby will arrive at the scene even before the drivers of the vehicles get off. In the entire pilot area of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, the average time for accident handling has been markedly reduced from 20 minutes to 5 minutes. It is possible to create an intelligent “urban brain” based on the cloud and big data. Cloud computing can help achieve refined management of the city from its smart transportation system to smart security.

Help enterprises go global

At present, many enterprises rely on advanced cloud operators to seize the global market and accelerate their global layout. With more and more domestic companies going global, there will be new demand for overseas data centers. In this way, there will be increasing demand for cloud devices with strong computing, storage, and security capabilities. What’s more, leading Chinese enterprises in cloud computing are also actively helping Chinese enterprises go global. Currently, Huawei is providing IT infrastructure hardware, cloud platform software and operational support to China Telecom Global Ltd to aid its rapid expansion of the global enterprises’ cloud services market.