Cloud computing brings new business forms and service economy patterns

Cloud computing brings new business forms and service economy patterns


　　


Cloud Computing as an innovative IT infrastructure management approach and innovative business model, its dynamic, automated, efficient and so on to meet the current needs of it, and represents the direction of future IT development. As the global leader in cloud computing, IBM has been promoting the implementation and landing of cloud computing, and Mao, general manager of IBM China Development Center and New technology Research Center, has shared some of his knowledge and valuable experience with the cloud.


　　

The concept of cloud computing is
, but it is hard to say a definitive definition. IBM Outstanding Engineer China Development Center Chief Technical Officer and new technology Research and Development Center General Manager Mao that the concept of cloud computing is always changing, but in many concepts the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology to the definition of cloud computing is still very accurate: cloud computing is a use of IT resources model, is to provide ubiquitous, standard, and on-demand network access to shared, configurable computing resources such as networks, servers, storage, applications, and services. The use and release of resources can be carried out quickly without much administrative cost.


　　


can see that cloud computing is a new IT resource usage pattern and a new delivery model for IT resources. Mao said: Cloud computing "new" on the new IT resources into a pool of resources, this resource pool is dynamic, can be shared, but also through configuration to drive, this becomes a very dynamic, can be cut, sharing a very flexible resource pool. Summed up the basic features of cloud computing is configurable, on-demand access, automatic management flexibility.


　　


cloud computing is to use ubiquitous network access to provide on-demand self-service in the resource pool, and to change its business shape for the enterprise. In the traditional IT infrastructure, the enterprise IT departments need to purchase, install, maintain and manage the huge computing equipment, and the allocation of resources often need manual execution, which causes the management complexity and the human cost is high, the cloud will change all this. "The allocation, use, and demonstration of cloud computing resources are automated and do not require too many management costs to help companies significantly reduce management and human costs." Mao introduced, the value of the cloud gradually unfolds.


　　


Cloud computing not only brings new IT resource usage patterns, but also brings new business forms and new service economy patterns. Mao that the new IT resource usage model is the "technical attribute" of cloud computing, and the new IT resources have been transformed from businesses buying themselves to operations to leasing and outsourcing business attributes, and services can be measured and charged for use more critical to make cloud computing a new business form, Thus, a new technology is transformed into a new service economy model. For cloud providers, cloud computing brings a new service delivery model that delivers services over the Internet, and for cloud users, cloud computing brings a new pattern of service consumption, that is, through the Internet.


the separation of ownership and use, for the user needs also let private cloud, public cloud, mixed cloud, etc. have different delivery methods, but are the "cloud" in a "consumer" way to deliver, users through the Internet can achieve production life, this is the business value of cloud computing.


　　

The
Cloud's changes in business models and businesses Orient the economics of the cloud, where cloud services have more than a few levels of competitive power over traditional services, and it is the economic attributes behind cloud computing that have doomed cloud computing to become a new productivity. Cloud computing is a new generation of infrastructure and tools to serve the economy, it leads us to a new era of service economy, farewell to the large industrial production of this single, cost, delivery to people are cold all things, farewell to the agricultural economy of low efficiency and high cost, combining the advantages of both, will bring human production into a new era. Mao: "We are at the end of the tunnel today, and cloud computing is the light at the bottom of the tunnel." ”


　　


IBM: Cloud Practitioner, provider, leader and Catalyst


　　


as a century it enterprise, IBM not only promoted the landing of cloud computing, but also provided the formation of cloud computing and services, itself is also actively transformed into a cloud computing practitioners. IBM is the first to promote enterprises, industries and regions to face cloud development, but also the open Cloud Standards Alliance advocates and executive chairman, IBM's Cloud engine program is also around the world with other enterprises actively cooperate to seek cloud development.


　　


IBM is also the provider of cloud-related technology components, from software, hardware to consulting services, from a business, an industry to a region to take advantage of the cloud for innovation and transformation, IBM can provide from consulting to service implementation. IBM currently has 7 cloud data centers, 11 Cloud Labs, 57 global delivery centers, and 54 global command centers, providing and delivering cloud computing services to millions of customers through IBM.


　　


IBM provides a comprehensive cloud services system, from a strategic level, in the case, Mao talked about the logistics cloud. Logistics cloud is to all the logistics world in the service providers, freight forwarding, truck companies, warehouses, terminals and other enterprises to provide logistics capabilities to connect together, the use of logistics services manufacturing, retail enterprises are linked together with a logistics cloud. This cloud platform can provide the visibility of the entire logistics process, and further analysis and optimization, reasonable matching logistics resources, enhance efficiency and stable competitive position. In China, such a logistics cloud is building in Ningbo, Mao introduced in November this year will be delivered to a logistics company in Ningbo use.





for the current big hot City cloud, Mao that according to a city, a region of macroeconomic characteristics and expertise, combined with economic development, social development, the needs of all aspects of social life, to find suitable models and cut-in point, step-by-step, down-to-earth to do to make the city cloud truly successful.


　　


as a practitioner of cloud computing, IBM has a unique advantage in cloud computing, Mao summed up three aspects: "First, IBM hundred years of history has the most comprehensive technical and business capabilities, it is an open vision will be successful in reconstructing the ecosystem; second, IBM emphasizes the value of technology, At the same time, it emphasizes the potential of the cloud's economic attribute and business innovation, not limited to one enterprise, but can extend to an industry and an area. Third, cloud computing will guide the customer's thinking at the strategic level, formulate a perfect implementation path, and gradually help customers to complete. ”

(Responsible editor: The good of the Legacy)