Telecom first cloud computing strategy operator joins cloud melee

As a popular theme in the two-tier market has been repeatedly hype the "cloud computing" army and ushered in another wave of important forces to participate-operators. Yesterday (August 31), China Telecom officially released the Sky Wing cloud computing strategy, brand and solutions, and said it plans to formally launch next year cloud host, cloud storage and other series of Sky cloud products.

China Telecom, the first of three "Big Mac" domestic operators to publish cloud computing strategies and Solutions, said: "This not only shows China Telecom's determination and strength in the development of cloud computing, but also promotes the development of cloud computing industry in China and even in the world." ”

Cloud computing concept for the end of the melee, equipment operators and operators, the interests of different demands. "The demand for China Telecom to develop its cloud computing strategy is to enhance its competitiveness," Shire, a senior researcher at CIC, said in an interview with the Daily economic news. Although cloud computing in the domestic propaganda for many years, but can do a lot of companies, leaving a very large market gap. ”

And for operators in the "cloud computing War", which side will achieve the leading edge? 周震刚, senior analyst at IDC's China Computer Systems Research Department, told the Daily Economic news: "In the past year or two, China's IDC (Internet Data Center) resources accounted for almost half of the three operators, and Unicom accounted for about 40% per cent, while moving around 10%." At the same time in line, the current port bureau is more in the hands of the telecommunications. ”

Policy tone "cloud computing" ushered in a turbulent period

October 18, 2010, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information technology issued a "good cloud computing services innovation and development of the pilot demonstration work notice," the notice also for the domestic already hot cloud computing industry chain development set a policy tone.

The "notice" clear: "in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Wuxi and other five cities first to carry out cloud computing innovation and development pilot demonstration work." Against the government, large and small enterprises and individuals, such as the needs of different users, research and promote SaaS (software as a service), PaaS (platform-like services) and IaaS (infrastructure, i.e. services) and other service modes of innovation and development, the backbone of information services enterprises to lead the joint study and research, strengthen the virtualization technology, distributed Massive data management technology, such as core technology research and development and industrialization, the formation of a national cloud computing Industry Alliance, the formation of cloud computing innovation and development of the joint efforts to strengthen the cloud computing technology standards, service standards and related safety management norms of research and development. ”

In the domestic market, in addition to such as the end of the camp (such as HP) and solution manufacturers (such as IBM) and other leading companies to actively seek a layout, Shanda, digital China and other companies are also in the high-speed implementation of cloud computing strategy deployment. What are the advantages of a belated "heavyweight" operator?

"At present, telecom as an operator of the advantages of the main focus on the country has a large high-speed Internet coverage and transmission network and fiber-optic broadband network, can rely on the national data Center to unify the deployment of cloud computing data center across the country," Shire pointed out.

周震刚 also said that operators in this sector than any other involved in the industry, have some advantages. Because cloud computing can be said to be based on the Internet and the development of the model, and currently in the IP network and other key resources are undoubtedly three operators to master the most advantage. "Whether it is its own IT technology architecture has been very advanced mature, or its experience in software and hardware, and even in the upstream and downstream supply chain relationship compared to competitors in other industries have a better advantage." Some other companies may have to start from scratch on cloud computing, and operators have a certain amount of resources to enjoy. ”

Some insiders told reporters that the Ministry of Industry as the operator's direct Superior Management department, in policy support for operators to develop cloud computing must certainly have a certain role in promoting. However, policy support is not limited to operators, it is understood that in the cloud computing industry chain in the upstream and downstream of small and medium-sized enterprises have been very helpful.

"Thanks to the significant demand from a large number of new small content providers and even government companies, it has benefited most from the government's efforts to focus on developing content applications and storing and sending cloud computing camps," Shire said. ”

The "Battle of the Clouds" of the three operators has begun

Earlier, China Mobile and unicom two of strategic thinking about cloud computing has been repeatedly known.

Changling, project manager of China Mobile Research institute "Big Cloud", has said that China Mobile "big Cloud" project is progressing smoothly, has built up more than 1000 large-scale laboratory of node size, the research results are applied to "Pangu search" and China Mobile support system and business platform. Guo Zhibin, deputy manager of China Unicom (600050) Research Institute, has also pointed out that Unicom has joined the cloud-related international organizations and has put forward its own concepts in international organizations, and is actively applying cloud computing to business development and business support.

According to the Chinese telecom, China Telecom has made a strategic transition from the traditional telecom operators to the integrated information service provider in the end of 2004, and set up the project group of "Wing Cloud Project" in 2009.

"Telecom relies on data center infrastructure resources all over the country, unified construction deployment covering the national, industry-leading cloud computing data center, the ' Twelve-Five ' period will have the ability to provide millions of high-performance virtual host; Telecom cloud host and cloud storage services have been tested commercially and will be operational next year. In addition, China Telecom relies on Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, the three major research institute thousands of professional science and technology team, has set up China Telecom Cloud Computing Research Center, focusing on heterogeneous cloud platforms, network cloud hosting, mobile cloud applications, industry cloud applications, cloud security, cloud broadband products and other topics, China Telecom insiders told reporters.

As the next "battleground", three operators of the battle seems to be unusually fierce.

"At the moment, the competition between telecom and Unicom is expected to be more intense, as the two of the IDC resources left behind are richer," he said. In contrast, because of the relatively small amount of resources in this area compared to the other two, so the mobile cloud computing strategy is more focused on the development of its cellular internet, "周震刚 said," But the telecom's sky-wing cloud computing strategy, focus on directly lead to its mobile internet business brand ' Sky Wing ', may combine with mobile internet platform, such words also will and move to produce direct competition. ”

Shire pointed out that "compared to mobile and Unicom first step to do cloud computing, telecommunications in this piece of development advantages mainly in its own the world's largest CDMA network, at the same time has a wealth of IDC resources; On the other hand, China Telecom has also launched a number of mature application brands, such as Sky wing space and interconnected stars, In the user base and network channels have considerable advantages. ”

(Responsible editor: The good of the Legacy)