Cloud computing Annual keyword Birth: Repel competition

According to the Ministry of Industry and Information technology, the Telecommunications Research Institute issued the "China Public Cloud Services Development Survey (2012)", in the past year, China's public cloud services market overall growth faster, the growth rate reached 73%, but the market size is still small. The report predicted that 2013, China's public cloud services market size can reach 6.3 billion yuan. But this figure accounts for a very small percentage of the global public cloud services Gartner reports.

China's market has not yet formed, but it also means that the blue sea contains a larger treasure, because the overall understanding of public cloud services in China has gradually formed. According to the current market trends, 2013 for China's cloud computing market is destined to be an extraordinary year.

Since cloud computing was first formed in foreign countries, some well-known international it vendors have built their own cloud services system, these enterprises are also constantly invading the Chinese market, will undoubtedly promote the development of China's cloud computing, but also to the domestic cloud computing companies have caused a shock. Domestic enterprise users to the international cloud services enterprises expect a higher degree, about 90% of the user said that if foreign large cloud services enterprises into China, such as Amazon, Rackspace, etc., will choose the services of foreign cloud services enterprises.

Microsoft's Windows Azure ordeal finally settled in China this May, and it took about 18 months for Microsoft to start laying in China and officially landing. This time, instead of building the data centers overseas, they are actually being built both in Beijing and Shanghai, while preparing for a disaster backup. Whether Azure brings more choice or better choice, or will sweep the market, or not acclimatized, it comes to the greatest significance of the opening of China's cloud computing open the door to competition.

In addition this year Amazon cloud storage business in Hebei Langfang low-key construction of data center, its personal cloud storage business clouddriver in China quietly online ... Earlier, industry insiders predicted that if such a cloud maker like Amazon were to enter the Chinese cloud market, with its capital and technological advantages, such an oligopoly would pose a deadly threat to local cloud services. Of course this is true for Microsoft's cloud computing.

Interestingly, last week, two of the biggest competitors in cloud computing were "laying down their arms" and embracing each other, and Microsoft announced its decision to run Oracle apps on Windows Azure, including Oracle's database, middleware WebLogic server and Java, You can now run on a Windows Server and connect to Microsoft's applications on Windows Azure. For Chinese users, this collaboration provides more options to address Microsoft's own scalability, performance, and high TCO issues.

Microsoft and Oracle collaborate on cloud strategy (image source: Baidu)

In addition, Oracle also announces its own distributed open source operating system Oracle Linux is also open to azure users. Strong market pressures from emerging rivals have forced the old enemy to decide to become partners, but according to Reuters, there is still a competitive relationship between the two companies in terms of price and performance.

By supporting Oracle Linux and Java software on Azure, Microsoft's Windows platform is significantly more competitive, even if it ignores the underlying software, but it also benefits users using its cloud services. This partnership with Oracle has significantly increased the competitiveness of Microsoft Hyper-V's vsphere platform for VMware, where previously users wanted to virtualize Oracle products only on VMware products, and now Microsoft can implement Oracle's powerful user community has given Microsoft a shot.

Another message is that Oracle has announced a nine-year partnership with customer relationship management specialist Salesforce.com, consolidating the cloud of two companies, and partnering with Software, the NetSuite, to provide cloud services to midsize enterprises.

Although the international cloud services companies in the Chinese market will be used to bring more choices for enterprises, but users still have some concerns. It mainly lies in the network quality of the international cloud service, the security of the cloud service and the service stability problem. However, due to market reasons, the current user loyalty to cloud services has not been established, the domestic cloud service providers in the face of foreign enterprises under pressure, still need to further improve their service level and competitiveness.

(Responsible editor: The good of the Legacy)