Microsoft develops cloud-moving future for China's leaping development

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Based on the broad prospects for the development of the cloud computing industry and strong confidence in China's continued economic boom, Microsoft announced this year that it will vigorously strengthen its investment in China's cloud computing and give local research and development teams the responsibility to absorb cutting-edge talent, build ecosystems and promote innovative strategies.

As the core department of Microsoft in China to promote cloud strategy, cloud practice, cloud innovation, Microsoft Asia Pacific Research Group Server and Development Tools Division will continue to expand the team size and enhance the innovation ability under the direct leadership of Microsoft Global Senior vice president and Microsoft Asia Pacific Research Group chairman Dr. Zhang. In order to play a greater role in China and the global cloud computing technology and industry.

Zhang also announced the appointment of Shen Yuanqing as Microsoft's Asia Pacific Research and Development Group chief operating officer. Shen Yuanqing has long been responsible for Microsoft's partnership and ecosystem construction in China, with a deep technical background and rich experience in business operation and management.

Microsoft Asia Pacific Research and Development Group has more than 3,000 researchers and engineers, Microsoft is outside the United States the largest research and development base. This year, 800 new engineers and college graduates will be recruited in China to quickly expand innovative capabilities in cloud computing, search, hardware design, and mobile embedded communications.

Zhang said: "The next generation of information technology, IoT, mobile Internet, cloud computing as the nerve center, has become the consensus of all circles." In particular, the application platform based on cloud computing has strong regional and local characteristics, and it is believed that Chinese enterprises have great opportunities in this field. Our team will work with the local ecosystem partners to lead the cloud industry practice, to push China's cloud industry towards a more rational and sound direction, and to share the results of creating the future. ”

Microsoft's chief executive, Ballmer, made a clear "all in the Clouds" Global Strategy in March 2010, and Microsoft embraced cloud computing with full cloud services from IaaS, PAAs to SaaS. Microsoft has built and operated 15 cloud computing data centers around the world, with the experience of providing large scale Internet services to billions people. At the same time, Microsoft is well established in the development of tools, environment and the prosperity of partner community building, and with an open strategy to allow customers in the Microsoft Operations, Third-party operations and the way the operation of the free choice.

China's cloud computing project is facing many opportunities and challenges, it is urgent to build a complete system of cloud ecosystem, large service providers and trading system, unified technology and operating standards, and then establish data security and trust relationship. Microsoft will work with its local partners to confront the challenges, push China's cloud industry into practice and further promote China's economic structure with the cloud industry economy.

"Microsoft Server and Development Tools Division as the main force of Microsoft cloud Computing Innovation Strategy, in the United States, China, India, and Israel to establish a distributed research and development, incubation and industrial eco-chain cooperation model, set the global wisdom to help customers partner and customer cloud practice." We are confident that in the next 10, China will become the global economic and innovation leader and the Global Cloud Economy Center. “

Founded in 2005, Microsoft Asia Pacific Research Group Server and Development Tools Division, is one of Microsoft Asia-Pacific Research and Development Group's core team, focusing on Microsoft public cloud, private cloud, and embedded products and technology research and development, including supporting consumer class and enterprise-level online billing, payment of the business platform, Windows Server solutions, System Center, SQL Server, Windows azure,windows embedded, and related services. In September 2010, Microsoft created Microsoft China Cloud Computing Innovation Center in Shanghai, supported the Chinese government, partners and customers cloud era, and successfully assisted the local governments in Chengdu, Jinan and Shanghai, as well as HP, SAP, Ufida, ESRI and other industry partners to complete a number of leading cloud practices.

(Responsible editor: Duqing first)