IBM hand in the capital online, become a sign of entering the Chinese market

"This time IaaS, the public cloud service we are partnering with, is now being tested for a few customers, based on IBM's own SCE (Infrastructure Cloud Computing Solution) success in the Chinese market." COO Zhao Yong Zhi ZDNet exclusive interview with the disclosure of the current Capital Online and IBM public cloud platform for progress.

On July 31, IBM officially announced the long-term strategic cooperation agreement for public cloud signed with the capital online, which is also considered by the industry as a sign that IBM formally entered the public cloud market in China.

As for the capital online, this cooperation is full and implemented its original cloud computing line.

The first phase of the hardware size is 80T of memory

Capital Online currently has three data centers in China, namely Beijing, Shanghai and Wuhan. Public cloud and IBM cooperation, the engine room construction or will be the capital of the original online room for expansion. According to Zhao Yongzhi revealed that the cooperation of the public cloud a room will be in Beijing, two will be in Wuhan.

As for the IBM's overall hardware investment, Zhao Yongzhi revealed that a figure is a phase of the memory size is 80TB.

Regarding the types of public cloud offerings we have seen we've covered IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS layers from the news from IBM. Zhao Yongzhi also revealed the current progress in these three aspects.

Because IBM had a lot of customers accumulated in various traditional industries, it also had successful experience in providing service contents. So this time the two sides co-operation of public cloud services, from IBM already relatively mature SCE, which is IaaS layer. It is understood that this layer of service has been tested for some customers.

In addition to the IaaS layer into the test, the PaaS layer early next year there will be some landing services, mainly to IBM in the accumulation of platform software to the cloud platform. As for the SaaS services, Zhao Yongzhi think this prospect will be greater, "such as medical cloud, in fact, this area is very professional, for some vendors in this area to take a system is obviously not worthwhile, and IBM in the medical industry Many successful cases, so summed up the SaaS service will be more likely to hit the needs of these customers.

In the service customer base, Zhao Yongzhi said that if the public cloud platform to build up, use it, in fact, can put a lot of IBM's superior products into. "IBM has proven solutions in many areas, so on this public cloud platform, all customers except banking and telecom should find the public cloud service they want."

Two public cloud platform unified management

In fact, the perception of the capital online, many people will stay in IDC room hosting service. The fact that Capital Online already has its own mature public cloud platform, and there are many successful cases, especially in the Internet field.

Capital Online in 2010 will be its own business from the data center hosting expanded to provide cloud hosting services, mainly to provide IaaS cloud computing services, including some such as cloud mail, cloud desktop and other SaaS services, but this part of only 10 %about.

On the one hand is its own mature public cloud platform, on the one hand and IBM's public cloud platform, the two types of service platform what distinction?

Zhao Yongzhi believes that the capital of the original cloud hosting technology there is no problem, in fact, this is also a great feature of the public cloud market: technology is not the core issue. "But our shortcomings are slim on the service platform for our customers." Zhao Yongzhi said IBM has made up for this. At the same time, Capital Online's service model in the public cloud market can teach IBM experience.

In fact, the original capital of the original online cloud computing services are mostly Internet and IT companies, such as NINETOWNS, perfect and so on. IBM's strengths, as mentioned above, are well-established solutions in many areas, as well as strong technical background. The target audience for both platforms is not the same. So the Capital Online and IBM will be the beneficiaries of the capital online to broaden their route in the cloud computing, IBM to take this access to the Chinese public cloud market, and has a good military division.

Reporters also understand the distinction between the two public cloud platform charging mode. In foreign countries, public cloud charging mode is linked with the credit card, take recharge, point card this model. "And domestic, the capital of the past online experience or customer one-on-one subscription fee model, and public cloud platform IBM cooperation will be more inclined to the capital online charging mode." Zhao Yongzhi said that this is also in line with the Chinese enterprises specialty.

At the same time, Zhao Yongzhi believes that in addition to charging mode, in fact, go to the management of the last two cloud platforms will be more standard and consistent.

This year the domestic public cloud market is doomed to be lonely, Ali cloud various actual cases came out, Microsoft's Windows Azure high-profile landing, then IBM and the capital online cooperation, should be made to feel excited, because the market is more The strength of manufacturers concern. And mentioned Ali, Microsoft's competitiveness

Zhao Yongzhi is confident when it comes to the difference between Aliyun and Windows Azure, which has been in high profile in China's public cloud market for a while. "Because our cloud computing in the Internet field should be the best one to do and prove that our model is successful." According to reports, since the beginning of this year, most projects hosted online by the capital are public cloud services. Zhao Yongzhi estimates that this year's cloud computing business revenue will account for about 20% of the capital online as a whole, and will reach about 40% to 50% next year.