Join hands century Internet Microsoft public Cloud Platform Windows Azure will be landed in China

November 1 Morning News, a number of sources revealed today, Microsoft will work with the domestic Internet infrastructure service provider century interconnection, to achieve Office 365 cloud computing Office software, Windows Azure cloud computing platform in China's Landing. The news is expected to be announced by two companies soon.

The focus of cooperation is undoubtedly the landing of the public cloud platform, Windows Azure, which is the first time a foreign company has acquired a public cloud operating qualification in China. According to domestic policy, foreign manufacturers cloud computing data Center in China to the landing required license.

Windows Azure will provide a model for the landing of a foreign-owned enterprise cloud Computing data Center, signaling that more international manufacturers will set up public cloud computing centers in China. According to industry analysts, IBM, Oracle, Dell and other foreign manufacturers are interested in the domestic establishment of cloud computing data center.

This May, Microsoft Asia Pacific Research and Development Group chairman Zhang during the fourth session of the Cloud Computing conference revealed that Microsoft in China to establish a cloud data center will soon make substantial progress, but he has not disclosed a specific timetable.

Zhang revealed that Microsoft public cloud Platform Windows Azure has been launched for 4 years, every day will add hundreds of enterprise customers, the total number of users will soon break 100,000.

In recent years, Microsoft has continued to increase its commitment to cloud computing in the Chinese market. 2010, Microsoft Cloud Computing Innovation Center settled in Shanghai, Microsoft Asia Pacific Research Group also has thousands of engineers to carry on the research and development work related to cloud computing business.

Microsoft officially released Windows Server 2012 private cloud services in China this September, when Bob Kelly, the global senior vice-president for Windows Azure Marketing, said: "Publishing Windows Server in China 2012 is the first step in introducing the cloud operating system platform into China. ”

Windows Azure is Microsoft's cloud-based operating system, the name of the software and services technology. The primary goal of Windows Azure is to provide a platform for developers to help develop applications that can run on cloud servers, data centers, the Web, and PCs.

Office 365 is Microsoft's cloud-based model of office software, using a monthly subscription model. The specifics of Office 365 in China are unclear.

(Responsible editor: The good of the Legacy)