"Special Report" "Cloud" Chung China

China's cloud computing, standing in a rare window of time, is the confusion of the disease or walking in the sober?

Wen/"Lookout" Newsweek reporter Qui Yiping

China's "cloud computing" on the October 18, 2010 day, seems to be within reach.


this day, the National Development and Reform Commission, together with the Ministry of Industry and Information technology, issued the "notice on the pilot demonstration of the innovative development of cloud computing Services" (hereinafter referred to as "notice") to determine the pilot demonstration of cloud computing services innovation and development in five cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Wuxi


"Notice" that the pilot demonstration work, aimed at "strengthen our country cloud computing innovation development top-level design and scientific layout, promote cloud computing Center (platform) Construction", follow the principle is "independent, controllable, high efficiency".


Although since 2008, all over the country has set up a cloud computing center, but cloud computing in China really landed node, by the IT industry locked as the announcement of the day, 2010 was called the Year of China's cloud computing.


cloud Computing in China after hundred Days, this March, is the national two sessions of the "Twelve-Five" planning program, as one of the top ten areas of development.


"It seems too early to talk about the cloud of virtualization in China. "There are comments on that. But more and more facts show that in front of cloud computing technology, China and the world stand at the same starting line.


last, in the 1995 browser era, China missed a "window of Time" and became a follower.


today, the "time Window" to the "cloud era" comes to the Chinese people, will be missed?


China "Cloud Search" published


Dar Pramo, vice president of the world's most authoritative it research and consultancy firm Dana (Gartner), said that cloud computing is not a novelty, but a combination of many old things, but it is an important part of IT development.


In the words of Baidu CEO Robin Li, it is the old bottle of new wine.


If you've ever used Google to search for information, you've already enjoyed a primary cloud computing service. What you don't know is that the "cloud" behind this whole-language web search is a high-speed operation of less than 1 seconds to handle massive amounts of data.


"Baidu Search is not based on this mass data processing of cloud computing data," an operator insider to the Economist, said Baidu is based on the traditional architecture of the search, completely rely on the strength of people to search, no cloud computing wings, Baidu in the full language search is still blank.


This cloud-computing wings--"old bottles", by the industry known as large-scale parallel computing, distributed data processing and virtualization technology, this comprehensive computing model in the IT industry is not unfamiliar, however, the first cloud computing Google to the operation of the distillation of the new wine--cloud computing.


China has its own "cloud search"? February 22, Xinhua and China Mobile jointly research and development of Pangu search online, began to provide news, microblogging and other information content search. It is little known that Pangu search is a step in China Mobile's cloud computing application, which is called "the most authentic Google system China Cloud search" by Zhang Weimin, the business development manager of the Chinese Mobile Communications Institute.


Zhang Weimin Full participation in the development of Pangu search, in an interview with Outlook Newsweek, he first disclosed the "Pan Guyun" insider: Because Google does not sell technology, only selling services, China Mobile will be self-reliant, starting from 2008, based on China's earliest cloud computing base--the development of the big cloud platform of Chinese mobile , after three years, completely conquered the cloud computing the main hardware and software technology-low-cost distributed mass data storage capacity and flexible computing scheduling system.


Zhang Weimin told our correspondent, based on cloud computing technology, Pangu Search, in the near future, will bring users a very high degree of experience: you can open the computer in the browser to edit the file online, directly to the document URL (URL) to share to your friends; You can directly open the browser to access the Web site, continue to work.


How to define cloud computing becomes a complex issue. Wikipedia reads: Cloud computing is an internet-based computing system that enables the sharing of hardware and software resources and information, and is available to computers and other devices on demand.


When Google came up with the concept of "cloud computing" a few years ago, academics shrugged it off, and many thought it was just the concept of a commercial gimmick that Google used to deal with Microsoft's "Windows" with its "Cloud Gate" browser.


However, with the commercial success of Amazon and Google in cloud computing, and the huge investment of Microsoft and IBM, China has also stood in front of the last bus, which may be the next it Industrial revolution after the Internet.


"window of time is too rare." "The Director of software services, Ministry of Industry and Information technology, said in an interview with Outlook Newsweek, described the opportunity in China in an urgent tone."


Chinese cloud faces


"does not own it, but uses it--that is, public facilities, and cloud computing can provide this public service to humanity." "Renhua, Secretary general of the China Electronic Society's cloud computing expert committee, has received an interview with our correspondent," he said.


in his view, users in the cloud storage, online editing of the "erratic" operation, that is only the tip of cloud computing. Cloud services, as public computing, are drifting to China "blossoming".


, Microsoft's chief cloud computing strategist for Greater China, Shenwey the definition of cloud computing when interviewed by Outlook Newsweek: It is a service that provides it with a service model.


in the IT World, cloud computing services are divided into three forms: infrastructure as a service (IaaS)-Platform as a service (PaaS)-Software as a service (SaaS).


Albert Chan explained to our correspondent: for ordinary users, they are primarily exposed to the service model of SaaS, and almost all cloud computing services are ultimately presented in the form of SaaS, you through the previous purchase of software to hire software, pay the operator a certain service costs, you can enjoy SaaS software Leasing services. In other words, in the future, when you turn on your computer, you will not see the "window" (Windows) of Blue sky and white clouds, but the environment of an absolute network, including mail, chat, SMS, search, map, office software and so on, all applications are paid to complete online.


However, cloud computing for the IT industry developers, there are two modes of service to choose--paas or IaaS. The main role of PAAs is to provide a development and running platform as a service to the user, and the main role of IaaS is to provide virtual machines or other resources as a service to the user. Google China technology director Kusheme will cloud computing this integration of resources results, figuratively likened to the "carpool" behavior of the office, that is, more change to buy for rent-rented "Various computing resources" to complete large-scale data task.


This newspaper reporter found that more cloud computing service providers are blurring the boundaries of PAAs and IaaS. Among them, Huawei Technology Co., Ltd. for Shanghai Unicom to provide cloud computing services solutions: Service Platform Technology + virtualization Technology + Scheduling management technology, Microsoft for Shanghai Telecom Server platform Technology + virtualization Technology + System management technology-can be said to be a combination of PAAs and IaaS.


just one thought, everything else to cloud computing--cloud computing shows us a whole new industry blueprint: In addition to carriers, any company can run a Web site or a company software application, or even complete a full Internet business, using both PAAs and IaaS services. Without having to invest in any servers, storage systems, and related software. For those entrepreneurs who are trying to become a software business, you don't need to buy a computer, you don't need to build a data center, you just open the door to cloud computing, pay the rent, and take a bag to a room that has already been decorated.


2008, the China Electronic Society cloud Computing Experts Committee was formally established. In 2010, Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen successively launched the cloud computing Industry Development Plan, plan and measure.


Renhua to our correspondent, Beijing's "Xiangyun Project", Shanghai's "Sea of Clouds Project", Shenzhen, "South China Cloud Computing Center", have put forward the region's cloud computing industry development goals. Local governments have also invested in building cloud computing centers. According to incomplete statistics, the government has invested more than 10 cloud computing centers all over the country.


"To develop planning, research standards, from the core key technology forward layout, not just launched five cities to carry out the pilot, technical standard system is also active research and exploration." "Chen Wei to" outlook "news weekly introduction of China's five cloud computing demonstration point of the development of the status quo, said that the five cities to play a positive, progress generally good, not only the leaders of the cities, all aspects are very cooperation, the most valuable is to effectively highlight the local application and characteristics. "Cloud computing can not be a concept to hype, more important is the application, driving the whole industry development." Now the pilot work is advancing very healthily. ”


Industry and Information Technology Department Software division, Deputy Director of Information Services Department Zhenliva to our reporter: After several rounds of expert argumentation, the results of the five demonstration points have come out, will be unified with the relevant departments of the NDRC announced.


as of press, this newspaper reporter was told, the results have come out, but not external disclosure.


, Professor Peng of the PLA University of Technology, told The Economist that cloud computing would fall along such a path in China's four major industries: the telecoms industry-leveraging cloud computing to achieve business innovation; the financial sector-building the industry's public cloud to serve small and medium sized financial enterprises; The government--through the cloud computing platform --Build a shared cloud platform to improve resource utilization.

What does the
"private cloud" mean for businesses? An undisclosed secret in the IT world is that many of the servers in China are very low in usage, at only 10%. Huawei Technology Co., Ltd. China's core network marketing chief engineer Qin Zhuo to print a book: The use of cloud-built "private cloud" system and the enterprise's original data system, can save electricity 71%,cpu utilization rate increased 12 times times, basically no noise, no fan, no radiation, no hard drive, Only a very small number of maintenance personnel.


In June 2010, Hu Jintao, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, pointed out at the Conference of the two chambers that "the rapid development of Internet, cloud computing, IoT of things, knowledge services and intelligent Services provides a powerful tool and environment for personalized manufacturing and service innovation, and it becomes possible for people to make machines around people The organic combination of personalized manufacturing and large-scale collaborative innovation will become an important mode of production. "This shows that China's top policymakers have already referred to the high level of innovative production methods in cloud computing applications."


"In the field of cloud computing, China and the world are at the same starting line." "Shenwey told our correspondent that Microsoft's many cloud computing applications are signed with the government, the Chinese government has given great support to the investment, and the other is that China is very active in standardization, showing a high degree of attention and enthusiasm for cloud computing."


Chen said that although China is not in the leading position, but in the field of cloud computing "a little weak", the advent of the cloud computing era to the Chinese enterprises and multinational companies with the opportunity to compete, whether in the technical development or industrial model, are rare opportunities, the challenge is grim.

Will
be "cloudy"


The people interviewed by this newspaper, they have their own definition of cloud computing, as "1000 readers have 1000 hamlet in mind." The sky is not two of the same cloud may be wonderful, but when the cloud as a technology, the confusion of its concept, will not lead to "cloudy clouds" it?


March 7, in the National Political Consultative Group Meeting of the Scientific and technological community, industry and Information Technology Deputy Minister Lou Thrifty think Cloud computing faces academics "chaotic state." "Cloud computing means better search capabilities for Google," he says. "IBM uses it for a more powerful solution, and Microsoft puts forward the concept of" cloud + End Computing ", which emphasizes its computing power. "They are based on their own market demand, and we now because of" cloud computing "and a new round of technical center of the duplication of construction, what is the calculation? A lot of people don't know. ”


"A lot of listed companies in the name of cloud concept hype, and some well-known enterprises in fact is to borrow in the enclosure." "An insider who is close to a listed company in Shanghai," said the economist.


Due to the investment scale and security needs of cloud computing, it has become the mainstream model to set up cloud computing Center in government. Since 2009, nearly 20 cities in China have deployed cloud computing projects.

A 2010-year survey by the Software Services Division of the Ministry of Industry and Information technology,
, shows that because China has not yet reached a unified understanding of cloud computing, it lacks a national strategic plan. Departments lack policy coordination mechanisms, local governments have launched cloud computing projects, invested heavily in the construction of Cloud computing Center, many IT companies have joined the cloud Computing center of the building ranks. Cloud computing is still in its infancy, and this herd investment boom is bound to create repetitive problems that, if not guided, can lead to costly calculations and waste of storage resources.


related to the background is that cloud computing in the international standardization of a number of overlapping and duplication of issues, the international community does not form a unified cloud computing standard system, the domestic standard of cloud computing is also at the initial stage.


"false clouds than real clouds," Peng to The Economist, pointed out that the main problem lies in the complexity of the concept of cloud computing, so many "false cloud" drilling loopholes, the local government has been "fooled" the possibility.


Shenwey expressed the same concern to this newspaper reporter, "All levels of government seem to need a data center, is this necessary?" is the data center being built blindly? ”


The cloud concept and technical standards remain vague, February 18, "cloud computing" was included in the Ministry of Finance issued the 2011 government procurement points.


, group leader of China Pharmaceutical Group information experts Revan that in order to stroll in the clouds, the government needs to take four steps: The first step is to have a good planning, so that the domestic formation of a good environment; the second step is to manage, form a reasonable cloud computing layout; The final step is for the government to lead the way with some cloud computing projects. But many local governments tend to go directly to the final step, which can easily lead to failure.


"The key is to form a good application, no application has become a flicker, not to build a large cloud, but to do what they can." There is a need for cold thinking, not herd. Chen Wei told our correspondent.


The battle over the use of cloud computing is reminiscent of the "battle for control of the workshop" at the beginning of the Industrial revolution in the United States. Ziffdavis Media Group (China) Strategic Development Research Director Chiong commented, "Who is to manipulate, is the crux of the problem." "-