Cloud Services for Enterprise IT Transformation

Revolution in the Global IT Industry

The global virtualization and cloud computing industry is starting a revolution in the IT industry. The traditional ICT industry is now placing greater emphasis on social services, and the market value of this industry worldwide is expected to reach $176.8 billion in 2015. Cloud computing is the main strategic direction of big IT companies. Cooperation and purchasing related to cloud computing is booming, and players such as IBM, HP, Microsoft, Amazon and Microsoft are busy exploring related businesses.

International companies are now able to launch large-scale cloud computing services and are influencing the development of cloud technology. Traditional IT giants are leveraging their advantages to promote virtualization and cloud products and solutions.

Gearing Up for Cloud Services

In China, businesses related to cloud computing are developing quickly, yet there is still a long way to go before they catch up with their overseas counterparts. With a large user base, it won’t be difficult for internet companies to promote cloud services. Big internet companies are also the main providers of cloud computing services. IaaS + PaaS is a dominant service mode, and IaaS is relatively mature. The three main telecom operators in China are leveraging the advantages of their networks and data centers and are using IaaS as their flagship service to tap into the cloud computing market. More and more cloud hosting and storage services are coming onto the market. Smart city and smart campus solutions based on cloud computing are being heavily promoted.

R&D on cloud services is in full swing. Chinese ICT manufacturers have invested heavily in cloud services and are developing related hardware platforms. They have taken domestic market share and are penetrating the international market. In addition, big software vendors are developing software for cloud services. More and more virtualization and cloud-related software is being launched onto the domestic Chinese market.

Deploying Cloud Services to Boost User IT Value

The attention placed on cloud services can be attributed to the fact that cloud services help users integrate resources, make the network architecture more flexible, and increase enterprise competitiveness. ZTE has rich experience in virtualization and cloud applications for enterprise. ZTE has integrated the virtual data center, data center cloud-management platform, desktop cloud, and virtual applications into its own service system. In addition, ZTE takes advantage of its consultation, research, architecture planning, engineering, and after-sales maintenance to provide virtualization and cloud-management solutions that are stable, safe, easy to maintain, and have a better cost-performance ratio.

By integrating IT infrastructure resources and automating operations, the following can be achieved:

●    hardware utilization can be improved and data center operation costs can be lowered. Because service systems run independently in the same physical environment, fewer servers are needed. This reduces the cost of purchasing hardware.

●    service stability and continuation can be guaranteed. Operation is guaranteed over the long term, and data storage is optimal. Strong data backup ensures business data is safe. 

●    IT architecture can be made more flexible and expandable so that new servers and services can be quickly deployed. Resource growth is planned in advance, and there is no need to go through purchasing procedures. User and service demands can also be quickly addressed.

●    new service development can be supported and IT value can increase. New services, such as mobile office and MDM, are supported. Flexible architecture guarantees that organizational structure can be quickly changed.