Huawei Cloud Stack Dominates China's Rapidly Expanding SDC Software Market for Years
Jun 17, 2024
IDC, a world-leading provider of IT market research and consulting services, recently released the China Semiannual Software-Defined Compute Software Tracker, 2023H2 and China Semiannual Cloud System and Service Management Software Tracker, 2023H2 reports. According to these reports, Huawei Cloud Stack was ranked No. 1 in four markets:
· No. 1 in China's software-defined compute (SDC) software market 4 years in a row
· No. 1 in China's cloud system software (CSS) market 7 years in a row
· No. 1 in China's container infrastructure software (CIS) market 4 years in a row
· No. 1 in China's cloud system and service management (CSSM) software market 6 years in a row
New Trends
According to the reports, IDC conducts analysis on the market development trends:
· Driven by factors such as local vendor preferences, cloud innovation, and widespread adoption of cloud native technologies, China's SDC software market was USD1.95 billion in 2023 with a year-on-year growth of 12.7%, much higher than the global average, 9.2%. It is expected that the market will grow even faster in 2025 and become the second largest global market.
· Acceleration of the application of GenAI and foundation models in various industries will bring new opportunities on AI infrastructure, SDC software, and cloud management software. Most enterprises expect to deploy AI workloads on hybrid cloud or multi-cloud.
· High growth in the finance sector has been found and is expected to continue in near future. The main drivers are local brand preferences, heterogeneous computing infrastructure, and transformation of mission-critical applications towards cloud native and a distributed architecture.
· Data element, Industrial Internet, enterprise group cloud, and AI-related projects are key requirements from enterprises.
In this context, Huawei Cloud Stack continues to lead the charge in the SDC software market, making tremendous efforts in the fields such as hybrid cloud for large AI models, mainframe modernization, the data element, and the industrial Internet. Huawei Cloud Stack has solidified its position as the top choice for large enterprises to spur cloud innovation.
New Stages
According to these reports, Huawei Cloud Stack's market share in China's SDC software market has surged to 32.5%, a testament to its continuous innovation in foundational technologies and scenario-specific solutions.
Huawei Cloud Stack has launched the industry's first hybrid cloud for large AI models, enabling government and enterprise customers to deploy on-premises large AI models in one stop. Huawei Cloud Stack's data element circulation solution and innovative capabilities facilitate the supply, mobility, and effective utilization of data. Its mainframe modernization solution helps modernize financial core systems faster. Its novel reference architecture for an industrial Internet platform empowers digital and intelligent transformation in critical industrial production scenarios. Additionally, Huawei Cloud Stack has embedded a wealth of Huawei's processes, tools, and expertise in IPD transformation into CodeArts, a software development pipeline, making software tool supply independent and reliable.
With over 110 innovative cloud services and more than 50 scenario-specific solutions, Huawei Cloud Stack collaborates with more than 5,500 global customers, ushering in a new era of diving into cloud and taking a smart, digital leap.
Since the beginning of 2022, Huawei and Shandong Energy Group have set up a joint innovation center. At the center, Pangu Mining Model, the world's first mining model, was developed. This model is now operational in over 40 coal mining scenarios, integrating AI into mining operations on a large scale.
In collaboration with Shanghai Data Group, Huawei has established the "Tianji Zhixin" platform, a cornerstone of Shanghai's "City Data Spaces." This platform consolidates public, industry, and enterprise data, ng innovation and improving efficiency in inclusive finance, cross-border trade, and healthcare.
Leveraging Huawei Cloud Stack, China CITIC Bank has deployed a full-stack cloud with a cloud native architecture, and their mission-critical workloads have been moved to the cloud. GaussDB(DWS) is used to support their core systems for data analytics, accelerating data supply by 4 hours on average. These have helped the bank establish a robust digital ecosystem.
Changan Automobile Yubei new factory has revolutionized its technical framework with a smart factory, embracing the industrial Internet paradigm. With Huawei Cloud Stack, Changan Automobile has built a cloud-edge-device synergy architecture covering the HQ and its factories, which accelerates their journey towards smart manufacturing.
Haizhou System, utilizing Huawei Cloud Stack's CodeArts, has crafted a development cradle for industrial software R&D. The structured processes and contractual R&D ensure zero delivery deviation, enabling a thousand developers to collaborate efficiently.
Moving forward, Huawei Cloud Stack will continue to spearhead innovation in AI, big data, and beyond, accelerate intelligent upgrade across industry scenarios, and work closely with customers and partners to drive the growth of China's cloud and software markets.