With the theme of “Accelerate Intelligence with Everything as a
Service”, Huawei Cloud TechWave Summit 2024 was held in Baku,
Azerbaijan, on May 15. At the event, a series of new launches,
innovative cloud services, and programs were introduced by Huawei
Cloud, such as Huawei Cloud AI Video Service Technical White Paper
and the new release of Data-AI Convergence Ecosystem Alliance to
accelerate the intelligent upgrade across governments and
industries for Middle East and Central Asia.
Alan Qi, President of Huawei Cloud Middle East & Central Asia,
delivered the opening speech at the event, reiterating Huawei
Cloud’s commitment to accelerate digital transformation across the
regions. He said, “Cloud is the key to the digital and intelligent
era, and Huawei Cloud stands out with systematic innovation, vast
industry-specific expertise, and a thriving digital ecosystem to
accelerate your leap to intelligence and boost your business
success.”
Alan Qi, President of Huawei Cloud Middle East & Central
Asia, giving the opening speech
To achieve better economic growth and citizen livelihood,
Azerbaijan developed its national digitalization strategy and
innovation plan. Inara Valiyeva, the Chairperson of the Innovation
and Digital Development Agency in Azerbaijan, shared in her opening
speech, “Our vision of digitalization is to create a seamlessly
integrated digital society where advanced technology enhances
public services, boosts digital literacy, and fosters an innovation
ecosystem, driving sustainable growth and improving quality of life
for all citizens.”
Inara Valiyeva, the Chairperson of Innovation and Digital
Development Agency, giving the opening speech
Huawei Cloud Stack – The Preferred Cloud for Intelligent
Upgrade
Hu Yuhai, Vice President of Huawei Hybrid Cloud, shared that
Huawei Cloud is now serving 30 regions with 88 availability zones
(AZ), achieving a remarkable growth of 21.9%. In his keynote
speech, Hu Yuhai announced the release of Huawei Cloud Stack 8.3 in
the Middle East and Central Asia market. He said: “Huawei Cloud
Stack provides trusted cloud infrastructure, innovative cloud
capabilities, and rich industry know-how to help governments and
enterprises dive into cloud, leap to intelligence, and unleash
digital.”
Hu Yuhai, Vice President of Huawei Hybrid Cloud, announcing
the release of Huawei Cloud Stack 8.3 in Asia Pacific
Hu Yuhai also launched a
white paper on the Vision of Diving into Cloud, showcasing how
cloud services are changing the world. Concluding his keynote, he
announced the Leap2Cloud initiative, which calls for government and
enterprise customers and partners to bid farewell to legacy
virtualization and embrace cloud-native, AI, and big data. Huawei
Cloud is determined to fuel business growth with accelerated
innovation and unleash more power from the cloud.
Building the Cloud Foundation for an Intelligent
World
The world is entering a new era of intelligence, propelled by
foundational models and AI-generated content (AIGC). Projections
indicate that by 2026, over
80% of businesses will adopt AIGC in their operations,
reshaping 70% of design and development processes. To
accelerate intelligence, systematic innovation is required.
Tim Chen, Vice President of Product Management for Huawei Public
Cloud, shared insights on building an AI-native cloud foundation
with continuous innovations through ‘Cloud for AI’ and ‘AI for
Industries’.
Under the ‘Cloud for AI’ strategy, Huawei Cloud has built
products and solutions such as the distributed QingTian
architecture, AI-native storage, GaussDB database, and the digital
intelligence integration platform. These support deployment and use
across clouds, networks, edges, and terminals and help customers in
various industries build intelligent cloud infrastructure through
systematic innovation.
‘AI for Industries’ aims to help bridge the gap between AI and
industry needs through different industry models with Huawei
Cloud’s Pangu Model—an open, decoupled three-layer architecture
offering a powerful foundation for a vast range of models and
applications.
Chen said, “Huawei Cloud adheres to the principles of ‘Cloud for
AI, AI for Industries’, and builds intelligent cloud bases through
systematic innovation, helping enterprises lead in the large model
era.”
Tim Chen, Vice President of Product Management for Huawei
Public Cloud, giving a speech
At the summit, Li Wei, Deputy Director of EI Services at Huawei
Cloud, launched the
Huawei Cloud AI Video Service Technical White Paper detailing
the trend of AI meets Video and how Huawei’s AI video service and
solutions can help governments and enterprises improve efficiency
through intelligent video applications. Li Wei shared, “The more
you use Pangu large pre-trained models, the better it gets. AI
video service powered by Pangu enables cameras to speak.”
Li Wei, Vice President of EI Services at Huawei Cloud,
giving a speech
At the Huawei Cloud TechWave Summit 2024, Huawei Cloud, together
with partners – Percent, Iflytek, Dyna.ai, Neuxnet, 51WORLD, HCL,
863soft, and many others – launched the Data-AI Convergence
Ecosystem Alliance, to foster a dynamic ecosystem that leverages
the power of cloud computing and AI technologies to address complex
challenges and unlock new opportunities across industries.
Huawei Cloud together with partners launching the Data-AI
Convergence Ecosystem Alliance
About Huawei
Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of
information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and
smart devices. We have more than 207,000 employees, and we operate
in more than 170 countries and regions, serving more than three
billion people around the world.
Our Vision and mission is to bring digital to every person, home
and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. To this
end, we will drive ubiquitous connectivity and promote equal access
to networks; bring cloud and artificial intelligence to all four
corners of the earth to provide superior computing power where you
need it, when you need it; build digital platforms to help all
industries and organizations become more agile, efficient, and
dynamic; redefine user experience with AI, making it more
personalized for people in all aspects of their life, whether
they’re at home, in the office, or on the go.
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