Huawei Cloud has grown 20 times over the past four years in the public cloud market in the Asia Pacific region. As a result, it has been ranked as the fastest growing service provider among the top five service providers in the hybrid cloud segment. Huawei Cloud Stack is number one in Thailand, Bangladesh and Hong Kong while retaining the top position in the hybrid cloud segment. Launched first e-Government cloud in Bangladesh ‘Bangladesh Computer Council’ and first hybrid cloud for ‘Robi’.
In such a situation, the ‘Huawei Cloud Summit South Asia 2024’ was recently held at a five-star hotel in Dhaka with the potential of modern technologies like Cloud, AI (Artificial Intelligence) and Big Data in Bangladesh and South Asia in the context of the fourth industrial revolution. In the first shock of the mobile internet outage in the country, the company presented its various cloud services through the intranet at the conference.
With the theme “Leap to Intelligence with Better Cloud”, the speakers presented various applications and successes of cloud technology at the global and regional levels. The conference also discussed new strategies and plans for economic advancement with the help of artificial intelligence with an emphasis on the use of cloud systems. In this regard, the role of the government and the resulting expansion of opportunities for digitalization are also highlighted. They also emphasize on implementing a ‘cloud first’ strategy to ensure long-term benefits through new and revised policies.
Experts from the country’s information technology industry, top executives of business organizations, innovators, cloud service customers and other stakeholders participated in the conference. Pan Junfeng, President of Huawei South Asia and CEO of Huawei Bangladesh, Jane Xinjian, President of Cloud Division of Huawei Asia Pacific Region, Yuhang Wang, Consulting Analyst of Frost & Sullivan, James Chu, International Consulting Director of Huawei Cloud, National Data Center Server and Cloud Security Analyst of Bangladesh Computer Council. Engineer Rinko Kaviraj, NewXNet CTO Eric Young, Aurel IT CEO Dr. Upendra Pieris and International Business of Huawei Hybrid Cloud John Lio were present in this conference.
Besides, Song Yang, Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh gave a video message on the occasion.
Pan Junfeng, President of Huawei South Asia and CEO of Huawei Bangladesh said, “Huawei Cloud Summit South Asia 2024 highlights the infinite potential and opportunities of cloud technology in the region. We want to build a robust cloud ecosystem that will enable businesses to collaborate, increase the efficiency of organizations and accelerate innovation.”
He further said, “Bangladesh needs to adopt a ‘cloud first’ strategy through policy support to drive growth and innovation. Adopting cloud technology can create new possibilities and digital benefits. Huawei wants to help Bangladesh embrace new possibilities by using ‘megatrends’ to bring about change on a large scale.” He urged all partners to create new possibilities through the use of cloud and accelerate the region’s journey towards a digital future.
“Huawei Cloud offers customers more than 240 cloud services, 210 solutions and 12,000 partner applications,” said Jane Xinjian, president of Huawei Cloud Asia Pacific. The company is constantly bringing all the popular cloud services. Our revenue in the Asia-Pacific market is set to grow by 77 percent in 2023.” He further said, “This achievement is possible due to the trust and cooperation of our customers and partners. Our technology usage strategy, infrastructure and ecosystem also contribute to this. Huawei’s aim to provide technology, infrastructure and expertise as a service has also played an important role. Besides, local cooperation is also important in this regard.”
In a video message, Counselor Song Young said, “Smart Bangladesh is not only a goal to advance the digital economy of Bangladesh, but also a driving force for the modernization of the country. China is interested in sharing experiences to help Bangladesh build a digital economy. The summit brought together industry leaders to discuss how cloud, big data and AI technologies can support digital transformation. I am confident that Huawei and other industry leaders will play a leading role in the development of Bangladesh’s digital economy.”
