Huawei cloud announces the release of Huawei Cloud Stack 8.5, the latest version of its hybrid cloud platform, for the Middle East and Central Asia markets.
In a move that highlights the growing importance of cloud services in the mobile industry, Huawei Cloud has reported a tenfold revenue increase in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region over the past year.
The announcement, made at the Huawei Cloud Summit UAE 2024 during GITEX Global 2024 in Dubai, highlights the tech giant’s push into cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) services.
In its summit, Leap to Intelligence with a Better Cloud, Huawei was able to showcase Huawei’s commitment to driving digitalisation and AI adoption across a broad range of industry sectors, including finance, government, and telecommunications.
“Achieving a nation’s digital strategy requires vision, partnerships, and long-term commitment,” comments Steven Yi, President of Huawei Middle East and Central Asia.
“Huawei believes in action, focusing on AI, big data, and cloud to drive innovation and help the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa progress toward a smarter future.”
Expanding the cloud further in MENA
Huawei Cloud states that it provides services to more than 900 local customers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. As part of this, it holds an ecosystem with more than 300 local partners across the market.
Additionally, the company has also announced the release of Huawei Cloud Stack 8.5, its latest version of the hybrid cloud platform. Designed for the Middle East and Central Asia markets, its purpose will be to enhance its cloud offerings.
“Huawei Cloud has progressed rapidly over the past year. We couldn’t have done it without your support,” comments Joy Huang, Vice President of Huawei Cloud and President of Huawei Cloud Strategy Industry Development. Our job is to keep innovating to better serve you, with better infrastructure, better technology and better experience. We aim to become your trusted partner for your digital and intelligent journey.” – Joy Huang, Vice President of Huawei Cloud and President of Huawei Cloud Strategy Industry Development.
Hybrid cloud refers to a computing environment that combines public cloud services with on-premises infrastructure. It has become particularly prevalent within the telecommunications sector for many reasons, including the fact that it allows operators to process sensitive data locally, in addition to leveraging public clouds for heavy computational tasks and analytics.
The Huawei Hybrid Cloud platform has introduced a range of new features within the platform, which include a cloud operating system upgrade process and enhanced security measures against ransomware attacks.
“Huawei Cloud Stack provides a top-notch hybrid cloud for government and enterprise customers in the Middle East and Central Asia through more powerful cloud infrastructure, more diverse cloud services and more extensive industry solutions,” says Hu Yuhai, Vice President of Huawei Hybrid Cloud. Currently, Huawei Cloud Stack provides more than 120 on-premises cloud services and 50 industry scenario-specific solutions.” – Hu Yuhai, Vice President of Huawei Hybrid Cloud.
Improving business access to AI
Huawei also highlighted its AI-related efforts at GITEX, which includes its development of large AI models on hybrid cloud infrastructure.
Currently, Huawei Cloud Stack offers more than 50 industry-specific solutions across six major sectors, which includes telecommunications. It also holds a dedicated business unit for mainframe modernisation, which focuses on moving core services from legacy systems to the cloud.
In collaboration with the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan, Huawei Cloud also announced the launch of a national education cloud to provide digital education services for over 450 higher education institutions and four million students in Pakistan.
“Huawei Cloud Stack has always been focused on customer needs. By closely aligning with the actual needs of regional customers, we provide efficient and reliable hybrid cloud services, promoting the intelligent upgrade and innovative development of regional companies.” – Alan Qi, President of Huawei Cloud Middle East and Central Asia.
In recent months, Huawei has done a big push on what it calls ‘Full AI’ to expand service offerings within the mobile industry. The tech giant believes that AI is necessary in order to better enable 6G.
