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SMEs benefit from cloud-based data bank
Key words: cloud storage, SME, enterprise solution
Abstract: Zhengzhou Hi-tech Zone , which is located in central China’s Henan Province,
has completed its first-phase “data bank” project, marking the successful launch of
China’s very first cloud-based distributed data center.
Difficult data management
Zhengzhou Hi-tech Zone has more than 3,000 companies, more than 90% of which
are SMEs specializing in the sectors like electronic information, animation, new materials,
and new energy. With their rapid development, SMEs generate large amounts of data
every minute and it would incur high costs to build and maintain their own data centers
and disaster recovery systems.
The prevailing IT technology asks SMEs to increasingly focus on office automation
and security of their critical data, yet their underdeveloped IT system has become a
hindrance to support fast service growth. SMEs have some universal requirements from
IT systems, including feasible access, security, reliability and management of their data.
The High-tech Zone started building flexible and scalable IT infrastructure to help
SMEs solve their IT issues for smooth business growth. Called “data bank”, the project
would also provide online data storage and backup for the enterprises and individual
users in the Zone.
Cloud storage debuts
Through a simple service platform, the cloud-based data bank can provide rental
storage space to enterprise users, together with services like information sharing and data
backup. SMEs can use various services and resources with reduced costs, as they don’t
need to invest in hardware or employ specialized IT engineers. The data bank is highly
reliable and secure, providing an edge for enterprises in fields like disaster recovery and
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anti-virus functions.
The Hi-tech Zone has implemented the data bank project in phases and adopted
Huawei’s cloud storage solution. The first phase has been completed with a cloud-based
storage system and service platform. The second phase will develop value-added
services based on the cloud platform, while expanding the system capacity to
accommodate more users, upgrading the basic cloud infrastructure, and establishing a
training lab.
The data bank system, which realizes distributed data storage through cloud
technology, is the very first known one of its kind in China. The system architecture
consists of a distributed storage system and specialized terminals, providing an
end-to-end data sharing and backup solution for enterprises and individuals. The system
can be expanded smoothly to support SaaS-based data storage, helping enterprises in
the Zone secure a competitive edge in the Web 2.0 age.
The data bank can provide data management service to meet office and production
needs. Without carrying any extra devices like USB sticks, users can check their files and
information through the Internet via a special account, then edit and save files online. In
this context, users won’t lose critical data even when their computers break down. Thanks
to comprehensive information rights management, users can also share specific files with
their colleagues using secure URLs.
The data bank provides a secure platform to store and manage online data for
enterprises in the Zone, and can deliver different data backup policies through a tailored
terminal. With multi-level data protection measures for both the service and storage
platforms, the data bank can deliver satisfied services by ensuring the data integrity,
business continuity, user authorization, and data transmission security.
Successful applications
With rich IT services and sound infrastructure, the Hi-tech Zone has met the IT
requirements of various SMEs in different development stages. The cloud-based data
bank has provided SMEs a user-friendly and secure data platform to share and store their
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data. Since being launched, the platform has attracted over 100 SMEs and thousands of
individual users.
The High-tech Zone is expected to adopt more cloud-based technology such as cloud
storage, cloud security, cloud computing, and cloud application. These expanding cloud
services are set to further promote the development of the High-tech Zone.
Opportunities & Challenges
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There are over 3,000 SMEs in the High-tech Zone and it incurs high costs for
SMEs to build and maintain their own data centers and disaster recovery systems;
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Underdeveloped IT systems have become a hindrance to support the fast service
growth of SMEs.
Solutions
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Build flexible and scalable IT infrastructure to help SMEs solve their IT issues;
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Implement the data bank project in phases and adopted a cloud storage solution.
Benefits
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The IT requirements of various SMEs in different stages have been met and
SMEs have a user-friendly and secure data platform to share and store their data.
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