What is the difference between UCloud and other hybrid cloud companies?

A domestic IT media once held a small debate on the theme of "Which is the future trend, hybrid cloud or public cloud?" at an event for IT executives . People in the public cloud camp would definitely think that this debate topic is a false proposition and has no debate value. In European and American countries with developed IT environments , the answer is self-evident, because European and American users have advanced IT infrastructure, most of them directly build private clouds or go directly to public clouds, and do not have much demand for hybrid clouds. Domestic users have traditional IT facilities, which, on the one hand, is beneficial to old needs, and on the other hand, considering that although public clouds can achieve elastic expansion, they cannot meet the needs of deep industry customization. Although private clouds can improve resource utilization, they cannot rent resources for long-term emergencies. Therefore, hybrid clouds are popular in China.

What is different about UCloud ? What are its characteristics? UCloud Vice President Han Xinliang gave an analysis.

Hybrid cloud service provider competition indicator 1: Network capabilities

The reason why hybrid cloud competition is based on network capabilities is that we must first start with the definition of public cloud and private cloud.

Public cloud is a cloud resource pool that is built and placed on the Internet. All users who purchase public cloud services and have the right to use them can use public cloud services on demand. Private cloud is a cloud service that is built by an enterprise in its own data center , or built by a cloud service provider based on user needs and then rented to users as a whole. It is not available to other users except the owner. Figuratively speaking, public cloud is like a public hotel. Registered users pay on demand and on time to obtain services, and all paying users can access it. Private cloud is like a home, a self-built courtyard building for self-use, and you cannot enter it by paying.

Hybrid cloud is a form between public and private, which not only enjoys the elastic expansion and unified operation and maintenance of public, but also has the security and closure of private. The three mainstream types of hybrid cloud are: 1. Public cloud + private cloud, which is interconnected through a dedicated network; 2. Public cloud + managed cloud, where users migrate their original data center equipment (servers ) to the public cloud service provider's computer room and connect through a dedicated network; 3. Users use VPC services to build a secure isolation environment on the public cloud and connect to their own data center through a dedicated network line.

It is not difficult to see from the description of the principles of the three types of hybrid cloud architectures that dedicated networks play an important role in them. Han Xinliang explained that the main technical point of hybrid cloud is the hybrid capability of the network, and the main technical capability of a manufacturer's evaluation will also be based on the hybrid capability of the network, so the words "Network Technology Innovation Award" were specifically emphasized in the awards issued by Trusted Cloud. "Since the launch of hybrid cloud services in 2014, UCloud has been raising it to a strategic level for R&D investment. It has certain strengths in network interoperability and has currently launched 3 versions of hybrid cloud products. Due to the rapid iteration of network technology, UCloud has senior technical experts from AWS and Azure who have been actively working in this field."

Hybrid cloud service provider competition indicator 2: Understanding user needs

According to statistics from consulting agencies, the user groups with the strongest demand for hybrid cloud in China are mostly those with deep industry attributes. They generally have a certain IT scale and foundation, and have high requirements for data security and compliance. Finance, telecommunications, large manufacturing companies and government industries are all mainstream demanders for hybrid cloud implementation. At the same time, these customers also have a common characteristic, which is that they require cloud service providers to understand the industry and be able to meet complex industry needs.

As a start-up, UCloud has been developing and providing services based on customer needs since the first day of providing services. UCloud co-founder and CEO Ji Xinhua has publicly stated that UCloud's first goal in providing cloud services is to meet customer needs. Because of this, after several years of accumulation, it has gained a good reputation in the industry.

Under the overall strategic guidance, hybrid cloud, as one of UCloud's core strategies, has also been given the mission of serving customers wholeheartedly. Han Xinliang said that the biggest feature of UCloud's hybrid cloud is that it can develop and deploy products based on user needs. "As the technical differences between different cloud service providers in the hybrid cloud field become smaller and smaller, customers will be more inclined to choose hybrid cloud products that understand customers, are closer to user needs, and have lower difficulty in cloud migration."

Last words

Traditional domestic customers have a certain inherent ICT thinking. For traditional IT infrastructure, they still hope to maximize its value while taking into account cloud services. Therefore, building a private cloud first and then connecting the public cloud network is the choice of most traditional industry users. UCloud has a clear understanding of this point and is well aware of user needs. Han Xinliang introduced that in the future, industry clouds will enter a stage of rapid development, and with the advent of the trend of globalization, users' demand for going overseas will also increase further. In this regard, UCloud will expand the advantages of hybrid cloud services from the following aspects: 1. Expand the deployment area of ​​hybrid cloud, further expand nodes such as Shanghai and Guangzhou, and give users a better application experience. 2. Improve the capabilities of hybrid cloud, specifically improve VPC functions, and provide first-class user experience, including providing users with more flexible and autonomous control permissions and increasing network control policies between subnets, improving security control capabilities, etc. 3. Accelerate the construction of overseas nodes, expand the number of overseas nodes, and help customers who are willing to go overseas to better provide cloud services for overseas nodes. It is reported that UCloud currently has many benchmark cases in the hybrid cloud field, such as Bailian, Shanghai Overseas Service, Zhejiang Rural Credit Cooperatives, Chunyu Doctor, Fangduoduo, etc., and the number of customers is growing rapidly. With the continuous iteration of products and services in the future, UCloud's development in the hybrid cloud field will be evident.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.