Huawei Connect: Storage Power – Digital Cornerstone of High-Quality Development White Paper from Huawei

At Huawei Connect 2022, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. released a white paper, Data Storage Power – The Digital Cornerstone of High-Quality Development.

Gu Xuejun, VP, IT product line, Huawei

Examining the development of the storage industry, the white paper defines quantitative indicators to measure storage capabilities and analyzes the current storage landscape across different regions around the world. It aims to help governments and enterprises better evaluate, design, and build storage capabilities.

Gu Xuejun, VP, IT product line, said: “The storage capability is currently measured by capacity. However, with the rapid development of the industry and the emergence of new, diversified data services such as AI and big data, capacity alone is not enough to measure the future development and construction of storage systems. We need a more scientific definition and evaluation system to effectively measure storage capabilities.“

The intelligent world is driving data growth across industries, and the digital transformation of these industries requires powerful storage capabilities or storage power.

The white paper explains the concept of storage power, as well as providing:

• Concept and connotation of storage power: Storage power is a concept which includes storage capacity (the core), performance, reliability, and greenness.

• Quantitative research of the value of storage: The firm’s calculations show that a storage investment of $1 contributes to a direct value of $5, an indirect value of  $8, and an induced value of $30-40.

• Indicator system that assesses the storage power of an area or a data center: This system comprises 35 three-level indicators across 4 directions – magnitude, efficiency, groundwork, and advancement – based on the characteristics of countries and enterprises.

• Evaluation of storage power in 20 countries and regions: The white paper analyzes why certain countries lead the storage power ranking and how those that rank lower can catch up. It also provides policy suggestions for improving storage power.

Gu said: “I consider this white paper to be a meaningful exploration that will generate more interest in promoting the development of the storage industry. Only when data is well stored, quickly computed, and stably transmitted through networks can digital infrastructure unleash the value of data and better promote high-quality economic and social development.”

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Data Storage Power – The digital cornerstone of high-quality social development