FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
Huawei pushes the envelope of AI in the data centre
Huawei has incorporated advanced Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) capabilities into its range of data centre facility offerings to further enhance the capabilities of its solutions . Bob He , President of Data Centre Facility , Huawei , explains how the telecommunications company has achieved this .
Bob He , President of Data Centre Facility , Huawei
There are many use cases for AI in the data centre , including improved safety and reliability , greater efficiency and reduced energy consumption . By collecting information from infrastructure , AI can predict faults and respond in milliseconds .
As organisations around the world turn to Digital Transformation and innovation to pull ahead of the competition , many are upgrading and modernising their existing IT infrastructure to deliver the new , fluid capabilities needed to support today ’ s hypercompetitive business environments .
This invariably includes a reevaluation of existing data centres , the specialised facilities built to support the smooth functioning of IT systems . To drive Digital Transformation , a data centre overhaul or revamp is often necessary to support power-hungry private cloud and hybrid cloud deployments .
The full-stack data centre
Known for its telecommunications equipment used by 45 of the top 50 carriers globally , Huawei has invested substantial research and development ( R & D ) into communication technology ( CT ) and Information Technology ( IT ) systems over the last 30 years .
By combining its extensive ICT experience with deep data centre know-how , Huawei has developed a complete range of solutions from facility-level hardware for data centres to the IT equipment needed to support complex cloud systems .
This starts with modular data centre systems for rapid deployment , to data centre components such as UPSs , PDUs , cooling systems and the DCIM software used to manage and operate them . A comprehensive suite of servers , storage and networking infrastructure is also available ,
as well as converged and hyperconverged platforms for scale-out deployments for a full-stack solution .
Huawei full-stack cloud platform
These aren ’ t hypothetical systems that have not been tested together . Built using prefabricated modules , Huawei ’ s own cloud data centres at Dongguan and Ulanqab in China are fully functional data centres built using Huawei ’ s full-stack data centre solution , among deployments at other locations .
Crucially , Huawei is also a heavy contributor to the open-source OpenStack platform and has its own commercial FusionSphere distribution with enterpriselevel enhancements for improved management and reliability .
Platform-as-a-Service ( PaaS ) capabilities also deliver a range of data enablement tools
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