In the vast blue ocean of digital transformation, Huawei, as a global leader in the field of information and communications technology (ICT), once again leads the industry to a new technological highland with a forward-looking vision and strong capabilities. At HUAWEI CONNECT 2024, Huawei announced a milestone investment plan to invest RMB 1 billion annually over the next three years to accelerate the development of native applications on the Kunpeng and Ascend computing platforms. This move not only demonstrates Huawei's deep insight and firm belief in the future trend of the computing industry, but also injects strong innovation vitality into the transformation and upgrading of the entire industry.
Kunpeng and Ascend, as Huawei's two-wheel drive in the computing field, are deeply engaged in the broad world of general computing and AI computing, respectively. To date, the two platforms have brought together more than 7,600 industry partners and 6.35 million developers, jointly incubating more than 20,000 high-value solutions, which have been widely used in core application scenarios in key industries such as government, finance, telecommunications, and energy, demonstrating Huawei's leadership and influence in promoting the intelligent transformation of industries.
Figure: Huawei invests RMB 1 billion annually in Kunpeng Ascend native applications
The core of Huawei's investment plan is to support more than 1,500 native application partners, aiming to achieve application nativeization in all industries and scenarios, which will greatly expand the boundaries of Kunpeng Ascend's application ecosystem and provide the market with more diversified and high-performance service options. At the same time, Huawei also launched CANN 8.0 and OpenMind Application Enablement Kit, which are innovative tools designed to lower the technical barrier to entry, accelerate the popularization and application of AI technology, and open up a fast track to intelligent innovation for developers.
In his keynote speech, Xu Zhijun, Vice Chairman and Rotating Chairman of Huawei, shared his insights on intelligent applications. He emphasized that enterprises should accurately position themselves based on their own business needs and avoid the misunderstanding of blindly pursuing large-scale AI computing power or independently training basic large models. This point of view profoundly reveals the essence of intelligent application - that is, accurate matching and efficient utilization, so as to achieve the optimal allocation of resources and the maximization of intelligent benefits.
Huawei's strategic deployment is not only a concentrated demonstration of its technical strength, but also a sincere invitation and deep expectation to partners and developers around the world. By building an open, collaborative, and win-win ecosystem, Huawei is committed to building a new era of a vibrant and innovative computing ecosystem. This initiative will not only accelerate Huawei's own technology iteration and market expansion, but also stimulate the innovation potential of the entire ICT industry, and jointly promote the process of global digital transformation and intelligent upgrading.
Looking ahead, with the continuous emergence of Kunpeng Ascend native applications and the in-depth penetration of intelligent solutions in the industry, Huawei is expected to occupy a more central position in the intelligent era and provide users around the world with better product and service experiences. At the same time, the successful implementation of this strategy has laid a solid foundation for Huawei to seize opportunities in cutting-edge fields such as smart cars and data storage, indicating that the company will take more solid steps on the road of diversification. Huawei's story is a magnificent epic of technological innovation, ecosystem building, and value creation, leading us towards a more brilliant and intelligent future.
