H31-523 guide - HCIE-Cloud Data Center Operations (Written) Updated: 2023

Cloud computing is the bedrock of Digital Transformation; everything else is built upon it. The technology makes IT efficient, flexible, measurable and reliable. Cloud technology simplifies IT management and allows access to information from any device and from any location.

However, there is complexity around transition and cost that can prohibit organizations from embracing the technology. An unplanned or poorly executed transition to the cloud will have disastrous results and should be avoided at all cost. Only with the right expertise, tools, and processes can a transition to the cloud can be successful. If these are not available internally, they should be attracted externally. For organizations to maximize the long-term benefit from the cloud, three basic enablement stages should be followed.

Enable The Cloud: Plan, Build and Manage

Plan The Cloud. Planning the cloud must happen way ahead of time. During the planning phase, the various business requirements should be carefully determined to ensure that the final solution will not disappoint. Following this, the cloud architecture can be planned from where the technology solution can be determined. When this is done, the hardware and software can be selected and put into a High-Level Design (HLD). Once this is agreed by everyone, the Low-Level Design (LLD) can be produced which will be the blueprint for the entire solution.

Build The Cloud. The LLD represents the end-state, but there are many steps to take to get there from the current state. Each step needs to be carefully planned to avoid disruptions to the business or loss of valuable data. Cloud Enablement does not only mean implementing new technology but also migration of existing applications, configurations, data and much more. Due to the interdependencies, a careful migration plan needs to be developed that minimizes disruption. After each step, verification needs to take place and if the verification fails, then a fallback plan needs to be executed. Only with a detailed migration plan, expertise, tools, and processes will the cloud be built with success.

Manage The Cloud. The cloud introduces an extra layer of complexity (the virtualization layer) that needs to be managed, on top of the physical hardware and traditional software. Therefore managing the cloud requires additional expertise not needed in a traditional data center environment. Simultaneously, because of virtualization, many operational tasks are simplified or even automated - which actually makes managing the cloud easier than managing the original environment. Provisioning, backup and restore, as well as disaster recovery, are just some of the tasks that are greatly simplified in a cloud environment. So while cloud management will require some additional expertise, overall the operation is far easier.

Huawei cloud enablement services accelerate digital transformation

Huawei offers a cloud enablement service based on the experience of building over 400 cloud environments and over 1000 cloud migration projects. "The Huawei industry cloud enablement service covers the entire service lifecycle from the initial assessment to operation and maintenance, able to leverage the power of big data development support and big data management. With over 2900 Certified Service Partners (CSPs), in more than 170 countries, and a tool platform compatible with 260 types of hardware and 400 types of software, Huawei offers one of the most comprehensive service capabilities in the world," said Zhou Yilin, Huawei Enterprise Service Cloud Enablement Director.

Case study

With the help of Huawei's e-Government cloud solution a Southeast Asian country has successfully executed a cloud transformation. The solution includes unified management of multiple data centers, active cloud data center architecture, and comprehensive security. Cloud users pay for services based on genuine requirements, reducing redundant construction costs and saving costs by 40 percent. The service roll out time is shortened from several months to several days or even hours. The IT system forms a unified resource pool, improving resource utilization by 50 percent and improving operations and maintenance automation to 80 percent. As a result, government departments can focus on their own businesses and Excellerate the overall government service satisfaction by 50 percent.

With 25 years of experience, more than 1,000 experts, and over 2,900 partners worldwide, we can help you achieve your target business outcomes. Learn more about Huawei Service go to http://e.huawei.com/en/services.

Huawei has launched the Future Net Zero Intelligent Campus White Paper for Middle East and Central Asia at GITEX GLOBAL 2023, the world’s largest technology event. The white paper showcases Huawei's innovative concepts, solutions, and practical experience in the intelligent campus domain and provides a comprehensive guide for planning, building, and operating intelligent campuses throughout their life cycle.

David Shi, President, Enterprise Business Group, Middle East & Central Asia region, Huawei and Li Ying, Vice President of Huawei Enterprise Marketing & Solutions Sales, released the Future Net Zero Intelligent Campus white paper at GITEX GLOBAL 2023. This white paper outlines the development trend of intelligent campuses, defines the features of future intelligent campuses, and presents the form and blueprint framework of net zero intelligent campuses. It also explores how intelligent campuses can support high-speed and high-quality economic development, realize the zero-carbon strategy, and build an intelligent world where everything is connected.

David Shi said, “We have released this white paper to describe the net zero intelligent campus journey, and we're working with our partners to define an intelligent future, powered by the latest digital technologies and experiences."

As the primary place for people to work and live, the intelligent campus is at the core of high-speed and high-quality economic development and is key to realizing the zero-carbon strategy, and for building an intelligent world where everything is connected. Huawei works with customers, partners, and consulting companies to share successful experiences in intelligent campus construction and operation, helping the campus on its path to being smart and low carbon.

Digitalization has emerged as a global catalyst for innovation and transformation, serving as a key indicator of a country's comprehensive strength and modernization. Smart cities embody countries' digital strategies and have become a key pillar in building and maintaining competitiveness. Campuses serve as fundamental city infrastructure and "testing grounds" for the world's leading cities to progress towards smart city status. Regional governments are actively building intelligent campuses, implementing innovative, green, net zero-carbon, agile, and human-centric development as part of ambitious smart city projects.

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Cloud products in the spotlight

For discussion questions and lesson plans, go to the Cloud Lab collection on PBS LearningMedia.

From homework enrichment to science fair projects to a week-long lesson module, the individual Cloud Lab components gives you a range of options for addressing the syllabus of weather, climate, Earth systems, and scientific modeling with your middle school or high school students. Below are details of the Lab components and some strategies to get you started.   

Reconstructing a Storm

This activity gives you direct access to the types of data, imagery, and tools scientists use to investigate Earth's most powerful storms. Students can learn how to track the development of storms and better predict their impacts by conducting their own investigations about storms that are developing right now! This activity includes the following three components:

• Inside a Megastorm takes students on a data-driven tour of Hurricane Sandy from the scientists’ point of view. Along the way, students learn to analyze and interpret authentic data and explore models of Earth’s atmosphere and weather systems.
• In Analysis and Reconstruction, students put their data and observation skills to the test by sifting through the evidence created by real storms (you have three to choose from) and piecing the data together to reconstruct a storm's path.
• The Open Investigation section gives students access to the data and tools to begin their own explorations. We get them started with guided questions about five specific storms, but then students can begin to use their new skills and access to Earth science data to ask questions, plan and carry out investigations, examine the evidence, and communicate their findings—all essential scientific practices in the Next Generation Science Standards.

To support your students in the research activity, you might use some of these strategies:

• Ask students before they begin about their experience with clouds, weather, and severe storms. Some might have experienced a hurricane or had a family member affected by one. It is good to start by activating their prior knowledge and experience with this topic.
• Is there a storm brewing? The real-time weather data in the Open Investigation section will continually update, so check back in whenever there is a hurricane forming to monitor developments, explore the data, and log your predictions.
• Ask students how familiar they are with weather maps or watching weather forecasts on TV or the Internet. Satellite data of the Earth’s atmosphere, like the kind a meteorologist uses in a weather report, will be explored in this Lab. For more on the satellites that keep their eyes on Earth, visit NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service.

Cloud Typing

This section contains a cloud gallery with 260 beautiful images of a range of 10 cloud types, from cirrus to cumulus to altostratus. Students are challenged to analyze the cloud images and classify each cloud type they observe in the image. A visual and descriptive key is available to help students learn about each cloud type and assist them in their identification. Listed below are some ideas for how you can use the gallery:

• As an educator, you can select and save in your "Favorites" section your own collection of cloud images that are aligned with your presentations or lesson plans.
• Use the images in the cloud gallery for formative assessment or to deliver a visual cloud quiz to your students.
• Encourage students to contribute their own images to the NOVA Labs Cloud Group on Flickr.

Videos

The Cloud Lab includes five short videos, collected into three modules, that cover the basics of clouds and their relationship to weather, severe storms, and climate. In addition to addressing the fundamental content for these topics, videos address why these syllabus matter to students and society. Strategies for using the Cloud Lab videos include:

• Work through one or more of the video modules with your class. Watch the videos and have students answer the questions. Students can record their answers in a customized printable Lab Report that you can collect and use for assessment purposes.
• Have students make concept maps for clouds, atmosphere, weather, and climate based on the syllabus and ideas addressed in the videos.
• Embed a single video from the Lab into an existing lesson plan.

In addition to their place in the context of the Cloud Lab, you can find all of the Cloud Lab videos—and videos for all NOVA Labs—here.

The Scientists

The Cloud Lab will periodically have scientists and engineers available to engage with you online and to answer students’ questions about syllabus related to weather and climate. By interacting with professionals who are active in this field, students will have the chance to connect with careers in science and engineering related to meteorology. Check the calendar of events on the NOVA Labs Facebook Page to see who is available—and then ask away!

• Work with your class to compile a list of questions to ask the featured scientist. Submit your questions online as a class.
• Ask students to discuss the types of skills they might need to become an atmospheric scientist.
• Would you like to invite a meteorologist to visit your classroom? Find a local weather person through our partnership with the AMS.

The Cloud Lab Standards Alignment

To see how various parts of the Cloud Lab can be used to meet your course objectives, obtain the standards alignment document below: 

Cloud Lab Standards Alignment (62.4 KB)

Related Resources

Below are more resources from NOVA and other organizations to enhance your lessons about energy.

NOVA Programs:

• NOVA’s Earth from Space—Detailed satellite images reveal the web of connections that sustain life on Earth.
• Inside the Megastorm—Watch as Hurricane Sandy unfolds and explore what made it so much more devastating than other hurricanes.
• Storm That Drowned a City—Experts and eyewitnesses reconstruct the devastating floods that Hurricane Katrina unleashed on New Orleans.

More from NOVA:

• Earth System Science Education Collection—This collection highlights important Earth processes normally invisible to the human eye. The standards-based media resources below expose the intricate web of forces that sustain life on Earth, allowing educators to explore the astonishing beauty and complexity of our dynamic planet with their students.
• Stronger Hurricanes—Over the past half century the average strength and duration of hurricanes in the tropical regions has doubled. Will this sobering trend continue?
• Anatomy of Katrina—Track the hurricane from its birth in the open ocean through its catastrophic encounter with the Gulf Coast.

External Resources:

• S’COOL for Teachers—The S'COOL Project involves students (ages 5–20+) in real science; they make and report ground truth observations of clouds to assist in the validation of NASA's CERES satellite instruments. This webpage has free materials, a downloadable presentation, standards alignment, and more to help you bring the S’COOL Project to your students.
• NOAA Education Resources: Hurricanes—Linked resources include multimedia, lessons and activities, real-world data, background information, and career profiles that provide teachers with a toolkit of materials and activities suitable for integration into a variety of educational settings.
• MY NASA DATA for Teachers—MY NASA DATA is an online avenue whereby educators can bring NASA data into their classroom and provide students with real-world science experiences.  Their collection of lesson plans include: Hurricanes as Heat Engines, A Comparison of Cloud Coverage Over Africa, and Seasonal Cloud Cover Variations.
• GLOBE Teacher’s Guide—The Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) program is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program. This guide provides key information and supports implementation of the GLOBE Program with your students.

HONG KONG, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Huawei Cloud, a global leader in cloud technology and innovation, celebrated the fourth annual Huawei Cloud Startup Ignite Competition yesterday, formerly known as Huawei Spark Ignite. This distinguished competition has grown into one of Asia Pacific's largest and most influential startup events. It has been created to discover and welcome high-potential startups into Huawei Cloud's vibrant ecosystem, where they can flourish and thrive. This year, the competition has drawn applications from diverse fields, including Generative AI, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Web 3, and Metaverse.

After an intensive evaluation process and coaching sessions for participants, Huawei Cloud is introducing the Top 15 standout teams who have progressed to the final stage of the competition. During the event, the teams had the unique opportunity to present their ground breaking ideas and pioneering business ventures to an esteemed audience, including venture capital partners, industry leaders, technology experts, and more.

The Grand Winner Bering Lab will be enrolled to Huawei Cloud Startup Program – "Accelerate" Tier, collaboration with a global technology leader for business growth, and a chance to compete on a global stage at SLINGSHOT 2023.Mr. Leo, Nuo Jiang, Chief Digital Officer of Huawei Cloud APAC, shared his enthusiasm for the competition and the wider ecosystem: "The Huawei Cloud Startup Ignite Competition has become a testament to our dedication to fostering innovation and supporting startups worldwide. We are thrilled to witness the exceptional talents emerging from this competition and look forward to the impactful contributions they will make to the tech industry. As Huawei Cloud expands our successful Startup Program into new regions, we are committed to nurturing and empowering startups on their journey to success."

Growth of Huawei Cloud Startup Program
Previously known as the Huawei Spark Program and launched in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, the Huawei Cloud Startup Program has grown significantly over the past three years. As an award-winning acceleration program, it has expanded its footprint to three continents, received over 5,000 applications, welcomed more than 180 portfolio companies, and accelerated over 30 startups to reach the series A stage. In the past 18 months, these startups secured over $100 million in fundraising.

Commitment to the Startup Ecosystem
One of the persistent challenges startups face is access to the resources and infrastructure required to scale and innovate rapidly. Limited budgets and resources often hinder their ability to leverage cutting-edge technologies effectively. Many promising startups find it challenging to secure the necessary resources, mentorship, and infrastructure to compete on a global scale.

Huawei Cloud is dedicated to addressing this critical challenge by nurturing a robust startup ecosystem. Leveraging the capabilities of Huawei's global cloud infrastructure and comprehensive Technology-as-a-Service offerings, Huawei Cloud has launched a new startup support scheme and platform. This initiative is designed to empower high-potential startups, catalyze their innovation, and foster accelerated growth in cloud technology. By providing startups unparalleled access to cloud resources and comprehensive support, Huawei Cloud enables them to overcome resource constraints and realize their full potential.

Expanding to New Horizons 
Huawei Cloud APAC also announces the extension of its acclaimed Startup Program to Hong Kong and Thailand. Partnerships with local government agencies will support these strategic expansions to nurture and foster startup ecosystems in these markets. Mr. Jason Zhang, Managing Director of Huawei Cloud Hong Kong, stating "to further serve the development of establishing Hong Kong as the international innovation and technology hub, Huawei relies on Huawei Cloud as the foundation to empower industry digital transformation, collaborate with universities and local government agencies on digital technology and innovation, and jointly cultivate the digital talent needed for technology innovation, collectively creating an innovative ecosystem for Hong Kong's digital economy."

In line with these initiatives, Huawei Cloud will introduce the joint incubator and accelerator programs to empower AI and cloud fields in collaboration with government agencies. These initiatives will share best practices, nurture talent, create business opportunities, and co-create innovative solutions.

Huawei Cloud remains at the forefront of empowering innovative startups, and the Huawei Cloud Startup Ignite Competition continues to be a shining beacon for tech innovators across the globe.

The Top 15 Startups include:
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EDNS Domains
Hela Labs
OlaWealth
MetaPals
Metaverse Network
Midas Analytics
Bering Lab
Blitz Electric Mobility
Peris.ai
TradeMonday
Ultipa
Spiking
iApp Technology (ChochaeGPT)
nika.eco

About Huawei Cloud:

Huawei Cloud translates Huawei's ICT prowess over three decades into reliable, secure, and sustainable cloud services for customers, partners, and developers.

Since 2016, Huawei Cloud has worked with partners to provide cloud services for more than 3,000 European customers across industries in the journey of digital transformation and global expansion.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's largest telecom-equipment maker, plans to invest 1 billion yuan ($145 million) over the next three year to develop artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for its cloud business, it said on Friday.

Zheng Yelai, president of Huawei's cloud unit, also said the company planned to start offering public cloud service in South Africa, as it is "a strong base from which to develop cloud business in the African continent".

Huawei established BU in 2017 to go into the public cloud service market in China, currently dominated by Alibaba.

Huawei already offers cloud services in Hong Kong, Russia and Malaysia outside mainland China.

Huawei earlier this week unveiled two AI chips that it said are more powerful than existing chips in the market in an attempt to boost its cloud business.

($1 = 6.9154 Chinese yuan renminbi)

(Reporting by Sijia Jiang; Editing by Mark Potter)