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China Summary Translation: Foreign Players Stake Claims on China's Cloud Market

Published: 16 October 2014

ID: G00270360

Analyst(s): Vincent Fu

Summary

International cloud players are entering China's nascent market and will stimulate competition and demand for cloud infrastructure-as-a-service offerings in its underserved enterprise segment. We analyze opportunities and constraints to help cloud providers planning to compete in this market.

Table Of Contents

主要影响

建议

Foreign Players Stake Claims on China's Cloud Market

  • Impacts
  • Recommendations

Analysis

Impacts and Recommendations

  • A small but growing number of global cloud providers are entering the Chinese market, which will spur other like-minded players to speed up their entry plans
  • Current regulations favor Chinese players, which makes it difficult for international cloud players to offer services in China
  • The threat from new global entrants will force Chinese players to accelerate their development, providing more choices and stimulating the industry's growth

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