At the 17th China International Software Expo, cloud computing and smart city are by far the hottest industry topics.
China & Cloud Computing Almost half of the participating vendors mentioned cloud computing at their booths. Public cloud has become quite popular among small business clients, while private cloud is the first choice for large enterprises. Established software companies are busy transforming their products to latch on to cloud platforms. There are also hundreds of vendors providing support and technological services for cloud computing systems.
Rapid Deployment of 4G network and sustained development of mobile Internet will accelerate the trend of cloud computing. The difference between software vendors and their Internet peers should continue to narrow. Business software, mobile application, e-Commerce and social media should gradually integrate into a brand new “cloud computing industry”.
The SmartCity Projects in ChinaThe growth engine of the software industry will be smart city, which includes smart transportation, smart security, smart building as well as e-government. Healthcare and social security will likely be another focus of IT spending. In conclusion, most of the software expenditure in China should continue to come from the Central Government, local governments and SOEs. Relationship, government background, brand name and reputation are important for software companies to grow.
We believe the combination of cloud computing and mobile Internet will lead to a new era of software industry and that software vendors will gradually integrate with their Internet peers.