China Cloud Rising

Focusing on the country that invented paper, and gunpowder, this book examines the efforts of China to transition its economy away from a crippling reliance on manufacturing outsourcing by investing heavily in a new technology superstructure - cloud computing.

In twenty years, China's expenditures for research and development will surpass those of the United States, a trend that epitomizes nationalistic ambitions to regain intellectual prestige for a country that had once invented paper and gunpowder. Tens of billions of dollars have been poured into a new technology superstructure as China seeks to transform its economy from a crippling reliance on manufacturing outsourcing. Cloud computing represents a dynamic foundation for the new superstructure that can foster the growth of a socio-capitalistic ecosystem, creating a new class of green exports in the form of highly sophisticated software and services. With Cloud computing, China is seeking to establish a new Silk Road, where its cultural products will once again change the world.

Offers an in-depth look at how China uses technology to support its rise in the world order Includes first-hand accounts of Cloud mega-projects in the Chinese government and enterprises Explores China's strategy to achieve technological dominance through domestic innovation with companies such as Huawei Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
Cloud Evolution.- Cloudonomics.- Cloud Security.- Cloud Standards.- China Dreams.- Connecting the Possibilities.- Cloud Use Cases.- China Firsts.- Cloud in Motion.- Clouds of Change.- Cloud Factory.- The Art of Cloud Wars.