On October 14, the GITEX GLOBAL 2024 exhibition, one of the world's largest tech expos, kicked off in Dubai, UAE. As a diamond-level sponsor, Huawei showcased a wealth of global industry Data-AI innovation practices. iSoftStone, as an significant partner of Huawei in global deep collaboration, was invited to attend the conference, where they jointly launched industry solutions with Huawei Cloud and ecological partners, and jointly initiated the "Middle East and Central Asia Hybrid Cloud Pioneer Program".

iSoftStone, Huawei Cloud and Eco-Partners Jointly Release Industry Solutions

During the event, iSoftStone was invited to the "Accelerating Intelligent Transition" Huawei Cloud Summit UAE 2024, where they collaboratively launched significant industry solutions in media asset entertainment, Web3, e-commerce retail, and telecom, empowering local industry Data-AI transformation alongside Huawei Cloud and ecological partners. Huawei Cloud stated that its rapid development is supported by customer partners, and in the future, it will become a better choice in the intelligent era through improved services, advanced technologies, and rich experiences.

iSoftStone and Huawei Jointly Initiates the "Middle East and Central Asia Hybrid Cloud Pioneer Program"

At the same time, Huawei Cloud officially released the new version of Huawei Cloud Stack8.5 for the Middle East and Central Asia. During the Huawei Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Forum (Middle East Station), iSoftStone collaborated with partners including the Pakistan Ministry of Higher Education and Oman Telecom to jointly initiate the "Middle East and Central Asia Hybrid Cloud Pioneer Program". As one of the first partners invited to join this program, iSoftStone will work closely with Huawei Cloud and global digital pioneers to promote industry innovation and achieve win-win cooperation around "three major transitions" :

1. Over 10 Scenario Transitions: Collaborating with clients and partners to develop over 10 scenario benchmarks in data governance, disaster recovery, cloud security, and AI, promoting application modernization.

2. Over 30 Migration Transitions: Providing free virtualization migration tools for cloud migration, covering over 500 mainstream operating systems, and offering commercial incentives to the first 50 customers migrating to Huawei Cloud Stack.

3. Over 50 Industry Transitions: Increasing marketing investment to help clients establish industry benchmarks, enhance industry influence, accelerate industry adoption, and collaborate with customers to release white papers showcasing leading practices and enriching the industry knowledge base.

In recent years, iSoftStone has deepened its international layout, accelerated the construction of its overseas operation system, and promoted the globalization of "service delivery + hardware products". At present, iSoftStone has built effective marketing and delivery teams overseas, balancing both overseas expansion and local development, with the Middle East and Central Asia being a key area.

Regarding the overseas market, iSoftStone's cooperation with Huawei has steadily advanced. This joint exhibition at GITEX GLOBAL 2024 represents a further deepening of collaboration following the signing of a cooperation MOU for the Middle East and Central Asia with Huawei. Both parties will continue to deepen their presence locally, increasing investments in the Middle East and Central Asia region, particularly the UAE, and exploring more new scenarios and business models to drive innovation and development across the entire industry.