36氪 was informed that the domestic data middle and Taiwan supplier “Shulan Technology” announced the completion of the B+ round of financing of tens of millions of yuan. This round of financing was invested by the government industry fund of Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, and the funds will be mainly used for IDV (Independent Data Vendors) The construction of the digital ecological cooperation system will further deepen the senior data application infrastructure service capabilities and product technology layout.
Since the establishment of the data center track, its every move has often attracted the attention of the outside world. 2019 is known as the first year of China and Taiwan. In this year, companies from different branches of China and Taiwan such as data center and business center—Shulan, Yunxi, Kangaroo Cloud, Singularity Cloud, Dipu, etc. have emerged one after another. .
Not only that, but in recent years, more and more players from other tracks have also begun to participate in the construction of the middle platform, including the manufacturers that originally did ERP, OA and other informatization construction, as well as traditional software service providers, such as Neusoft, Zhejiang University Netsin, etc. The middle office will be placed in the overall set of services, and some small Internet companies also want to use the middle office to win large orders.
In the past few years, the Zhongtai track has experienced a trough from being lively to a slow rise now, and the views of customers and capital towards Zhongtai have gradually become calmer.
Gartner mentioned in the newly released “Gartner’s Suggestions for Building a Data Center” that instead of constantly discussing what a data center is, enterprises should understand that the purpose of building a data center is to enable enterprises to be efficiently data-driven and reduce repetitive architectures. building. If you want to use a picture to describe how Gartner views the construction direction of the data center, it can be shown in the following figure.
Source: Gartner
The construction direction of the data center should be at the core of the enterprise digital platform, that is, the data and analysis platform defined by Gartner (the red dotted line), the digital platform that helps enterprises (customer experience platform, ecosystem platform, IoT platform and internal information system) business users make better decisions, and form reusable data analysis capabilities under the cooperation and incubation of various digital platforms. Data analysis capabilities should be ubiquitous and highly self-service on the business side, and ultimately help digital platforms achieve Packaged Business Capability as defined by Gartner.
The phenomenon of “involution” in the Zhongtai track has been obvious to all. Fortunately, players have also experienced new changes with the gradual and steady development of the industry. At present, all middle and Taiwan manufacturers are looking for their own differentiated routes. For example, Dipu Technology is gradually extending to the underlying database. For example, Singularity Cloud continues to strengthen its advantages in the retail consumption track.
And Shulan, which has obtained financing this time, has found its own differentiated advantage.
First of all, in terms of track selection, increase investment and services in the government, military industry, and manufacturing tracks.
Secondly, due to the common characteristics of these types of tracks, such as attaching importance to safety, service, and technical stability, Shulan has also made corresponding adjustments in the product form – the product capabilities are only provided by the information department. Professional services began to extend into business units. Based on the “data exchange and data processing” capabilities of the data center, Shulan has already provided “application engine” services, which can be understood as assembling modular capabilities with more business attributes in data applications. In the future, business departments can also quickly assemble drag-and-drop based on their own needs, so that the value of data can be quickly presented in the business.
The service model has also changed accordingly, that is, it is not only responsible for helping customers build a middle platform, but also helping customers really use the middle platform. Of course, such a service model is similar to the project system, which will lead to a reduction in human efficiency. However, Shulan believes that if you want to serve the government, military industry, and manufacturing track, at present, you have to go through the project-based service stage. The customer operation and management mechanism has problems such as individualization, imperfect linking rules for various external ports, and data talent channels, which are difficult to solve through standardized products. Shulan is also working with external experts to serve customers together.
At the same time, Shulan released the IDV (Independent Data Vendors) strategy this year. Jiang Min, CEO of Shulan, told 36氪 that there are currently more than 30 partners, and they have also completed data application innovation scenarios such as “financial” in terms of product solution integration and cooperation. “Receivables and Payables Whole Link Analysis and Risk Monitoring”, “Factory Base Edge Perception”, “Supply Chain Whole Process Tracking and Warning”, “Supplier Panoramic Portraits and Ratings”, “Group Operational Risk Intelligence Audit”, “Product Lifecycle Quality” Nearly 20 actual combat achievements have been accumulated, including “Trace Source”, “Analysis and Early Warning of Epidemic Prevention and Control”, and “Hospital Intelligent Safety Perception System”.
This time, IDV’s ecological layout is centered on the two major directions of “IDV Digital Ecological Operation Platform” and “IDV Digital Ecological Innovation Base”. IDV partners output data center-related project consulting planning, implementation development, business operation, and big data product research and development capabilities. . Integrate all-round capabilities with partners in terms of solutions, products, technologies, and talent complementarity.
Source: Shulan
Shulan told 36氪 that as of this year, Shulan has provided related services to 1,000+ government and enterprise customers such as Yuhang District Data Management Bureau, Hubei Digital Industry, Guiyang Economic Development, Overseas Chinese Town, CITIC Group, Sany Group, BYD, GAC Toyota, etc. Among them, there are more than 400 medium and large customers, and the three key directions—government, military industry, and manufacturing—account for more than half of the revenue.
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