Recently, Huawei revealed a shocking news at two meetings: Huawei has replaced all the database software in the United States with domestic ones, and realized the independent research and development of database software. This news means that Huawei has made important progress in getting rid of its dependence on US database software and ensuring information security. So, what does this really mean? Why does Huawei want to localize database software? This article will explain it in detail.
Xu Zhijun, vice chairman and rotating chairman of Huawei, said at the commendation meeting that Huawei has released 11 software and hardware development tools and services in a row. He used the poem "Xiongguan Mando is really like iron, and now it is a step forward from the beginning" to describe Huawei's achievements in independent research and development of software and hardware development tools. Database software is an indispensable part of this. Due to the US government's sanctions against Huawei, Huawei was forced to abandon the use of database software of American companies such as Oracle and turn to independent research and development of domestic database software.
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said that Huawei has successfully developed its own management system MetaERP software completely using its own operating system, database, compiler and language. This means that Huawei actually already has its own database software.
So, why is database software so important, and why is Huawei determined to localize database software?
First of all, database software plays a pivotal role in enterprise information management. With database software, vendors can store data efficiently and organized, making managing data faster and easier. Before 2013, however, China had almost no database software of its own, leading most companies to rely heavily on U.S. database tools. The world's top database software giants, such as Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft, etc., are American companies. This poses a great hidden danger to China's information security.
Therefore, China must accelerate the pace of independent research and development of database software and gradually get rid of its dependence on US enterprise database software. Huawei launched the GaussDB database globally as early as 2019. This is not a single product, but a collective term for a series of products. At that time, Huawei's GaussDB database had served more than 1,500 customers and had more than 500 business partners.
By independently developing database software, Huawei has taken a key step in information security. This move not only helps protect Huawei's own business interests, but also has a positive impact on database security throughout China.
Interestingly, Ren Zhengfei said on the one hand: "I am not anti-American now, if we want to become the most advanced, we must learn from all advanced people." On the other hand, he also emphasized that Huawei has completed the replacement development of more than 13,000 devices in the past three years, and the repeated replacement of more than 4,000 circuit boards. Now Huawei's circuit boards have gradually stabilized, thanks to the supply of domestic components.
In April this year, Huawei will officially release the MetaERP management system software. This software uses Huawei's own operating system, database, compiler and programming language. This move shows that Huawei is quietly localizing all software tools, getting rid of dependence on American software, and avoiding being stuck in the neck of the United States.
To sum up, Huawei's localization of database software and the comprehensive replacement of US database software is undoubtedly an important strategic decision. This not only helps enhance Huawei's competitiveness in the global market, but also ensures national information security, setting an example for Chinese enterprises.
From Huawei's successful cases, we can see that localization is an arduous journey, but only by persistently developing independently and getting rid of external dependence can we ultimately succeed. Huawei's strategic choice will undoubtedly provide reference and inspiration for more Chinese enterprises to jointly promote the development of China's technology industry to a higher level.