Kevin Hu

At the Huawei network product launch event for Spring 2019 titled “A CloudEngine Built for the AI Era,” Huawei revealed the industry’s first data center switch built for Artificial Intelligence (AI) era –– CloudEngine 16800. Huawei identifies three features of data center switches in the AI era: embedded AI chip, 48-port400GE line card per slot, and the potential to grow to a self-driving network, and merges AI technologies into data centre switches in a novel way. Customers will benefit from the widespread usage of AI, which will help them speed intelligent transformation. AI use would rise from 16% in 2015 to 86% by 2025, according to Huawei’s Global IndustryVision (GIV) 2025. The potential to use artificial intelligence to restructure business models, make choices, and improve customer ...