SPI Medical Imaging: Public Cloud Challengers: Huawei There Yet?

Publication Date: 17/10/2024

Huawei launched its Medical Technology Digitalization 2.0 Solution at its 2024 HUAWEI CONNECT event in September. Huawei states that the solution, initially launched in 2023, offers a unified architecture based on cloud computing, big data and AI. With this launch, the vendor will hope to further its efforts to expand its influence in healthcare IT beyond its domestic Chinese market, however this will be no easy task.

Why we are covering this topic

  • Huawei is increasingly investing in the healthcare technology space, and cloud was one of its highest growth segments in 2023.
  • It is one of a growing number of challenger vendors entering the public cloud market for healthcare, looking to take on Azure, AWS and Google Cloud.

Why it matters

  • The opportunity for these Asian-based challenger vendors is currently limited, particularly in terms of gaining traction in mature markets.
  • Public cloud adoption is still relatively nascent, and these vendors have the potential to impact the longer-term direction and competitive makeup of the market.