Flash-to-flash-to-anything: Huawei banks on smart data storage application to grow business

Storage devices, idea hub, ransomware and data centre virtualisation are among some of the infrastructures that were showcased.

Huawei's IT Solutions Architect Raymond Kipngetich said the flash-to-flash-to-anything technology is the only way many enterprises can beat the current trends of ransomware.

"The sad reality is that ransomware is here to stay. As services to clients change, it generates massive amounts of new data and therefore we need to have an infrastructure that can provide services at the click of the button," he said.

Kipng'etich warned that hackers have devised new ways of operations and are now selling ransomware as a service.

"This is why Huawei is leading in the development of new applications to support these enterprises revolutionise their data," he said.

He said the traditional hard drives like HDVs cannot beat the current trends of ransomware.

"Storage systems are a key component of digital infrastructure and the foundation of our intelligent world," said Huawei Kenya CEO Gao Fei at the event themed, "Unleash Data Power, Toward the Intelligent Era."

The Dorado All-flash storage technology also has been trained with AI, enabling it to analyse the traffic, and performance of the storage system and support the organising of data.

It has inbuilt AI capabilities that work in combination with Secure Snapshot and Write Once Read Many (WORM) features to detect possible threats and mitigate risks of data attacks.

These advanced storage capabilities are key to unleashing data value in the era of massive data growth powered by AI.

"Huawei storage will never stop embracing innovation. We will continue to build our leading solutions and create greater value for customers and the industry," said Huawei Eastern Africa Enterprise Managing Director Kevin Wenkai.

Wenkai emphasized the need to encrypt technologies embedded in storage systems to safeguard the integrity of the underlying data and mitigate risks of loss, unauthorised access and damages.