Apple is reportedly working with Chinese server vendor Inspur as it seeks to bring the infrastructure for its cloud services in-house.
While part of the motivation will be cost, it was also recently reported that security is another significant consideration, Apple being concerned that servers received from third-parties may have been tampered with prior to delivery …
The Digitimes report is lacking in detail, but the report has credibility given that Inspur has more than a 60% share of the Chinese server market and its client base includes many big players.
Inspur also has a Californian office, which includes both R&D and production facilities.
Many IT players including Microsoft, LG Electronics, Ericsson, Intel, IBM, SAP, VMware, Nvidia and RedHat, have formed partnerships with the China-based server vendor, looking to quickly expand in China’s server market.
We first reported that Apple was upgrading its cloud servers back in May of last year, with Bloomberg reporting the following month that Apple was working on designing its own storage and network equipment, and building its own private fiber optic links, rather than relying exclusively on third-party companies.
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