Company:QCT (Quanta Cloud Technology)
| Type | Subsidiary of Quanta Computer Inc. (TWSE: 2382) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer hardware and data center services |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Taoyuan , Taiwan |
Area served | Global |
Key people | Mike Yang, General Manager |
| Products | servers, storage, network switches, integrated rack systems and integrated cloud solutions |
| Services | product configuration, integration, performance optimization and engineering consulting |
QCT is a provider of data center hardware and cloud solutions that are used by hyperscale data center operators, such as Facebook and Rackspace.[1][2]
In conjunction with its parent company, Quanta Computer, QCT sells approximately one out of every seven servers manufactured in the world.[3]
In addition to its headquarters in Taoyuan, Taiwan, QCT has offices in San Jose, Seattle, Beijing, Hangzhou and Tokyo.
History
QCT is a US subsidiary of Quanta Computer and was established in May 2012 to manufacture servers for end users.[4] In the course of 2012 QCT also added storage hardware and networking switches to its portfolio[1] and became a hardware provider in the cloud market.[5] In 2013 QCT added rack systems to its product portfolio.[6] In 2015 QCT partnered with software vendors [7][8][9] to offer software-defined, hyper-converged infrastructure solutions for a variety of cloud environments: public, private and hybrid. Mike Yang serves as general manager of QCT.[10]
Research
In 2004 In 2012 QCT became an early contributor to the Open Compute Project (OCP). As an OCP solution provider, QCT designs, builds and delivers OCP servers for data centers.[11]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kovar, Joseph
- ↑ Judge, Peter
- ↑ Morgan, Timothy Prickett, "Taiwanese"
- ↑ Innovative ICT Industrial Architecture in East Asia: Offshoring of Japanese Firms and Challenges Faced by East Asian Economies. Springer. 2016. p. 223. ISBN 9784431556305.
- ↑ Morgan, Timothy Prickett. "Taiwanese"
- ↑ Miller, Rich
- ↑ Sverdlik, Yevgeniy
- ↑ Smith, Lyle
- ↑ "Making"
- ↑ Delony, David
- ↑ Higgenbotham, Stacey
References
- Davis, Jessica (December 5, 2014). "Quanta Cloud Technology Takes High End Data Center Hardware to Masses". The VAR Guy. http://thevarguy.com/fastchat/quanta-cloud-technology-takes-high-end-data-center-hardware-masses.
- Delony, David (November 13, 2015). "Midokura Solution Tapped for Quanta Cloud Technology Cloud Center". NFVZone. http://www.nfvzone.com/topics/nfv/articles/413004-midokura-solution-tapped-quanta-cloud-technology-cloud-center.htm.
- Gohring, Nancy (March 13, 2013). "Building an internal cloud? Forget HP and Dell, think Quanta". ITworld. http://www.itworld.com/article/2713540/cloud-computing/building-an-internal-cloud--forget-hp-and-dell--think-quanta.html.
- Higginbotham, Stacey. "Open Compute One Year Later: Bigger, Badder and Less Disruptive Than We Thought". Gigaom. https://gigaom.com/2012/05/02/open-compute-one-year-later-bigger-badder-and-less-disruptive-than-we-thought/.
- Judge, Peter (January 12, 2015). "Quanta Cloud Technology Opens Offices in China, Japan". Datacenter Dynamics. http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/it-networks/quanta-cloud-technology-opens-offices-in-china-japan/93063.article.
- Kovar, Joseph (May 2, 2012). "Data Center ODM Giant Quanta Targets Channel Through QCT". CRN. http://www.crn.com/news/data-center/232901351/data-center-odm-giant-quanta-targets-channel-through-qct.htm.
- Kwon, Robin (May 30, 2011). "Taiwan's Quanta moves into cloud computing". Financial Times. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/87c1f0f4-8af0-11e0-b2f1-00144feab49a.html#axzz3s4Kg0d9z.
- MacGregor, Alice (January 14, 2015). "Quanta Cloud expands data centre hardware business into China and Japan". The Stack. https://thestack.com/data-centre/2015/01/14/quanta-cloud-expands-data-centre-hardware-business-into-china-and-japan/.
- "Making OpenStack Easy: QCT joins Ubuntu Cloud Partner Programme". Canonical Ltd.. March 10, 2015. https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/03/10/making-openstack-easy-qct-joins-ubuntu-cloud-partner-programme/.
- "Mayor Congratulates QCT on the Opening of its New Cloud Solutions Center". City of San Jose Office of Economic Development. November 6, 2015. http://sjeconomy.com/mayor-congratulates-qct-on-the-opening-of-its-new-cloud-solutions-center/.
- Miller, Rich (October 24, 2013). "Quanta Launches Open Compute Solutions, Including Open Rack". Data Center Knowledge. http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/10/24/quanta-launches-open-compute-solutions-including-open-rack/.
- Morgan, Timothy Prickett (February 25, 2014). "Quanta Pushes Foot Inside Enterprise Datacenter Doors". EnterpriseTech. http://www.enterprisetech.com/2014/02/25/quanta-pushes-foot-inside-enterprise-datacenter-doors/.
- Morgan, Timothy Prickett (March 12, 2013). "Taiwanese giant Quanta sold one out of every seven servers last year". The Register. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/12/quanta_cloud_hyperscale_server_business/.
- Novet, Jordan (March 16, 2013). "How an unknown Taiwanese server maker is eating the big guys' lunch". Gigaom. https://gigaom.com/2013/03/16/how-an-unknown-taiwanese-server-maker-is-eating-the-big-guys-lunch/.
- Smith, Lyle (November 18, 2015). "Cloudian & Quanta Cloud Technology Partner to Deploy Object-Based Storage". Storage Review. http://www.storagereview.com/cloudian_quanta_cloud_technology_partner_to_deploy_objectbased_storage.
- Sverdlik, Yevgeniy (October 12, 2015). "Quanta Pitches OCP-Inspired Hyper Converged Infrastructure". Data Center Knowledge. http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2015/10/12/quanta-pitches-ocp-inspired-hyper-converged-infrastructure/.
- "Top 5 Vendors to Watch: 2014 HPCwire Awards—Readers' & Editors' Choice". Tabor Communications. http://www.hpcwire.com/2014-hpcwire-readers-choice-awards/24/.
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