• Huawei Cloud redesigns its infrastructure to meet the demands of AI.
• Huawei also launched new programs to help partners build, deploy, and grow AI tools tailored to Asia-Pacific markets.

Huawei Cloud brought together more than 400 partners from in Asia Pacific for its 2025 Partner Conference in Thailand. The focus was clear – AI is changing how industries operate, and collaboration will shape how fast that change happens.

The company used the event to outline its AI strategy, announce new partner programs, and share updates on its infrastructure roadmap. Representatives from more than 10 countries attended to discuss how to scale AI adoption, build sustainable cloud ecosystems, and better serve regional markets.

Adapting the cloud for AI

William Fang, Chief Product Officer at Huawei Cloud, laid out how the company is adapting its cloud infrastructure to handle AI workloads.

“We are now witnessing a new level of intelligence, powered by foundation models in generative AI,” Fang said. “But this progress doesn’t come without challenges. That’s why we’ve taken a systematic approach to tackle these issues.”

AI workloads also demand more from storage. Huawei Cloud has introduced AI-native storage that supports faster checkpointing and better caching to speed up the training process. “This dramatically reduces the time to first token, improving the user experience,” Fang added.

Latency and data control are still major challenges for many industries. Huawei Cloud has responded by offering more deployment options. Customers can choose between public cloud, digital cloud stations, and hybrid environments based on how much control they need over data and infrastructure.

“More partners and customers will be able to benefit as we continue to grow in the region,” Fang added.

The company also launched its APAC AI Pioneer Plan, a programme aimed at encouraging innovation and solution development among partners. The plan is meant to make it easier to build and deploy AI tools that are tailored to regional needs.

Scaling through ecosystems

Ecosystem growth is a core part of Huawei Cloud’s strategy in Asia Pacific. Over the last five years, its business in the region has grown thirtyfold. The company now works with over 2,500 local partners. In 2024 alone, partner revenue rose by 75%.

“Huawei Cloud has always recognised the power of a strong ecosystem,” said Sunny Shang, President of Huawei Cloud Asia Pacific. “Our partners are the core driving force behind our sustained growth.”

To support further expansion, Huawei launched Partner Sales Acceleration Programme 2.0. The programme provides support in three areas: technology, capability development, and shared resources. Some of the new measures include co-developing 50 industry solutions, offering millions in testing credits, tripling the market development fund, and optimising opportunity-sharing with partners.

Another initiative, called the Industry Deep-Dive Initiative, aims to strengthen support for specific sectors – starting with Internet, finance, and carriers. The focus here is on co-building real-world applications that reflect the demands of each industry.

Enabling AI transformation

Jacqueline Shi, President of Huawei Cloud Global Marketing and Sales Service, noted the growing push for AI from governments, telecoms, financial institutions, and internet firms. She said Huawei is increasing its investments in partner enablement to meet this demand.

By setting up a competence centre in Asia Pacific, Huawei Cloud is offering technical training, delivery assistance, and go-to-market support to help partners scale faster. “By working with partners to co-develop solutions and explore high-value use cases, we can better align with customer needs,” Shi said.

AI in context

Joy Huang, Vice President of Strategy and Industry Development, offered a wider view of where the company sees AI heading.

He listed six core areas where Huawei Cloud is building capabilities: secure and stable infrastructure, global cloud coverage, cloud-native services, foundational AI models, data-to-AI tools, and cloud-device integration.

Referencing Huawei’s Cloud Computing 2030 report, Huang said 70% of digital content will be AI-generated by that year, and over 80% of enterprise apps will include AI. More than 15 million AI robots and 3 billion devices could be cloud-connected.

Huawei Cloud operates in 33 regions and 96 availability zones. Huang stated that the company reported no major service interruptions last year, despite 14 other vendors experiencing disruptions. He also mentioned its support for over 70 AI models, including the in-house Pangu model family, which is used in several industries in China.

Building for the long term

Ken Kang, President of Huawei Cloud Global Ecosystem, said the company’s strategy focuses on open development and full-stack services. The run from model building to deployment and are meant to help partners differentiate themselves in their markets.

Dale Chen, Director of Partner Development for Asia Pacific, stated that the team is doubling down on joint development in key sectors. He also shared updates on the partner sales program, which now includes more targeted marketing, better technical account support, and market monitoring tools to improve service delivery.

Huawei Cloud now has more than 45,000 global partners and over 12,000 offerings on its KooGallery platform.

Partner voices

The event closed with testimonials from regional partners including AIS, Orange Business, MFEC, Silverlake, OnePro Cloud, SCash Global, Automated Systems, Promes, and Chulalongkorn University. They discussed real deployments, co-developed tools, and how regional demands influenced their work with Huawei Cloud.

As the AI shift continues, Huawei Cloud says it will keep working with local partners to adapt services, support industry-specific use cases, and help businesses grow with AI at the core.