Boyun, standing at the forefront of China's container industry

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Container cloud 、 Microservices 、 middleware 、AI、 Container safety …… Behind every keyword , Corresponding to the new story of Boyun , It is a new story of China's container market , It is also a new generation of positioning PaaS The story of Chinese enterprises .

author | Mr. pi

Produce | Industrialist

2019 By the end of year , Zhaoquanan invited three enterprise customers who had served to the headquarters of the company .

He is Boyun PaaS Business line leader . In the years before that , He led the team members to serve a large number of industry customers including those from the financial field , The corresponding is , In the direction of container, Boyun has accumulated a certain industry reputation .

But what zhaojianan wants is more than that , This is also the reason why he invited three enterprises to the headquarters of the company —— That is to say, the questions he is thinking about are ： Outside the pure container resource layer , Should Boyun focus on the application layer ？ And, for example, in PaaS The increasingly popular middleware application business , Should Boyun intervene ？

After communicating with three enterprise customers , He has a gradually clear answer ： Apply this , Not only to do , It should also become the core of future Boyun container products .

In the past 5 month 23 Japan ,2022 Boyun container cloud product family conference was held online . At the meeting , Boyun launched a new container cloud product family , The new container cloud product family products are beyond the inherent container cloud products , It covers microservice application management 、 Middleware management 、AI Application support 、 Container safety , The resource 、 application 、 Comprehensively upgrade the four levels of operation and maintenance and security .

after 3 year , With the wave of cloud primordial , Boyun has become a brand new Boyun .

In the world of Technology , People's narration of the story , They tend to focus more on results than on processes , But from 0 To 1, from 1 To 99 The process is often not summed up in oneortwo sentences , Let alone in the container —— This track is still at an extremely early stage of development in the Chinese market .

From the time scale , Boyun is the first batch of enterprises in China to enter the container industry . From resources to applications , From microservices to middleware 、AI application , It is more equivalent to a banner of China's container localization market , Moving steadily in the dark .

In recent days, , World famous market research institutions IDC It's called 《PRC Container Infrastructure Software Market Overview and Analysis, 2021H2/2021》 Market report for , According to the report ,BoCloud The market share of Boyun containers has been the largest in China TOP5. This is the fourth time that Boyun has stood in the top five queues .

from 2014 Year to 2022 year , From the first product release to China's container leader , This is the story of Boyun , It is also the story of China container race track .

One 、 From resources to applications

“ Our initial application of containers focused on the resource layer .” Zhaoquanan told the industrialist .

Time to go back to 2015 year , This year, a focus event occurred overseas .2015 year 4 month ,Docker The company announced that it had completed 9500 Thousands of dollars in D Round of funding . before , They have completed three rounds of financing , Include 1500 Thousands of dollars in B Round financing and 4000 Thousands of dollars in C Round of funding .

Docker The release of marks the formal formation of container technology . A brief introduction is , Compared with traditional virtual machines , Containers can have lower physical losses and faster startup speed , For example, the virtualization loss of the container in the traditional physical machine is about 1%, The loss of virtual machines is more than 20%.

In other words , From the perspective of pure resource layer , Container has stronger cost performance .

This is the initial anchoring direction of the Boyun team . However, unlike most container enterprises, which are oriented towards the public cloud , The first option of Boyun is the industry private cloud , This includes the direction with high difficulty coefficient such as finance .

Based on the release of the first container cloud platform , Boyun has helped many enterprises solve problems such as distributed transformation of applications 、 Rapid deployment 、 Inherent digital pain points such as elastic expansion under high load , For example, solve the traffic congestion during peak periods , Based on this , Help enterprises build a truly agile private cloud model .

Driven by container technology and related underlying capabilities , Boyun Zai 2015、2016 Around, we won many financial and power related customers , At the same time, tens of millions of A Round of funding .

But inside Boyun , Thinking about container updates continues .

There are traces of this thinking . As early as 2015 The time node of the year , Hua Lei, the founder of Boyun, once expressed a clear view , namely “ Containers are more about application , Not just at the resource level .”

That is, from the specific deployment mode , Although the container definition is in the resource layer , But its value is more reflected in the application level , Not resources . That is, compared with the isolation and blessing of virtual machines at the resource level , The greater value of the container lies in PaaS Layer application , For example, based on “ The sandbox ” The physical isolation of can better complete the independent deployment of upper layer applications , Another example is the testing and development of specific environment products .

One striking example is the re emergence of microservices . That is, before the advent of container technology , Although the concept of microservice is well recognized by the market , However, the isolation of business and the allocation of underlying resources have always been difficulties that cannot be solved , But the appearance of containers perfectly solves this problem . Container based “ The sandbox ” Perfect isolation , The enterprise can build multiple modules from the upper layer to the lower layer , Make the internal business framework clearer and more agile .

These thoughts of Boyun are K8S It was quickly verified after being introduced into China . Based on the K8S Container arrangement technology , The container completely gets rid of the limitation of the inherent resource layer , be based on K8S The scheduling and scheduling of can be used as the core operation unit in PaaS and IaaS Flexible use between layers , Help enterprises efficiently complete daily development, operation and maintenance .

When the direction is fixed , Quick action within Boyun .

2018 year , In the bottom container BOC Based on the platform , Do specific PaaS Application has been put into the new strategic direction of Bo cloud . But nonetheless , New problems still exist —— namely “ What specific business does Boyun want to do based on containers ”. The core principals, including zhaojianan, began to demonstrate constantly .

So there was the opening scene . actually , That was only during that time , Zhaoan'an and the founding team are an epitome of thinking and verification . according to the understanding of , In the months of transformation , The founding team of Boyun has conducted a lot of market research , We also know about the market situation with a group of Boyun partners .

Gradually, , The direction is finally clear .

Two 、 a sheet “ Container cloud product family ” answer

This year, 5 month 23 Japan , Bo Yun hands in his paper .

The specific term , The newly released container cloud product family of Boyun covers micro service application management 、 Middleware management 、AI Application support 、 There are four major categories of container safety , At the bottom enterprise level K8S Based on the distribution , Microservice management products are released based on the container cloud 、 Middleware management products ,AI Application support products and container safety products .

This is the new direction of Boyun anchoring .

The camera pulls back to the year when the decision was made . actually , Among the three enterprises invited by zhaoquanan in that year , Two of the clear appeals expressed to him are ,“ Now the middleware is too complicated , It's very difficult to manage .”

Based on the time , From the process of digitalization of Chinese enterprises , from 2017 To 2019 In the last two years , A large number of enterprises in the market began to seek “ Internet +” The concept of , The corresponding exception is IaaS The constant fire of the floor , What is more corresponding is the fire in the middleware market , This includes not only the inherent database layer , More like storage 、 Message middleware 、 Task scheduling and other software .

Although middleware helps enterprises complete the efficient connection between business and the bottom layer , But the use of a lot of middleware , At the same time, it also brings the confusion of middleware management , Besides , Although many middleware management platforms on the market have solved the basic problems of automatic deployment and operation and maintenance , But with the continuous development of middleware , The operation and maintenance and observability of middleware are becoming the new mainstream requirements . If these problems are not solved well , To the enterprise IT For departments , It is easy to backfire .

This is the first anchor of the new products of the container cloud product family of Boyun —— Middleware management products .

Boyun has its own advantages . That is, it is different from the traditional middleware management platform , Boyun itself is for K8S Operator Have enough in-depth understanding and technical extension （ P-cloud K8S The community contributes to the world 11）, be based on Operator Deployment of , Boyun can not only help enterprises realize basic resource management 、 Deploy 、 Performance monitoring and other conventional middleware management attributes , It can also enable enterprises to have open source Operator Other functions not available for deployment , For example, data migration in specific scenarios , For example, the implementation of middleware free operation and maintenance management based on the scheme .

One set of data is , The middleware management sub product based on Boyun , The delivery efficiency of enterprises in the construction of middleware has been improved in 200% about , Operation and maintenance costs can be reduced 50%, Besides , Cost savings at the resource level will exceed 30%.

actually , It's not just middleware , If you carefully examine the container cloud product family products of Boyun , It is not difficult to see , Boyun has established “ Focus on Application ” Container product matrix .

For example, micro service sub products , What Boyun can do for enterprises is the sensitive full stack management capability of cloud native applications , That is, from the perspective of application , Seamlessly mesh containers with microservices , Reach the consensus of business content and business arrangement , And then achieve “ Book with wen 、 The car is on the same track ” Business consistency objectives , Empowering business .

As well as AI Application products . The agile feature based on container technology , Boyun can accelerate AI The whole process of application from online to startup , such as AI The application online time is from the inherent 1 Weeks can be shortened to 2 minute ,1000 The start time of jobs is from 3 The hour becomes 3 minute .

It is not only the upper application that is clear , More in safety construction . For example, based on frequent security problems , Boyun is from the run-time security , The operating environment is safe , Operating ecological security , Image security , Adaptive security , Six dimensions of life cycle safety , Comprehensively solve the problem of physical machine , virtual machine , Container and other hybrid cloud native security issues .

Under more specific applications , Boyun has given more solid answers to the underlying container cloud products to the outside , Its core is Boyun enterprise level kubernetes Distribution version BKE And mixed isomers kubernetes Management module BKM. The former can help enterprises to build agile and usable K8S Environmental Science , The latter can realize the consistency of the use experience of the enterprise's internal multi cloud heterogeneous environment and the monitoring, operation and maintenance of the full application .

3、 ... and 、 Welcome to the cloud primary era

Cloud primordial is the latest anchor point of Boyun .

“ Now the popularity of containers among enterprise developers is obvious to all . For most large and medium-sized enterprises , Container technology has become one of the bottom core of the enterprise .” Zhaoquanan told us .

according to CNCF 2020 The report data released in shows that , The proportion of enterprises applying containers in production has increased from... Last year 84% Grow to this year's 92%. meanwhile , IResearch is in 《 China container cloud Market Research Report 》 It shows that ,2020 Years have 84.7% Of Chinese enterprises have & Plan to use containers .

It is true . With the advent of a cloudy environment , Cloud native is becoming the business model of more and more enterprises , Deploy the business directly in the cloud , And complete the development in the cloud 、 test 、 A series of processes from deployment to later operation and maintenance , Faster 、 Efficient business promotion .

And in it , The container is an excellent cloud native base . It can support the distributed architecture 、 Microservices and different workloads , The next step is to encapsulate different infrastructures , Shield the differences of the underlying infrastructure , Unified management based on image and other attributes , And then support the whole cloud native building .

Take a bank customer served by Boyun as an example , Its initial goal is to achieve full cloud primitiveness .“ At the beginning, I was consulting this client , Why are we so determined to promote cloud primitives ？” Zhao recalled .

This is a real problem . That is, for Zhao security , Many of the customers he met were more containerized by a certain business , Based on the cloud native mode, do the relevant architecture adaptation of microservices , And then decide whether to complete the cloud native of all links and businesses through the effect .

The answer is ,“ The cloud native effect of a single link is hardly obvious , The number of microservices is limited , Value is hard to embody , If you want to feel the effect , It is still necessary to implement full cloud native .”

One data is , Based on the products and services provided by Boyun , The enterprise can now achieve a bi weekly update frequency , And before , This time is at least two months .

This is just a microcosm .

To some extent , This is where Boyun is confident . That is, if we say “ Focus on Application ” It is the strategic core of Boyun , that “ Help cloud native ” This is the essential background of the container cloud product family of Boyun , According to the person in charge of the business line of the cloud product family of Boyun container , To do it “Any APP on Any Kubernetes”.

actually , Under the specific scenario application , What constitutes the core competitiveness of Boyun is its underlying container cloud products that adapt to the cloud native architecture , Enterprise class kubernetes Distribution version BKE 、 Mixed isomers kubernetes Management module BKM、 edge kubernetes Hairstyle BEE The three can help enterprises build a more suitable underlying environment .

Besides , What's more worth mentioning is , Compared with many manufacturers that also provide container cloud products in the industry , The container cloud product family capabilities of Boyun It has very strong loose coupling ability , According to customers' needs, it can not only help customers complete the whole process of container cloud original design from consulting to landing , More support for integration , That is, allow the underlying laaS Manufacturers and other companies have embedded the upper application capabilities of Boyun .

“ Now many enterprises provide the capability of encapsulation , That is, put the container resources and applications together for delivery , But we are deploying separately , The overall application interface is clearer , And more intuitive .” Zhaoquanan told us .

Display according to data , Up to now , Boyun has served more than 400 individual , Cover 10 Many fields , Besides , The penetration rate of head financial customers exceeds 52%.

Four 、 In the process of digitalization in China , seek “ P-cloud ”

If you resume the development process of Boyun , It is not difficult to see , This is a family “ Low profile enough ” The enterprise . This low-key is not only in the external voice , It also lies in its accompanying development in the container market .

however , from 2014、2015 In, containers were introduced into China , Boyun is just one of the first batch of enterprises to implement this technology , From the earliest resource layer to today's application layer , From the earliest containers 、 The release of cloud management products to today's full stack products based on the cloud native trend , Boyun has been walking on the road of container .

From the perspective of the industry , There will be more feelings .

That is to say, the earliest stage in the world TO B The competition is more in the resource layer , Cloud computing and other computing power levels , Now the development of the industry has come to a more orderly stage , That is, based on PaaS Layer competition , This is the weakness of Chinese enterprises , It is also a link that Chinese enterprises need to strengthen .

A set of data display , The United States TO B Giant IaaS and PaaS The proportion of income maintained at 2:8 The proportion of , But China's TO B The proportion of enterprises is in 8:2 about , Compare with IaaS layer ,PaaS Technical requirements of layer , But the profits are also greater , With this comes the United States and China TO B There is a huge gap in the revenue of enterprises .

In the past few years , What can be clearly seen is the state's response to PaaS manufacturer （ Containers 、 database 、 Middleware etc. ） The help and support of , For example, in the 14th five year plan , You can clearly see things like “ Encourage scientific and technological innovation enterprises , Such as middleware 、 Enterprise development in the direction of database ” Statement of the .

But from the development track of Boyun , This is certainly not an easy thing . Whether it is today's container cloud product family products , Or the consulting and service provided by Boyun in the specific market delivery , It corresponds to the urgent education of the domestic market and customers and the acceptance and support of domestic software enterprises .

“ The domestic container market is still very early . We need to expand the market together , Let more enterprises know 、 Application container , Let the market seek better development .” At the end of the interview , Zhaoquanan told us .

Container cloud 、 Microservices 、 middleware 、AI、 Container safety …… Behind every keyword , Corresponding to the new story of Boyun , It is a new story of China's container market , It is also a new generation of positioning PaaS The story of Chinese enterprises .

The moment when digitalization enters the deep water area , Boyun is worth looking forward to .