Tencent launches package of cloud services in global fight against coronavirus pandemic
- Business unit Tencent Cloud is offering an ‘anti-Covid-19 service package’ to businesses, medical institutions and governments worldwide
- It will also provide free credits for some cloud service purchases to help companies and organisations in need
Tencent Holdings is offering a bundle of cloud computing services to help businesses, medical institutions and governments around the world, as they tackle various challenges amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
The internet giant’s cloud computing unit, Tencent Cloud, introduced on Monday the first phase of an “international anti-Covid-19 service package”, which includes remote collaboration tools, systems to facilitate online medical consultation and products to help governments promote access to reliable information, according to the Shenzhen-based company’s announcement on Tuesday.
“Tencent Cloud will also provide free credits for some cloud service purchases to help companies and organisations in need,” the company said. These credits can be accessed through Tencent Cloud’s official website.
Cloud computing enables companies to buy, sell, lease or distribute a range of software and other digital resources as an on-demand service over the internet, just like electricity from a power grid. These resources are managed inside data centres. “Cloud” refers to the internet as depicted in computer network diagrams.
Tencent’s global cloud bundle is expected to meet surging demand for these services worldwide, as more people in the public and private sectors work from home to help contain the spread of Covid-19.