How Leading Tech Giants Leverage Big Data: Highlights from Suning’s Data‑Driven Forum

On December 16, 2017, Suning Cloud Commerce IT Headquarters and Suning University hosted the "Data‑Driven Forum" in the A101 auditorium of the Suning Cloud Commerce YiGou building.

The Suning Technical Exchange Day, emphasizing open technology, knowledge sharing, and collaborative capability, has held 15 sessions and related industry forums, serving as a professional platform for practical technology exchange.

This forum expanded its international perspective, inviting numerous domestic and foreign big data experts to focus on the theme of "Data‑Driven," discussing the data‑centric progress and industry practices in the big data era.

Star‑studded lineup witnesses the power of data‑driven initiatives

Speakers from Intel, Umeng+, Mobike, H2O.ai, Sensors Data, Ant Financial, Google, and Suning shared insights on data‑driven strategies.

Intel Senior Principal Engineer and Global CTO of Big Data Technology, Dai Jinquan presented Intel’s BigDL deep‑learning framework, illustrating how big data and deep learning combine to create value.

Umeng+ COO Shang Zhihu discussed comprehensive data insights driving marketing trends and emphasized focusing on core business scenarios to avoid wasted innovation.

Mobike Chief Data Scientist Yin Dahu shared how big‑data machine learning and AI algorithms optimize bike deployment, using a year‑long trajectory dataset covering Shanghai.

Google Greater China & Korea Lead Ji Jingtao highlighted the importance of understanding user intent and personalized re‑marketing to activate data for effective conversion.

Sensors Data Co‑Founder & CTO Cao Jiang stressed that data must feed back into products, forming a closed loop of collection, modeling, analysis, and continuous optimization.

Ant Financial Senior Tech Expert Zhang Ronghua introduced the DeepInsight product, sharing three years of development, architecture evolution, and insights on user data cognition.

H2O.ai Co‑Founder & CEO Sri Satish Ambati presented "Dataware is the new software," emphasizing an open data ecosystem amid an AI‑open‑source era.

Suning’s big‑data leader Zhang Zhen highlighted the company’s 20‑year experience, defining big data as comprising data assets, technology, insights, and culture, and stressing application‑oriented values as the key to success.

The diverse technical insights and practical experiences shared at the forum provided direction for the future of big data development, fostering deep learning and interaction among all participants.

Leveraging this event, Suning showcased its technological achievements and engaged with peers, reflecting 27 years of accumulated expertise and a commitment to continuous innovation.