A staff member works at a production base of server manufacturer Inspur in Jinan, East China’s Shandong Province, in this file photo. A major competitor in the global server market, Inspur saw its server shipments grow 77.5 percent year on year to reach 175,000 units in the first quarter of 2018. The company has adopted an innovation-driven strategy in its development, with cloud computing, big data and artificial intelligence as the highlights.SD-Agencies