Aliyun enters into enterprise cloud service collaboration with Yonyou
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http://www.aliyun.com/
BEIJING -- (Business Wire)
Alibaba
Group (NYSE: BABA) today announced that it will invest an additional
US$1 billion to fuel further growth at Aliyun,
its cloud computing arm, a testament to cloud computing as an important
growth area for Alibaba. The additional funding will be used to expand
Aliyun’s international presence, extend and support an alliance-based
global cloud computing ecosystem, and for the development of new cloud
and big data solutions that enable customers to increase productivity,
lower costs and scale quickly as their businesses grow.
“Aliyun has become a world-class cloud computing service platform that
is the market leader in China, bearing the fruits of our investment over
the past six years. As the physical and digital are becoming
increasingly integrated, Aliyun will serve as an essential engine in
this new economy,” said Daniel Zhang, CEO of Alibaba Group. “This
additional US$1 billion investment is just the beginning; our hope is
for Aliyun to continually empower customers and partners with new
capabilities, and help companies upgrade their basic infrastructure. We
want to enable businesses to connect directly with consumers and drive
productivity using data. Ultimately, our goal is to help businesses
successfully transition from an era of information technology to data
technology.”
Aliyun is focused on bringing the benefits of user-friendly,
cost-efficient and secure cloud computing to businesses around the
world. Part of the additional US$1 billion investment will contribute to
further international expansion for Aliyun as part of this globalization
strategy. Aliyun currently provides public cloud computing services in
five data centers in China and in Hong Kong, and earlier this year
launched its first
overseas data center in Silicon Valley. Part of this new investment
will be used to set up a global network of Aliyun cloud computing
centers in the Middle East, Singapore, Japan and Europe.
The additional funding also underpins Aliyun’s vision of a comprehensive
cloud ecosystem that ensures businesses can be powered by cloud
computing, with peace of mind, from day one of their operations. One
initiative is the international Marketplace
Alliance Program, which is designed to provide global users with
one-stop cloud services and contribute to the worldwide development of
cloud computing. The first wave of alliance partners – Intel, Singtel,
Dubai-based Meraas, Equinix, PCCW, LINKBYNET, and Hong Kong-based
Towngas – cover North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Strategic Collaboration with Yonyou Software Co. Ltd
Aliyun and Yonyou Software Co. Ltd (Yonyou), the largest software vendor
in China and the largest enterprise independent software vendor in the
Asia Pacific region, also announced a strategic collaboration today that
will expand business opportunities for both parties and help
forward-thinking businesses in the fields of cloud computing, big data,
digital marketing and e-commerce. Aliyun will also assist Yonyou on its
journey to the cloud and big data.
Through this partnership Aliyun can further tap into the enterprise
market and deliver a more comprehensive set of services to meet business
needs, addressing domestic and international enterprise challenges more
quickly. The cooperation will also allow Yonyou to leverage on the
extensive resources that Alibaba Group has in place around the world to
further grow its enterprise software business.
“Cloud computing will become fundamental infrastructure for new economic
development. Aliyun, together with Yonyou, will bring comprehensive
cloud computing solutions to empower more enterprises, drive the
development of supply chains, enable cloud consumer marketing, and bring
disruptive transformation to the industry,” said Simon Hu, President,
Aliyun.
About Alibaba Group
Alibaba Group's mission is to make it easy to do business anywhere. The
company is the largest online and mobile commerce company in the world
in terms of gross merchandise volume. Founded in 1999, the company
provides the fundamental technology infrastructure and marketing reach
to help businesses leverage the power of the Internet to establish an
online presence and conduct commerce with hundreds of millions of
consumers and other businesses.
Alibaba Group's major businesses include:
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Taobao Marketplace (www.taobao.com),
China's largest online shopping destination
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Tmall.com (www.tmall.com),
China's largest third-party platform for brands and retailers
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Juhuasuan (www.juhuasuan.com),
China's most popular online group buying marketplace
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Alitrip (www.alitrip.com),
a leading online travel booking platform
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AliExpress (www.aliexpress.com),
a global online marketplace for consumers to buy directly from China
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Alibaba.com (www.alibaba.com),
China's largest global online wholesale platform for small businesses
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1688.com (www.1688.com),
a leading online wholesale marketplace in China
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Aliyun (www.aliyun.com),
a provider of cloud computing services to businesses and entrepreneurs
About Aliyun
Established in September 2009, Aliyun (Alibaba Cloud Computing, 阿里云)
develops highly scalable cloud computing and data management services
providing large and small businesses, financial institutions,
governments and other organizations with flexible, cost-effective
solutions to meet their networking and information needs. A business of
Alibaba Group, one of the world’s largest e-commerce companies, Aliyun
operates the network that powers Alibaba Group’s extensive online and
mobile commerce ecosystem and sells a comprehensive suite of cloud
computing services to support sellers and other third-party entities
participating in this ecosystem. For more information, please visit www.aliyun.com/?lang=en.
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Source: Alibaba Group
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