Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of China’s e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba Group, launched a new suite of product offerings for the global market in the areas of cloud architecture, machine learning, internet of things (IOT) and security, reports The Star Online.
In a statement, Alibaba Cloud said the alliance aspires to develop a sustainable ecosystem to empower more technology vendors, service providers, system integrators, independent software vendors (ISVs) and start-ups to accelerate their digital transformation initiatives.
Derek Wang, Chief Solution Architect, Alibaba Cloud International said these products would meet the needs of the retail industry.
“These products all have specific features that meet an identified need within the flourishing retail market in the Asia Pacific region. E-commerce is witnessing considerable growth and Alibaba Cloud, leveraging on Alibaba Group’s development, can offer a mature ecosystem to support the regional retail sector.
“Using these products will help merchants deploy their resources more effectively, and gain deeper consumer insights,” he said at the Alibaba Cloud Summit held on Wednesday, 15 August.
The technology available, according to Wang, can give consumers better protection against fraud and an improved shopping experience.
Wang added that Alibaba Cloud is also poised to strengthen its collaboration with customers and partners across different industries with these new offerings.
“Digital technology brings unprecedented opportunities for financial inclusion” – Hang Jia, CEO of Ant Financial Services. #Singapore #Infinity2018 #CloudSummit pic.twitter.com/Hrs2BgkP40
— Alibaba Cloud (@alibaba_cloud) August 15, 2018
At the #Singapore #Infinity2018 #CloudSummit , Derek Wang announced #AlibabaCloud ’s partnership with @HPE, @Elasticsearch, and @ChinaUnicom, as part of our ASEAN Partner Alliance Program to empower digital transformation. pic.twitter.com/ThfJFVmpCZ
— Alibaba Cloud (@alibaba_cloud) August 15, 2018
“Cloud with intelligence will prevail”- Dr. Wanli Min
Through #AI & ET Brain, #AlibabaCloud has created #smart solutions for partners in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, finance, medicine, logistics, and urban planning.
#Singapore #Infinity #CloudSummit pic.twitter.com/Phr1zP6H1X— Alibaba Cloud (@alibaba_cloud) August 15, 2018
At the #Infinity2018 #CloudSummit , we launched a new partnership with the @NUSingapore to drive #Singapore ’s #SmartNation initiatives and enhance research efforts under our #AlibabaCloud innovation incubator program. pic.twitter.com/1lUX2AGfPL
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