Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group has announced the opening of four new data centers by the end of 2016 in the Middle East (Dubai), Europe(Germany), Australia and Japan, making its total data centers to 14 locations world wide.
To support enterprises in Europe, Alibaba Cloud will partner with Vodafone Germany to open its first data center in Europe. The center is co-located in Vodafone’s data facilities in Frankfurt, Germany, one of the leading technology hubs in Europe with a highly developed infrastructure supporting technological innovation.
As for the Japan Data Center, it will be hosted by SB Cloud Corporation, a joint venture between Softbank and Alibaba Group to provide Japanese enterprises with competitive and enhanced public cloud computing services from Alibaba Cloud.
At the same time, Alibaba Cloud is partnering with its JV company YVOLV to build a new data center in Dubai to offer cloud services from a local data center in the Middle East. The company is also extending its global footprint in the Asia-Pacific by opening a new data center in Sydney, Australia by the end of 2016.
Simon Hu, President of Alibaba Cloud
Alibaba Cloud has contributed significantly to China’s technology advancement, establishing critical commerce infrastructure to enable cross-border businesses, online marketplaces, payments, logistics, cloud computing and big data to work together seamlessly.
Sicheng Yu, Vice President of Alibaba Group and General Manager of Alibaba Cloud Global
The four new data centers will further expand Alibaba Cloud’s global ecosystem and footprint, allowing us to meet the increasing demand for secure and scalable cloud computing services from businesses and industries worldwide.
