Company rolling out an array of products for
European enterprises at the Mobile World Congress
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, today
launched eight products ranging from big data and artificial
intelligence (AI) to infrastructure, security and private cloud
solutions at the Mobile World Congress that is taking place in
Barcelona Spain. The array of products will meet the surging demand
for powerful and reliable cloud computing services as well as
advanced AI solutions among European enterprises to support them to
capture opportunities in this digital transformation era. Bringing
together these products with the expertise and real experience
available from Alibaba Cloud, customers can put in place cutting
edge solutions particularly in areas such as online and offline
retail integration, smart manufacturing and smart city
development.
The new products being launched for European enterprises fall
into a number of inter-related categories. In relation to data
technology and AI, Alibaba Cloud is launching three key products –
Image Search solutions, which allow users to search for information
online and offline using images; Intelligent Services Robot, a
chatbot for business; and Dataphin, an intelligent data engine
developed to cope with the cross-industry big data development,
management and application needs.
Infrastructure and security will continue to be crucial as the
foundation and fundamental consideration for enterprises
undertaking cloud migration. In view of this, Alibaba Cloud will
launch ECS Baremetal Instance, a new high performance computing
solution of ECS that combines the strengths of virtualized systems
and bare metal servers. When connected as a supercomputer, ECS
Baremetal Instances becomes a Super Computing Cluster that will
reduce network latency to the level of micro-seconds while offering
elasticity and supercomputing capabilities.
The company will also introduce its next generation intelligent
Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN) and Vulnerability Discovery Service,
a high-performing security solution. For European enterprises that
are looking for a scalable and hybrid cloud services platform,
Alibaba Cloud will launch the international version of Apsara
Stack, which has a three-year proven track record of market use in
China and has been successfully adopted by more than 120 enterprise
customers.
“Alibaba Cloud wants to be an enabler for technology innovation
in Europe helping enterprises do business. The Mobile World
Congress in Barcelona is a great opportunity for us refresh our
European strategy and consider how we can make an increasing
contribution to the digital transformation of enterprises in this
market from different sectors with our offerings and expertise,”
said Yeming Wang, General Manager of Alibaba Cloud Europe.
These new products, for the first time in Europe, bring Alibaba
Cloud’s advanced big data and AI capabilities enabled by super
computing power. The sophisticated data intelligence solutions
already have many successful stories both in China and globally
providing proof of concept. Image Search is widely applied in a
number of scenarios in China including New Retail, a concept that
seamlessly converges online and offline retail. The intelligent
service robot served more than 40 million customers in a single day
during last year’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival. Dataphin,
the system for intelligent data creation and management, is now
managing 95% of the entire Alibaba Group’s data and driving all
types of data intelligence innovations within the group’s business
ecosystem from retail to finance, logistics, transport and
health.
“The decision making around how a business is to operate in the
digital age is increasingly a strategic one. To meet their changing
needs, we are able to leverage our practical experience of digital
transformation and successes accumulated in China to the benefit of
European enterprises. These advanced solutions will enable
organizations in a wide range of sectors and will bring them true
connectivity, both locally and globally. For Alibaba Cloud, this is
the true meaning of inclusive technology,” Mr. Wang added.
To ensure the company’s ability to evolve and expand its
products and services to meet customers’ needs in the digital era,
Alibaba Cloud is committed to investing in cloud computing services
and digital infrastructure in Europe. It opened its first
availability zone in Frankfurt Germany in November 2016 and
recently commenced operation of the second availability zone in the
same region. To better serve its customers in Europe, Alibaba Cloud
is establishing a technology ecosystem with European partners, such
as Vodafone in Germany, the Met Office which is the national
meteorological service for the UK, and Station F, an innovation hub
in France.
The new products and solutions will be showcased at the Alibaba
Cloud Booth (1A70, Hall 1) throughout the Mobile World Congress
from February 26 – March 1, 2018.
Highlights of the eight products launched by Alibaba Cloud at
the Mobile World Congress:
Category Product Feature Big
Data and AI
Image Search -
Search everythingyou see
Launch timeline:February 27, 2018
Powered by AI and machine learning,
combined with the world’s first built-in image-search-by-text
function, Image Search is the first-of-its-kind solution offered by
a public cloud services provider. From clothing to cars, Image
Search elevates customers’ shopping experiences by providing easier
and more accurate matchings of both online and offline
products.
For more information, go
to:https://www.alibabacloud.com/product/imagesearch
Intelligent ServiceRobot -
Chatbot forbusiness
Launch timeline:February 27, 2018
Intelligent Service Robot provides an
intelligent solution to customer communications. It supports text
and voice responses in multiple languages, including Chinese,
English, Russian and Spanish. The chatbot is equipped with the
ability to learn from existing chat records and ongoing
communication to provide more accurate and comprehensive
answers.
For more information, go
to:https://www.alibabacloud.com/product/bot
Dataphin – A one-stop big data
PaaS(Platform as aService)
Launch timeline:April 2018
Dataphin is an intelligent data engine
developed to cope with the surging demand for big data business
scenarios analysis. Through digitalizing the procedures from data
import to data analysis, the solution helps users save time and
cost in data analytics, offering a comprehensive big data solution
to businesses and maximizing data value.
For more information, go
to:https://www.alibabacloud.com/product/dataphin
Infrastructure
ECS BaremetalInstance –
Theultimate computerserver
Launch timeline:February 27, 2018
ECS Baremetal Instance is a
hardware-software co-designed innovation that uses a virtualization
card to hijack the hypervisor and sustain the host server as a
virtual bare metal resource, combining the strengths of virtualized
systems and baremetals.
For more information, go
to:https://www.alibabacloud.com/product/ebm
Super ComputingCluster -
Real highperformancecomputing (HPC) oncloud
Launch timeline:February 27, 2018
Super Computing Cluster has the ability to
link several ECS Baremetal Instances with a high-speed network,
maximizing the combined strength of virtual and hardware
infrastructure, which will reduce network latency to the level of
micro-seconds while offering elasticity and supercomputing
capabilities.
For more information, go
to:https://www.alibabacloud.com/product/scc
Cloud EnterpriseNetwork
(CEN) -The next generationcloud network foryour future business
Launch timeline:April 2018
Cloud Enterprise Network is a
cost-effective solution through broadband and traffic sharing.
Instead of setting up routers between nodes to enhance network
speed, CEN offers intelligent routing to achieve an optimal network
speed.
For more information, go
to:https://www.alibabacloud.com/product/cen
Security
VulnerabilityDiscovery
Service –A SaaS-basednetwork vulnerabilityscanning service
Launch timeline:April 2018
Vulnerability Discovery Service is a
SaaS-based network vulnerability scanning service. With
intelligence feeds, it adaptively discovers network assets such as
domains, subdomains, IPs, ports, protocol service, and web
components. It continuously assesses the weaknesses of these assets
and other types of security defects.
For more information, go
to:https://www.alibabacloud.com/product/avds
Private Cloud solution
Apsara Stack -Alibaba Cloud in
yourhouse
Launch timeline:April 2018
Apsara Stack provides a scalable and
built-in hybrid cloud services platform to enterprises. It is
equipped with disaster recovery capability. The international
version will be launched with a three-year proven track record of
market use in China and successful adoption by more than 120
enterprise customers.
For more information, go
to:https://www.alibabacloud.com/product/apsara-stack
About Alibaba Cloud
Established in 2009, Alibaba Cloud (www.alibabacloud.com), the
cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, is among the world’s top
three IaaS providers according to Gartner, and the largest provider
of public cloud services in China, according to IDC. Alibaba Cloud
provides a comprehensive suite of cloud computing services to
businesses worldwide, including merchants doing business on Alibaba
Group marketplaces, start-ups, corporations and government
organizations. Alibaba Cloud is the official Cloud Services Partner
of the International Olympic Committee.
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