Building ASEAN Partner Alliance to drive new
opportunities in the regional cloud ecosystem
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, today
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. These products will meet the needs of
the retail industry in the region who are looking to digitize their
operations under the New Retail concept that marks the seamless
integration of online and offline. Alibaba Cloud is poised to
strengthen its collaboration with customers and partners across
different industries with these new offerings.
The launch of ASEAN Partner Alliance Programme is another
highlight at Alibaba Cloud Summit – Infinity 2018. The alliance
aspires to develop a sustainable ecosystem to empower more
technology vendors, service providers, system integrators, ISVs and
start-ups to accelerate their digital transformation initiatives.
The program aims to recruit 150 solution partners and to train 600
sales and technology personnel in the next 12 months to fuel the
growth of the ecosystem.
Derek Wang, Chief Solution Architect, Alibaba Cloud
International said: “Asia Pacific is a unique market, and as a
global cloud services provider with an Asian origin, we are
committed to leverage our knowledge and experience to build a
sustainable regional ecosystem and enrich our offerings to meet the
needs of our customers in this digital age. This new suite of
offering includes products that are highly efficient, cost
effective, and some of them are the first of their kind in the
industry.”
The new products fall into a number of inter-related categories.
In relation to data technology and AI, Alibaba Cloud is launching
two key products – Data Lake Analytics is an effective
serverless service for customers to turn their cloud storage data
into insights in Data Lake scenario; PAI is Alibaba Cloud’s
proprietary machine learning platform that enables customers with
limited AI background easy access to Alibaba Cloud’s AI
capabilities. IoT Platform, a platform and toolkit will also
be introduced to the global market.
Infrastructure and security will continue to be crucial as the
fundamental consideration for enterprises undertaking cloud
migration. In view of this, Alibaba Cloud will launch Anti-Bot
Service, which is a software solution that protects users from
online scalpers and crawlers. Hybrid Backup Recovery is a
cost-effective, easy-to-use online backup service to protect
critical business data while Dedicated Host provides
customers with regulatory, stability and business standard
requirements to enjoy a dedicated hosting service on a public
cloud.
Alibaba Cloud’s partner network is an important strategic asset,
as shown by the number of new offerings. With China Unicom Global,
Alibaba Cloud is launching Smart Access Gateway that
supports a multiple location enterprise network. Others are
Apsara Stack, the next generation hybrid cloud solutions,
delivered in collaboration with HPE, and Elasticsearch,
which is an open source tool developed by Elastic and available on
Alibaba Cloud.
“These products all have specific features that meet an
identified need within the flourishing retail market in Asia
Pacific region. E-commerce is witnessing considerable growth and
Alibaba Cloud, leveraging 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. The technology
available can also give our consumers better protection against
fraud and an improved shopping experience,” added Wang.
Alibaba Cloud invested significant resources in the global
market especially Asia Pacific to support the region’s digital
transformation, offering a larger range of solutions to local
businesses and SMEs. Last month, the company launched the second
Availability Zone and the first cloud based Anti-DDoS Scrubbing
Center in Malaysia, providing customers with new levels of
protection against DDoS attacks.
Highlights of the nine products launched by Alibaba Cloud at the
Singapore Cloud Summit:
Product
Feature
Retail sector application
Apsara Stack
Apsara Stack provides a wide range of
cloud services including IaaS, big data, middle platform, and
security. It is supported by the same technology that runs Alibaba
Cloud, and can be deployed in customer’s own data center in the
form of a hybrid cloud or a private cloud.
For more information, go to:
https://www.alibabacloud.com/product/apsara-stack
Apsara Stack enables retail clients to
develop an integrated data and business middle platform that
integrates multiple data sources such as CRM and supply chain
systems. It also supports the streamlined cross-functional business
processes such as transactions, logistics and marketing.
Smart Access Gateway
In co-operation with China Unicom Global,
this market-leading software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN)
helps enterprise customers, especially rapid developing businesses,
to build low-cost network with free maintenance across regions. The
product is also user-friendly, and has a shorter investment
cycle.
For more information, go to:
https://www.alibabacloud.com/products/smart-access-gateway
Smart Access Gateway helps retailers to connect their
data from different shops to one cloud platform, which enable them
to manage it more effectively especially during data surge
scenarios such as in store promotions. Elasticsearch
An open source offering developed by
Elastic that enables distributed, multi-tenant and full text
search.
For more information, go to:
https://www.alibabacloud.com/product/elasticsearch
Elasticsearch system will be able to remind retailers
to restock popular products timely, and provide information such as
the quantity of stock and the nearest location to find them. Hybrid
Backup Recovery
A simple and cost-effective Backup as a
Service (BaaS) solution. It protects customer data in a number of
scenarios: enterprise data centers, remote and branch offices, or
on the cloud.
For more information, go to:
https://www.alibabacloud.com/product/hbr
Retailer data are protected in a secured environment
of the Dedicated Host while Hybrid Backup Recovery will prevent
data loss from accidents or attacks. Dedicated Host
Tailored for customers who require
dedicated hosting service either due to regulatory requirements,
e.g. financial institutions, saving license cost
(Bring-Your-Own-License), or a higher demand for host stability,
e.g. gaming companies. Customers are allowed to make adjustments to
the hosting service that cannot be performed on a shared host.
For more information, go to:
https://www.alibabacloud.com/product/ddh
Anti-Bot Service
All-round protection for online business
against scalpers, crawlers, auto-refresh spam and hacking of user
information.
For more information, go to:
https://www.alibabacloud.com/product/antibot
Anti-Bot Service protects against crawlers that take
up available commercial resources online, such as airline tickets
and hotel rooms that need to be reserved via vendors’ website. Data
Lake Analytics
Data Lake Analytics is a server-less, high
performance and interactive query service hosted on the Alibaba
Cloud platform and is powered by Massive Parallel Processing (MPP)
architecture. It turns their cloud storage data into insights in
Data Lake scenario.
For more information, go to:
https://www.alibabacloud.com/products/data-lake-analytics
Retailers can leverage Data Lake Analytics to analyse
historical inventory and sales data, and turn the data into
consumable insights Machine Learning Platform for AI (PAI)
PAI is China’s first publicly available
machine-learning platform. It offers a suite of tools and AI
software algorithms that allows businesses without an AI background
to make practical use of Alibaba Cloud’s AI program.
For more information, go to:
https://www.alibabacloud.com/product/machine-learning
With PAI, retailer will be able to recommend the most
suitable products and services to customers based on their pre-set
preference. IoT Platform
Alibaba Cloud’s IoT platform and tool
kit.
For more information, go to:
https://www.alibabacloud.com/product/iot
The IoT platform links all the software and hardware
in the shop to create a smooth and enjoyable shopping experience
for the consumers.
The new products and solutions will all be demonstrated at the
Alibaba Cloud Summit – Infinity 2018.
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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