Alibaba stories - Page 2
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Global IaaS market hit $64.3 billion in 2020
Tue, 29th Jun 2021
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microsoft
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The 40.7% boost in the Infrastructure as a Service market was accompanied by another positive statistic: almost 90% of all IaaS providers exhibited growth.
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Alibaba Cloud shopping festival harnesses power of renewable energy and smart logistics
Fri, 25th Jun 2021
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retailers
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partners
Alibaba’s annual Mid-Year Shopping Festival was not only a large-scale campaign across popular retail platforms, but it was also a feat for ‘green technology’.
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Alibaba Cloud 2021: eCommerce live streaming solution unveiled, plus $1b investment in APAC SMBs
Wed, 9th Jun 2021
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martech
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commerce systems
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digital entertainment
Alibaba Cloud unveils $1b project to support APAC SMBs, introduces eCommerce live streaming solution, and commits to long-term growth in the region.
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Alibaba Group ranks third in global IaaS market, first in APAC
Thu, 22nd Apr 2021
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Alibaba Group remains third in the global Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) market for the third year running, according to Gartner.
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Alibaba Cloud overhauls its hybrid cloud strategy
Thu, 3rd Dec 2020
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hybrid & remote work
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wfh
The company's Hybrid Cloud Partner Program, Hybrid Backup Recovery solution and Hybrid Cloud Storage Array have all seen significant enhancements.
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IBM, Alphabet and well-funded startups in the race for quantum supremacy
Fri, 25th Sep 2020
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quantum computing
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ibm
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alibaba
Companies are racing to achieve 'quantum supremacy' WHERE id = with IBM and Alphabet among those leading the charge, according to research from GlobalData.
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Amazon surges ahead of eCommerce competitors in market capitalisation
Fri, 28th Aug 2020
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martech
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commerce systems
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open source
Amazon's market capitalisation soars to $1tn in H1 2020, with a 41.8% rise in Q2, leaving Alibaba in the dust.
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Amazon continues to dominate global IaaS market - report
Tue, 11th Aug 2020
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iaas
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amazon
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google
The top 5 IaaS providers accounted for 80% of the total worldwide market in 2019, according to a new report from Gartner.
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Forrester analyses the top SaaS marketplace players
Tue, 4th Aug 2020
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data analytics
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hyperscale
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public cloud
The ‘New Wave SaaS Marketplaces’ report analyses the top eight players and provides analyst insight on who is excelling, or trailing, in 10 criteria.
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Alibaba Cloud to invest US$283 million to accelerate global partner innovation
Wed, 17th Jun 2020
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partner programmes
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investment
Alibaba Cloud is investing USD $283 million to speed up global partner innovation, aiming to boost digitalisation and create joint products for diverse sectors.
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Alibaba records growth for 2020, but it's not all smooth sailing
Mon, 25th May 2020
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alibaba
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financial results
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alibaba cloud
The company's Cloud business saw huge gains, but the declining business activity in the early months of 2020 was not kind to the retail giant.
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Alibaba Cloud to invest US$28 billion in cloud infrastructure
Mon, 20th Apr 2020
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iaas
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public cloud
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alibaba
Alibaba Cloud is set to bolster its cloud infrastructure by investing USD $28 billion over three years, focusing on next-gen data centers and key technologies.
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Smart speaker market continues to grow - report
Tue, 24th Mar 2020
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digital entertainment
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alibaba
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amazon
Smart speakers have seen a 53% growth, but the impact of COVID-19 on the industry remains uncertain, according to Futuresource Consulting.
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Coronavirus: Alibaba Cloud delivers eCommerce to help retailers
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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covid-19
Alibaba Cloud will deliver a series of eCommerce solutions to assist organisations that are adversely impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.
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APAC jumps on quantum computing bandwagon
Tue, 3rd Mar 2020
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quantum computing
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alibaba
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huawei
Asia-Pacific nations are ramping up investments in quantum computing, aiming to rival US and European efforts, says GlobalData.
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NetLinkz helps Beijing government to get people back to work
Fri, 28th Feb 2020
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alibaba
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world bank
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netlinkz
NetLinkz's Virtual Invisible Network aids Beijing in COVID-19 recovery, supporting remote work and new contracts, poised for nationwide rollout.
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Alibaba uses tech ecosystem to aid coronavirus treatment
Mon, 10th Feb 2020
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healthtech
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alibaba
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b2b
The Chinese giant has created a global direct sourcing platform to support medical personnel in Chinese areas impacted by coronavirus.
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Global smart home market set for rapid growth in near future
Tue, 4th Feb 2020
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uc
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smart home
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5g & beyond
The valuation of the global industry has doubled since 2017, and is set to reach $158 billion in the next four years.
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Alibaba’s top 10 2020 tech trends
Tue, 14th Jan 2020
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digital transformation
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blockchain
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iot
Alibaba outlines top 2020 tech trends, highlighting advancements in AI, quantum computing, industrial IoT, and blockchain. Key focus: cognitive intelligence.
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Tableau announces raft of integrations and offerings
Tue, 19th Nov 2019
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multi-cloud
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partner programmes
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alteryx
The integrations and new offerings are from featured technology partners including Alibaba, Alteryx, Databricks, DataRobot and others.