Alibaba Cloud Expands Offerings for EMEA Partners

Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing and data intelligence arm of Alibaba
Group, today announced that an additional nine partners have joined its EMEA
Ecosystem Partner Program. Introduced last year, the program
was developed to strengthen the collaboration between Alibaba Cloud’s
customers and partners in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Alibaba Cloud
has also furthered its commitment in nurturing young talents in cloud
computing and big data by partnering with French local universities. The
announcements were made at Alibaba Cloud Partner Summit, held during the
VivaTech show in Paris.

The new partners on board of the program include Cloud Temple, Equinix,
EVA Group, Groupe Cyllene, GTI Software & Networking, PROJIXI Europe,
SKALE-5, SMILE, and Xebia. By partnering with Alibaba Cloud, together
they can facilitate the digital transformation of companies in the EMEA
region, especially those in the retail sector by leveraging Alibaba
Group’s expertise in e-commerce, logistics and New Retail. Furthermore,
the partners will be able to tap into the company’s business success and
market insights in order to expand their presence in China under the
“China Gateway” initiative.

“We believe in leveraging our partners’ strengths to create a strong
ecosystem for technologies and solution offerings,” said Yeming Wang,
General Manager, Alibaba Cloud EMEA. “By offering our state-of-the-art
cloud infrastructure and advanced data intelligence services, together
with our partners, we hope to accelerate companies’ digital
transformation, and help them succeed globally in markets especially in
China.”

Existing EMEA partners include companies such as Linkbynet, Ecritel,
Micropole, and Intel who joined the program last year. They were not
alone in identifying the benefits of partnering with Alibaba Cloud;
Gartner named Alibaba Cloud third globally for IaaS (Infrastructure as a
Service) and IUS (Infrastructure Utility Services), and the first in
Asia Pacific in the same space.

With an eye to nurturing future workplace talent, Alibaba Cloud has also
teamed up with local universities in France. In addition to partnering
with Telecom ParisTech last year to introduce cloud computing and big
data training for its students, this year, Alibaba Cloud announced its
partnership with SUPINFO International University, institute of
information technology and computer sciences created in Paris in 1965
and with over 30 campuses worldwide. The parties will collaborate
closely on matters relating to course design, certification training, IT
infrastructure building and cross border connectivity.

“We are pleased to partner with Alibaba Cloud to have our students
equipped with useful knowledge on cloud computing technologies,
especially in its applications. We believe in empowering students
through learning and together with Alibaba Cloud, we can bring the best
designed practical courses to them. We want to offer a rich technology
test bed for students to experiment different skills in order to prepare
them to solve real-life challenges upon graduation,” said Alick
MOURIESSE, President of SUPINFO International University.

“Through the collaborations with local universities, Alibaba Cloud can
bring our knowledge in cloud computing, big data and artificial
intelligence to students in France, which is essential to improving
their competitive advantages in the workplace,” said Kevin Liu, Country
Manager, Alibaba Cloud France & South Europe. “The partnership with
SUPINFO following the tie up with Telecom ParisTech further demonstrated
our commitment to France and our contributions to talent development.”

In addition to its presence at VivaTech in France, Alibaba Cloud will
also host its Partner Summit in UK and Germany, with the aim of
attracting more participants to its EMEA Ecosystem Partner Program.

About Alibaba Cloud

Established in 2009, Alibaba Cloud (www.alibabacloud.com),
the cloud computing and data intelligence 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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