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Alibaba Cloud and MariaDB Announce the Launch of ApsaraDB RDS for MariaDB TX

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Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Free software, MySQL, Data management, MariaDB, Cross-platform software, Alibaba Cloud, Alibaba Group, Aria, RDS

HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Computing Conference 2018 Alibaba Cloud , the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, and MariaDB Corporation , the company behind the world's fastest growing open source database, today announced the general availability of ApsaraDB Relational Database Service (RDS) for MariaDB TX at The Computing Conference 2018 hosted by Alibaba.

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  • HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Computing Conference 2018 Alibaba Cloud , the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, and MariaDB Corporation , the company behind the world's fastest growing open source database, today announced the general availability of ApsaraDB Relational Database Service (RDS) for MariaDB TX at The Computing Conference 2018 hosted by Alibaba.
  • We are excited to work with MariaDB to offer this one-of-a-kind solution, ApsaraDB RDS for MariaDB TX, to our customers," said Alibaba Cloud Product Director He Yunfei.
  • Alibaba's ApsaraDB RDS for MariaDB TX offers unparalleled features and support, including advanced security and database proxy capabilities that address the most demanding enterprise requirements.
  • With Alibaba Cloud ApsaraDB RDS for MariaDB TX, customers can feel confident knowing there is a clear path to expert MariaDB support, including an escalation route to the engineering team that contributes the majority of the code to MariaDB.

Alibaba and SAP Deepen Global Partnership to Accelerate Intelligent Enterprises in China

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Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Economy, ERP software, SAP SE, Business, Cloud computing, Computing, SAP S/4HANA, Alibaba Group, SAP Cloud Platform, Alibaba Cloud

WALLDORF, Germany and HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE:BABA) and SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced plans to offer SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP Cloud Platform on Alibaba Cloud's infrastructure as a service (IaaS) in China to help customers transition to the cloud and build intelligent enterprises.

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  • WALLDORF, Germany and HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE:BABA) and SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced plans to offer SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP Cloud Platform on Alibaba Cloud's infrastructure as a service (IaaS) in China to help customers transition to the cloud and build intelligent enterprises.
  • "Alibaba and SAP's growing partnership expands our ability to empower digital China by building intelligent enterprises.
  • "We are pleased our partnership with SAP reached new heights today," said Daniel Zhang, Chief Executive Officer, Alibaba Group.
  • The partnership extends the global reach of SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP Cloud Platform to all top public clouds.

SDL and Alibaba Cloud Partner to Help Brands Develop Across Asia

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Thursday, September 13, 2018
Online marketplaces, Alibaba Cloud, Alibaba Group, Economy of China, E-commerce, Economy, Global Cloud Xchange, SDL plc

SDL (LSE: SDL), a leader in global content management, translation and digital experience, today announced a strategic partnership with Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, to launch a co-developed solution designed to help global brands launch and grow their digital business across the China and Asia markets.

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  • SDL (LSE: SDL), a leader in global content management, translation and digital experience, today announced a strategic partnership with Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, to launch a co-developed solution designed to help global brands launch and grow their digital business across the China and Asia markets.
  • Global organizations can now use SDL's web content management, SDL Tridion DX, and machine translation solutions, hosted on Alibaba Cloud, to deliver next-generation digital experiences - in any language - for customers across Asia.
  • The partnership between SDL and Alibaba Cloud is aligned with both companies' commitment to facilitating cross border business - SDL on content management and translation and Alibaba on promoting international trade.
  • Alibaba Cloud ranks as the third largest public cloud services provider globally and is the largest public cloud services provider in the China market.

Open Container Initiative Welcomes Alibaba Cloud as Newest Member

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Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Computing, Linux, Standards, Linux Foundation, Open Container Initiative, OCI, Criticism of intellectual property, Open container, Alibaba Group, Alibaba Cloud, Intermodal container, Open standard

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Open Container Initiative (OCI) , an open source community for creating open standards around containers, today announced that Alibaba Cloud , the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, has become a member of the Initiative.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Open Container Initiative (OCI) , an open source community for creating open standards around containers, today announced that Alibaba Cloud , the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, has become a member of the Initiative.
  • Alibaba Cloud is thrilled to join OCI and offer our deep container experience to the Initiative, while collaborating with the community to standardize the space."
  • The Open Container Initiative is an open governance structure for the express purpose of creating open industry standards around container formats and runtime.
  • Learn more about joining the OCI community here: https://www.opencontainers.org/community
    The Open Container Initiative is a Collaborative Project at The Linux Foundation.

DivvyCloud Extends Platform to Support Alibaba Cloud

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Tuesday, July 17, 2018
E-commerce, Cloud infrastructure, IT infrastructure, Alibaba Group, Alibaba Cloud, Computing, Cloud computing

ARLINGTON, Va., July 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- DivvyCloud ,a cloud security and compliance company, announced today that it is expanding its platform to include support for Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., July 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- DivvyCloud ,a cloud security and compliance company, announced today that it is expanding its platform to include support for Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group.
  • DivvyCloud's software performs real-time, continuous discovery of Alibaba Cloud infrastructure allowing customers to identify security risks and threats before they are exploited.
  • In response, our latest product release embraces Alibaba Cloud and creates parity within our platform for Alibaba Cloud with other major public cloud providers," said Brian Johnson, CEO of DivvyCloud.
  • By working with Alibaba Cloud, DivvyCloud is helping its mutual customers securely accelerate corporate innovation powered by the reliable, and high powered services and solutions delivered by Alibaba Cloud.

Commvault and Alibaba Cloud Join Forces to Accelerate Worldwide Digital Transformations

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Thursday, June 7, 2018
E-commerce, Economy of China, World Wide Web, Cloud infrastructure, Alibaba Group, Alibaba Cloud, Commvault, Cloud computing

Commvault's partnership with Alibaba Cloud allows businesses to make their move to the cloud with greater ease and security.

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  • Commvault's partnership with Alibaba Cloud allows businesses to make their move to the cloud with greater ease and security.
  • Dajiang Han, Head of Global Alliance, Alibaba Cloud Global said, "We are excited to enter this strategic partnership with Commvault and concertedly empower our customers through advanced cloud computing and data management capabilities.
  • As cloud continues to serve as the backbone of today's digital economy, Alibaba Cloud and Commvault are committed to deliver innovative technologies to address the ever-growing challenges in data storage, processing, management and protection."
  • 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.

SQream Raises $26.4M in Strategic Series B Funding Round Led by Alibaba Group

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018
E-commerce, Computing, Data management, Alibaba Group, SQream DB, Alibaba Cloud

SQream , developer of SQream DB, the leading GPU database for analyzing massive data stores at a fraction of the cost, announced today that it has raised $26.4 million in Series B funding.

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  • SQream , developer of SQream DB, the leading GPU database for analyzing massive data stores at a fraction of the cost, announced today that it has raised $26.4 million in Series B funding.
  • The latest round was led by Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) with participation from existing and new investors including Hanaco Venture Capital, Sistema.vc, World Trade Ventures, Paradiso Ventures, Glory Ventures, and Silvertech Ventures.
  • This strategic investment deepens the relationship between Alibaba Cloud and SQream.
  • SQream develops and markets SQream DB, a GPU database designed to enable unparalleled business intelligence from massive data stores.

Global Big Data Market 2016-2018 & 2024

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Thursday, May 24, 2018
Computing, Data, Big data, Data management, Apache Software Foundation, Cloud infrastructure, Hadoop, Transaction processing, Apache Hadoop, NoSQL, Alibaba Cloud, Database

With the Explosion of Personal Information, the Next Frontier for Big Data is the Individual

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  • With the Explosion of Personal Information, the Next Frontier for Big Data is the Individual
    With EIoT Emerging to be a Core Part of the Connected Enterprise Market, the Need to Integrate Big Data & BI Becomes More Urgent
    Are Hadoop & Spark, the Two Largest Big Data Framework, in Direct Competition with Each Other?
  • A Review
    Driven by the Omnipresence of Big Data, NoSQL Implementations Overtake Traditional Relational Database Solutions
    In the Financial Services Sector, Big Data Emerges to be the Future of FinTech
    Big Data Technology & Services: A Definition
    Alibaba Cloud to Roll Out MaxCompute, a Big Data Service

Cloud Foundry Now Available on Asia's Leading Cloud Provider Alibaba Cloud

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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Computing, Cloud computing, World Wide Web, Cloud storage, Cloud infrastructure, Network file systems, File hosting, VMware, Cloud Foundry, BOSH, Alibaba Cloud, Alibaba Group

SAN FRANCISCO, April 18, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cloud Foundry Foundation , home of the most widely-adopted open source cloud technologies in the world, announced today that Cloud Foundry will be available on Alibaba Cloud , the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, April 18, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cloud Foundry Foundation , home of the most widely-adopted open source cloud technologies in the world, announced today that Cloud Foundry will be available on Alibaba Cloud , the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group.
  • By creating a Cloud Provider Interface (CPI) for Cloud Foundry BOSH, Alibaba Cloud now has access to both Cloud Foundry Application Runtime (CFAR) and Cloud Foundry Container Runtime (CFCR) workloads.
  • "Alibaba is a dominant force in China, and throughout Asia, the availability of Cloud Foundry now on Alibaba Cloud represents an opportunity to expand the availability of Cloud Foundry," said Abby Kearns, Executive Director, Cloud Foundry Foundation.
  • Cloud Foundry on Alibaba Cloud can be accessed via the Cloud Foundry Foundation Foundry , a web-based marketplace for available distributions, services, add-on technology, education and more.

Cloud Foundry 2018 North American Summit Begins in Boston, Announces New Certified Platforms, Global Adoption

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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Computing, Cloud computing, Cloud infrastructure, Cloud storage, VMware, File hosting, Network file systems, Cloud Foundry, BOSH, Alibaba Cloud, SUSE, Linux Foundation

"We are excited to host Cloud Foundry Summit on the east coast for the first time," said Abby Kearns, Executive Director, Cloud Foundry Foundation.

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  • "We are excited to host Cloud Foundry Summit on the east coast for the first time," said Abby Kearns, Executive Director, Cloud Foundry Foundation.
  • By creating a Cloud Provider Interface (CPI) for Cloud Foundry BOSH, Alibaba Cloud now has access to both Cloud Foundry Application Runtime (CFAR) and Cloud Foundry Container Runtime (CFCR) workloads.
  • Cloud.gov has become a Cloud Foundry Certified Platform, making it the first government agency to offer a certified platform based on the Cloud Foundry Application Runtime.
  • SUSE Cloud Application Platform has been designated a Certified Cloud Foundry distribution by the Cloud Foundry Foundation.