Alibaba Cloud, the digital know-how and intelligence arm of Alibaba Group, has formally launched its first cloud area in Mexico.
This marks a big step in its efforts to help Mexico’s digital transformation and strengthen its presence in Latin America.
The brand new infrastructure goals to supply companies, startups, builders, and organisations with safe, scalable cloud providers, enhancing progress and innovation alternatives within the area.
With this launch, Alibaba Cloud now operates 87 availability zones throughout 29 areas.
“The launch of our Mexico Area underscores our long-term dedication to serving this vibrant market,”
mentioned Selina Yuan, President of Worldwide Enterprise, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence.
“We aren’t solely bringing world-class cloud know-how to help native companies but additionally constructing an inclusive and thriving ecosystem in Mexico along with our native companions, builders and clients to foster innovation, collaboration, and sustainable progress throughout Latin America.”
Manola Zabalza, Secretary of Financial Improvement of the Authorities of Mexico Metropolis, said,
“Mexico Metropolis is the technological, monetary, financial, funding and innovation engine on the planet, and we’re setting a benchmark within the digitalisation course of. With the arrival of Alibaba Cloud, we’re getting nearer to consolidating our place as a cutting-edge digital metropolis, offering extra superior instruments for startups, entrepreneurs and firms in strategic sectors.”
The Mexico Area affords cloud providers together with elastic computing, storage, networking, container, and safety options, all compliant with ISO and CSA certifications.
The cloud infrastructure is designed to satisfy the wants of key industries similar to e-commerce, logistics, fintech, and telecom whereas making certain low latency and knowledge sovereignty.
Alibaba Cloud additionally affords cost-effective providers with versatile pricing fashions to allow companies of all sizes to optimise prices whereas scaling operations.
As a part of its long-term technique, Alibaba Cloud plans to introduce native initiatives, together with expertise growth programmes in partnership with universities and establishments to equip college students with cloud and AI abilities.
It can additionally help SMEs and builders by selling cloud adoption, and organise hackathons, workshops, and innovation challenges to encourage using cloud and AI in fixing real-world issues.
Yuan added, “Leveraging Alibaba Cloud’s international community, Mexican firms can faucet into different markets, significantly in Asia. Native companies will profit from Alibaba Cloud’s know-how experience, market insights, and devoted help throughout areas to broaden their international footprint.”
Alibaba Cloud established a customer support centre in Mexico Metropolis in 2022 to supply regional help.
Since then, it has collaborated with native companies similar to Soft180, CONTPAQi, Coonectate, UST, Sobot, Viko, YunTek, Whale Cloud, VDE Suite, and Dexmi to supply consulting providers and industry-specific options.
Featured picture: (from left to proper) Chen Yusen, Basic Supervisor of Latin America Area, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Roger Wang, Basic Supervisor of World Knowledge Middle, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Tang Hong, Chief Architect, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Marco A. Del Prete, Secretary of Financial Improvement of Querétaro Sergio Fuentes, Director of Inventive Industries, Secretary of Financial system of Mexico Marlene Garcia, Basic Director of CONTPAQi Mauricio Herran, CTO of Soft180
