Alibaba Cloud Launches Two New Availability Zones in UK, addresses EMEA market demand

Alibaba cloud announced two new availability zone in London, UK. Previously in 2016, launched their data centers in Frankfurt and Dubai.

The Growth Story:

With this Alibaba cloud's European presence is steadily increasing, with data centers across three EMEA locations: Frankfurt, Dubai, and now London.

Alibaba Cloud now operates 52 availability zones in 19 regions around the world, with more global regions set to follow.

General Manager of Alibaba Cloud EMEA, Yeming Wang said, "At Alibaba Cloud, we are – and always have been – committed to our customers. Our expansion into the United Kingdom, and by extension into Europe, is in direct response to the rapidly increasing demands we have seen for local facilities within the region. Using AI-powered and data-driven technology, our latest data centers will offer customers complete access to our wide range of cloud services from machine learning capabilities to predictive data analytics – ensuring that we continue to offer an unparalleled level of service. We are incredibly proud to take this latest step in our continued investment in EMEA."

The availability of two new zones in the UK is due to an increase in demand for Alibaba Cloud services across the EMEA region. The pair of high-performance availability zones will help customers using Alibaba cloud in EMEA region to quickly upgrade of their digital infrastructure to support their digital transformation initiatives. The multiple availability zones in same regions also address the HADR (High Availability and Disaster Recovery) capabilities, a key ingredient of business continuity.

Customer Stories:

Sean Harley, Chief Information Officer of Ascential, a customer of Alibaba Cloud, commented, "As a specialist, a global information company, we enable smart decision-making for the world's most ambitious businesses. Working with Alibaba Cloud has been key to our global success, and we have seen positive impacts from the easy implementation, a robust and scalable public cloud platform, and first-class customer support especially in a complex market such as China. In an increasingly complex, digitally-driven world, we need a service provider who is equally ambitious and has the geographical, vertical and technical know-how to support us, not only in China but eventually across the world to help us better serve our global customers."

Third Party View:

An independent view from Tony Lock, Distinguished Analyst and Director of Engagement from Freeform Dynamics, "The global cloud computing market is growing and increasing enterprise experience has led to a maturity of deployments. Today, with planning, global enterprises and organisations of all sizes are able to make informed and strategic decisions about their cloud investments. Together, cloud solution maturity and customer experience are leading to the popularity of a multi-cloud approach to services, which, in turn, is encouraging providers to look carefully at their own points of distinction. The arrival of Alibaba Cloud into Europe is an important milestone, not only for the company but for the market by providing another significant world-wide cloud option for businesses in the EMEA region."