Alibaba Cloud unveils plan to build data center in PH

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/business/06/08/20210608-alibaba-cloud-data-center.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>The proposed interior of the Alibaba Cloud data center to built in the Philippines. <em>Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Alibaba Cloud on Tuesday said it would build a data center in the Philippines to support digital transformation in the country and to further expand its footprint in Asia.</p><p>The new data center will be constructed in Manila this year, which will broaden the reach of the firm&#x27;s services in the country, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group said in a press briefing.</p><p>Alibaba Cloud, which offers elastic computing, database security, network services, machine learning and data analytics, among others, entered the Philippine market in 2019.</p><p>&quot;With our first data center in the country, we will be able to better support Philippine enterprises in adopting cloud technologies and preparing for a digital-first future,&quot; Cloud Intelligence General Manager for Hong Kong, Macau and Philippines Leo Liu told reporters.</p><p>&quot;On the past years, the Philippine digital economy still keeps growing...They are well-positioned to take advantage of these cloud adoption opportunities. We are committed to helping Filipino enterprises on their digital transformation journey,&quot; he added</p><p>Liu said the Philippines was chosen due to the huge demand for cloud infrastructure, its emerging internet industry, large and young population, and the country&#x27;s startup space.</p><p>It also aims to train 50,000 local IT professionals and help 5,000 businesses migrate online by 2023, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Philippines country manager Allen Guo told reporters.</p><p>Most companies in the Philippines have ramped up investments in technology and shifted to digital as Filipinos relied more on the internet for their daily needs.</p><p>&quot;We have witnessed the faster business growth thanks to the increasing demand of cloud-based digitalization of Philippines businesses...We will help more and more Filipino enterprises reach their transformation target,&quot; Guo said.</p><p>&quot;With local talent and talent program, I believe we can train and certify more local talents and we can also share this kind of capability, cloud, IT, analytics, to many enterprises,&quot; he added.</p><p>Guo said services were also &quot;tailored&quot; for the needs of Filipino companies, which many are still in the early stages of adoption.</p><p>So far, Alibaba Cloud has partnered with 20 companies in the retail, healthcare, FinTech, IT, BPO, media and education industries.</p><p>The project is part of the company&#x27;s $1 billion investment in the Asia-Pacific which was earmarked to cultivate digital talent pool, empower developers and support the growth of startups in the region.</p><p>Alibaba Group was founded by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma. AliExpress, Lazada, DingTalk, among others, are also part of its portfolio.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/27/20/e-commerce-seen-driving-ph-internet-economy-to-28-billion-by-2025-google">E-commerce seen driving PH internet economy to $28 billion by 2025: Google</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/04/18/alibaba-325000-orders-per-second-highlights-e-commerce-shift">Alibaba: 325,000 orders per second highlights e-commerce shift</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/11/18/lazada-invests-massively-on-logistics-to-enhance-customer-experience">Lazada invests ‘massively’ on logistics to enhance customer experience</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1642550" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p> Alibaba Cloud on Tuesday said it would build a data center in the Philippines to support digital transformation in the country and to further expand its footprint in Asia.</p>

Alibaba Cloud on Tuesday said it would build a data center in the Philippines to support digital transformation in the country and to further expand its footprint in Asia.

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