Unveiling over 10 new products and features at Alibaba Cloud APAC Summit in Singapore, the data intelligence company, directed by Alibaba Group said that India was an important market with strong potential.
“Alibaba Cloud has been paving the way for a digital era across Asia-Pacific by building a world class cloud infrastructure. It is our mission to build an inclusive cloud service that will drive a highly integrated technology ecosystem. We are confident of helping local businesses of all sizes to grow in the region,” Selina Yuan, President of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence International said.
The Alibaba Group-backed company, based out of China, revealed its new products and features which will be available for the first time outside China and will be accessible to the clients worldwide.
On the current state of cloud business in India, Yuan said: “India is one of our very important markets. That’s why we already have our data centres in the country. We have a dedicated local office and team there to work with our India partners. We already have Paytm as our customer and we also have other local clients. We think the Indian market is very good with strong technological background. We think we can do more together.”
The programme aims to assist companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), looking to set up and expand their businesses in China.
“China Gateway is special programme to help enterprises expand their business in China. We would like to make the process of doing business easier. Alibaba Cloud not only provides infrastructure that underpins the entire Alibaba economy, it also ensures inclusiveness so that our cloud technologies can be accessed by companies of all sizes,” Yuan added.
Through the local partners in Singapore and around the region, Alibaba cloud will provide firms of varied sizes with a programme on doing business in China by connecting them with Chinese companies and consumers via the Alibaba ecosystem.
Moreover, elaborating on the company’s plans for India, Henry Zhang, Chief Product Officer at Alibaba Cloud said that Indian customers are very much on the cutting edge. Some of the largest growing startups such as Paytm and Big Basket are in India. They are focused on building products and services that will benefit Indian customers.