Alibaba Cloud

Alibaba Cloud is Alibaba Group’s cloud computing and artificial intelligence business. It provides technology infrastructure and platform services to enterprises, government organizations, developers, and other customers. Its portfolio covers elastic computing, cloud servers, object storage, databases, networking, content delivery, cybersecurity, big data, artificial intelligence, and developer tools. The business was launched in 2009 and initially supported Alibaba Group’s own e-commerce and internet operations before expanding to external customers. It subsequently developed public-cloud, dedicated-cloud, and hybrid-cloud offerings. As enterprise digital transformation and AI adoption have grown, Alibaba Cloud has expanded beyond basic infrastructure into data management, machine learning, generative AI, and industry solutions. The brand has a broad cloud product portfolio in China and serves international customers through overseas regions and partner networks. Its positioning centers on scalable cloud infrastructure, data intelligence, AI capabilities, and digital solutions for different industries. Alibaba Cloud is not independently listed; it forms part of Alibaba Group’s consolidated business.

Alibaba Cloud was launched in 2009 to support Alibaba Group’s e-commerce and internet operations. As the group expanded, Alibaba progressively commercialized its internally developed capabilities in computing, storage, databases, and large-scale data processing for external enterprises and developers. The business then developed from an infrastructure provider into an integrated cloud platform covering computing, storage, networking, databases, security, big data, and artificial intelligence. Its customer base also broadened from internet companies to sectors such as finance, retail, manufacturing, government, education, and healthcare. Alibaba Cloud later established and operated overseas cloud regions to serve international customers, while continuing to develop localized compliance, industry solutions, and technical support in China. In recent years, artificial intelligence has become a major area of development, with capabilities spanning machine learning, AI development platforms, model services, and generative AI applications. Alibaba Cloud remains a business of Alibaba Group rather than an independently listed company. Because published sources differ in their descriptions of organizational changes, regional coverage, and product timelines, this entry avoids unverified detailed operating figures and management-history claims.

• 2009

  Alibaba Cloud business launched

  [1]Alibaba Group — About Alibabaalibabagroup.com

  Alibaba Group launched its cloud computing business, initially serving the group's internal e-commerce and internet operations.

A comprehensive cloud computing, data intelligence, and AI service platform for enterprises and developers.

• Elastic Compute

  Elastic Compute Service

  Alibaba Cloud’s virtual server service provides configurable computing resources for websites, applications, databases, and other workloads. It is a core component of the brand’s infrastructure cloud offering.

• Cloud Storage

  Object Storage Service

  An object storage service for unstructured data such as images, videos, documents, backups, and analytics files. It can be integrated with other cloud computing and content delivery services.

• Cloud Database

  ApsaraDB

  Alibaba Cloud’s database product family covers relational, NoSQL, and other managed database services, helping customers reduce the complexity of deployment, operations, and scaling.

• Big Data Computing

  MaxCompute

  A cloud data warehouse and computing service for large-scale data processing and analytics. It supports batch processing, analysis, and data development within Alibaba Cloud’s data tooling ecosystem.

• Networking and Content Delivery

  Alibaba Cloud CDN

  A distributed content delivery service that serves websites, media, and application content from locations closer to end users, supporting performance, availability, and traffic management.

• Artificial Intelligence

  Tongyi

  A family of AI products associated with Alibaba Cloud, covering large models and related platforms and tools for text, code, and image generation and for enterprise AI application development.

• 2021

  Alibaba Cloud suspended from MIIT platform cooperation qualification for failing to report Log4j2 vulnerability in time

  In December 2021, according to reports on a notice by the Cybersecurity Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Alibaba Cloud Computing Co., Ltd. failed to promptly report the severe Apache Log4j2 vulnerability to the telecommunications authorities after discovering it and did not effectively support vulnerability management. Its qualification as a cooperating unit of the cybersecurity threat information sharing platform was suspended for six months.

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• 2019

  Alibaba Cloud customer information disclosure

  Alibaba Cloud said its self-check indicated that, around the 2019 Singles’ Day period, an employee improperly obtained customer contact information and disclosed it to a distributor’s employee, leading to a customer complaint. The report also says the Zhejiang communications authority ordered the company to rectify the issue.

  Source

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• 2026.10.29

  Alibaba Cloud unveils latest-generation Apsara Stack[10]阿里云发布新一代 Apsara Stacklivenews.co.nz

  Alibaba Cloud unveiled the latest generation of Apsara Stack, a hybrid cloud solution for public-sector and enterprise AI workloads. The solution offers more than 80 cloud and AI products and round-the-clock service to customers worldwide.

• Unconfirmed

  Huatian Software and Alibaba Cloud partner on AI and industrial software[11]华天软件与阿里云开展“AI+工业软件”合作news.e-works.net.cn

  Shandong Huatian Software and Alibaba Cloud reached a cooperation agreement to jointly develop, test, validate, and apply AI and industrial software technologies. The article also reports that Huatian Software's CrownCAD has connected to Qoder.

• Unconfirmed

  Alibaba Cloud releases Lingque 2.0 at 2026 Yunqi Conference[12]阿里云在2026云栖大会发布伶鹊2.0tech.china.com

  Alibaba Cloud officially released Lingque 2.0 at the 2026 Yunqi Conference, the first major upgrade since Lingque 1.0 debuted at the Alibaba Cloud Summit in May 2026. The new version launches the self-evolving engine for conversational AI agents, upgrades the VoiceStudio platform layer (TTS humanization and ASR accuracy), and introduces the all-in-one agent Lingque XiaoM plus seat-assist and seat-avatar agents.

• Unconfirmed

  Alibaba Cloud and CNNIC launch China's first trusted agent infrastructure platform[13]阿里云联合中国互联网络信息中心推出国内首个智能体可信基础设施平台citnews.com.cn

  Alibaba Cloud, jointly with the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), launched what the source describes as China's first trusted infrastructure platform for AI agents.

• Unconfirmed

  Reported2026.08.21

  Omacom Foundation launches with $23.5 million in pledges and donations[14]Omacom 基金会成立，获 2350 万美元认捐和捐款omarchy.org

  The Omacom Foundation was incorporated as a nonprofit to hold trademarks, fund infrastructure, promote the work, and support open-source projects and developers Omarchy depends on. Twelve Founding Patrons each contributed $1 million, corporate patrons pledged $1 million a year for three years or $1.5 million in tokens, and over 800 donors raised over $120,000, bringing total pledges and donations to approximately $23.5 million.

• 2026.08.20

  Reported2026.08.20

  Alibaba Pingtouge announces full-stack self-developed chip system and Zhenwu M890 commercial scale-up[15]阿里平头哥宣布建成全栈自研芯片体系并实现真武M890规模化商用ai.zol.com.cn

  Alibaba announced on August 20, 2026 that Pingtouge Semiconductor has completed a full-stack self-developed chip system covering GPU, CPU, storage and network chips, and that the latest-generation AI processor Zhenwu M890 has achieved large-scale commercial use through the Alibaba Cloud platform, serving more than 650 external customers across over 20 industries.

• 2026.08.13

  Reported2026.08.13

  Alibaba Cloud launches Qwen AI Arena for AI agent testing[16]阿里云推出Qwen AI Arena用于AI智能体测试technode.com

  Alibaba Cloud launched Qwen AI Arena, a challenge and evaluation platform for AI agents that creates tasks based on real business scenarios and provides developers with models, runtime environments and evaluation tools. Its first challenge focuses on cross-border e-commerce, requiring participants to generate product listings for the US, South Korean and Brazilian markets, with automated testing scheduled to begin in mid-August and the top 30 submissions moving to expert review.

• 2026.08.13

  Reported2026.08.13

  Alibaba Cloud launches Lingjun Zhenwu M890 supernode computing instance[17]阿里云发布灵骏真武M890超节点算力实例163.com

  Alibaba Cloud officially launched and began selling its Lingjun Zhenwu M890 supernode computing instance in Ulanqab, described as China's first supernode computing power to successfully run large models with over 2 trillion parameters, supporting FP8/FP4 low-precision computing with interconnect scale expanded from 16 to 64 cards and training performance tripled versus the previous generation.

• 2022.02.25

  Volcano Engine, Alibaba Cloud and Tencent Cloud jointly publish a low-latency livestreaming standard[18]火山引擎、阿里云与腾讯云联合发布超低延时直播标准donews.com

  Volcano Engine, Alibaba Cloud and Tencent Cloud jointly published a signaling standard for ultra-low-latency livestreaming. The article says it defines the client-server signaling interaction process and reduces traditional livestream latency from 3–6 seconds to one second.

• 2022.02.10

  袋鼠云 and 阿里云 jointly release Oracle RAC solution 2.0[19]袋鼠云与阿里云联合发布云上Oracle RAC解决方案2.0tech.china.com

  袋鼠云 and 阿里云 jointly released version 2.0 of their cloud-based Oracle RAC solution.

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2. 2Alibaba Cloud official websitealibabacloud.com
3. 3Alibaba Cloud Productsalibabacloud.com
4. 4Empower Your Business in USA & Canada with Alibaba Cloud's Cloud Products & Servicesalibabacloud.com
5. 5Why Alibaba Cloud? Global Emerging Technologies Redefining the Digital Worldalibabacloud.com
6. 6Alibaba Cloud Products and Cloud Computing Servicesalibabacloud.com
7. 7Alibaba Cloud in Top Industry Analyst Firms Researches & Reports - Alibaba Cloudalibabacloud.com
8. 8Alibaba Cloud suspended from MIIT platform cooperation qualification for failing to report Log4j2 vulnerability in timefinance.sina.com.cn
9. 9Alibaba Cloud customer information disclosureepochtimes.com
10. 10阿里云发布新一代 Apsara Stacklivenews.co.nz
11. 11华天软件与阿里云开展“AI+工业软件”合作news.e-works.net.cn
12. 12阿里云在2026云栖大会发布伶鹊2.0tech.china.com
13. 13阿里云联合中国互联网络信息中心推出国内首个智能体可信基础设施平台citnews.com.cn
14. 14Omacom 基金会成立，获 2350 万美元认捐和捐款omarchy.org
15. 15阿里平头哥宣布建成全栈自研芯片体系并实现真武M890规模化商用ai.zol.com.cn
16. 16阿里云推出Qwen AI Arena用于AI智能体测试technode.com
17. 17阿里云发布灵骏真武M890超节点算力实例163.com
18. 18火山引擎、阿里云与腾讯云联合发布超低延时直播标准donews.com
19. 19袋鼠云与阿里云联合发布云上Oracle RAC解决方案2.0tech.china.com
20. 20钉钉发布制造行业解决方案2.0news.e-works.net.cn
21. 21阿里云推出基于自研神龙4.0的弹性计算实例donews.com
22. 22江森自控、阿里云与埃森哲建立合作prnasia.com
23. 23平头哥发布倚天710云芯片chinaz.com
24. 24平头哥发布倚天710云芯片news.cnyes.com
25. 25阿里云推出磐久服务器系列finance.jrj.com.cn
26. 26阿里云发布云定义存储itbear.com.cn
27. 27端点宣布完成6亿元B轮融资cloud.it168.com
28. 28阿里云发布数字化转型成长模型finance.sina.com.cn
29. 29享道出行与阿里云宣布战略合作finance.sina.com.cn
30. 30龙光智慧服务与阿里云达成合作wuye.hexun.com
31. 31奇瑞与阿里云达成战略合作rfidworld.com.cn
32. 32阿里云与机械工业九院发布汽车数字工厂解决方案rfidworld.com.cn
33. 33一树药业与阿里云达成战略合作finance.sina.com.cn
34. 34阿里云与博睿数据宣布云原生合作donews.com
35. 35阿里云与ODCC推出“方升开放架构”服务器规范server.it168.com
36. 36埃夫特与阿里云签署框架合作协议，共建机器人云平台rfidworld.com.cn
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38. 38迪卡侬与阿里云签署大中华区合作协议prnasia.com
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40. 40平顶山银行与阿里云达成合作finance.jrj.com.cn
41. 41阿里云发布年度CDN产品升级itbear.com.cn
42. 42STC与eWTP Arabia宣布和阿里云建立合作关系arabnews.com
43. 43浪潮云参与GDCA全球分布式云联盟成立prnasia.com
44. 44驻云推出CloudCare会员服务finance.sina.com.cn
45. 45阿里云发布冷链食品追溯系统解决方案finance.sina.com.cn
46. 46IBM将阿里云加入认证公有云厂商名单yicai.com
47. 47阿里云发布远程办公零信任解决方案itbear.com.cn
48. 48阿里云发布Lindorm云原生多模数据库tech.sina.com.cn
49. 49阿里云推出「小蛮驴」送递机器人finet.hk
50. 50阿里云发布云电脑和配送机器人china.org.cn
51. 51阿里云宣布升级至2.0时代tech.sina.com.cn
52. 52阿里云发布“无影”云电脑news.zol.com.cn
53. 53网商银行宣布计划打通钉钉和阿里云finance.qianlong.com
54. 54阿里云与深圳农商行达成战略合作finance.sina.com.cn
55. 55百胜软件获阿里云新零售合作计划核心伙伴认证tech.sina.com.cn
56. 56阿里云试点应用智能汛情机器人tech.sina.com.cn
57. 57阿里云发布第三代神龙云服务器tech.sina.com.cn
58. 58微吼入驻阿里云心选cio.it168.com
59. 59微吼与阿里云深化生态合作tech.sina.com.cn
60. 60阿里云发布多款云产品与服务itbear.com.cn
61. 61阿里云发布“云上春雷”计划并升级工业互联网平台news.e-works.net.cn
62. 62阿里云与移远通信发布EC100Y模组news.e-works.net.cn
63. 63阿里云与移远通信发布内嵌AliOS Things的4G Cat 1模组rfidworld.com.cn
64. 64CGG GeoSoftware与阿里云达成技术合作tech.sina.com.cn
65. 65Zain KSA 推出 Zain Cloudsaudigazette.com.sa
66. 66阿里云发布DAS数据库平台tech.sina.com.cn
67. 67湖北农信云营业厅上线hy.stock.cnfol.com
68. 68潍坊银行与阿里云签署共建数字金融联合创新实验室协议f.sdnews.com.cn
69. 69杰毅生物与阿里云签署战略合作协议hy.stock.cnfol.com
70. 70阿里旗下品牌联合推出企业安全复工计划tech.sina.com.cn
71. 71阿里云与研究机构合作推进新冠病毒科研tech.sina.com.cn
72. 72阿里巴巴公布季度业绩tech.sina.com.cn
73. 73阿里云参与新冠病毒研究合作sputnikglobe.com
74. 74支付宝与阿里云推出抗疫小程序开发者激励政策tech.sina.com.cn
75. 75阿里旗下团队参与随州疫情防控平台上线it.people.com.cn
76. 76阿里云荣获两项国家科技奖tech.sina.com.cn
77. 77鹏博士与阿里云达成云MSP合作nbd.com.cn
78. 78恒生电子与阿里云发布NewCloud金融云解决方案tech.sina.com.cn
79. 79稠州商业银行与阿里云签署合作协议tech.sina.com.cn
80. 80微软与阿里云合作推进 OAMsoft.zhiding.cn
81. 81亚信科技加入阿里云MSP合作计划hy.stock.cnfol.com
82. 82阿里云通过TISAX认证auto.cnfol.com
83. 83汇量科技与阿里云发布SpotMaxfinance.sina.com.cn
84. 84惠普与阿里云宣布战略合作news.zol.com.cn
85. 85《谁是狼人》与技术企业合作开展平台风控itbear.com.cn
86. 86英特尔与阿里云签署奥运技术合作备忘录prnasia.com
87. 872020云栖大会召开 阿里云发布第一款云电脑无影 自带操作系统199it.com
88. 88阿里“平头哥”发布自研云芯片倚天710workercn.cn
89. 89阿里巴巴发布“量子开发平台”并开源 支持量子算法和纠错探索finance.sina.com.cn
90. 90阿里巴巴港股飙升 因推出自研云芯片倚天710zaobao.com.sg
91. 91阿里发布首款自研云原生服务器“磐久”：搭载自研芯片倚天 710itbear.com.cn
92. 92阿里发布自研Arm芯片倚天710，云大厂成为芯片市场重要一极 原创server.zhiding.cn
93. 93阿里云发布第七代ECS、云原生数据库PolarDB-X等新品tech.sina.com.cn
94. 94阿里云发布第三代神龙云服务器 :性能提升160%cloud.it168.com
95. 95阿里云发布第三代神龙云服务器 性能提升160%finance.jrj.com.cn
96. 96阿里云发布第三代神龙云服务器:称整体算力全球最强tech.sina.com.cn
97. 97阿里云发布第三代神龙云服务器：最高 208 核、6TB 内存itbear.com.cn
98. 98阿里云发布硅光400G DR4光模块 光通信厂商迎来新机遇finance.sina.com.cn
99. 99阿里云发布量子开发平台ACQDP：开源自研量子计算模拟器“太章2.0”finance.sina.com.cn
100. 100阿里云发布灵骏真武M890超节点：64卡互联，支持十万亿参数大模型推理ai.zol.com.cn
101. 101阿里云发布六大新品：第七代ECS、PolarDB-X数据库等重磅登场tech.sina.com.cn
102. 102阿里云发布数字化转型成长模型 建立“数字样板工程”finance.sina.com.cn
103. 103阿里云发布新版物联网操作系统 AliOS Thingsnews.e-works.net.cn
104. 104阿里云发布新一代AIoT智能设备操作系统news.e-works.net.cn
105. 105阿里云发布新一代AIoT智能设备操作系统 可实现秒级故障定位net.it168.com
106. 106阿里云发布CloudOps成熟度模型，推出应用管理服务itbear.com.cn
107. 107阿里云公布一云多芯进展:自研云芯片倚天710亮相tech.cnr.cn
108. 108阿里云推出金融数据中台 助力金融机构数智化转型199it.com
109. 109阿里云推出全面兼容Oracle的高性能一体机POLARDB BOXfinance.sina.com.cn
110. 110阿里云携手德勤正式发布OneCampus数智园区白皮书finance.sina.com.cn
111. 111鹏博士与阿里云达成合作 双向赋能企业上云和数字化转型finance.sina.com.cn
112. 112上汽集团旗下品牌享道出行宣布与阿里云签署战略合作协议rfidworld.com.cn
113. 113十年磨一剑！阿里云荣获国家技术发明奖tech.sina.com.cn
114. 114潍坊银行携手阿里云， 共建“数字金融联合创新实验室”tech.sina.com.cn
115. 115潍坊银行与阿里云达成合作 加速数字化转型tech.sina.com.cn
116. 116潍坊银行与阿里云在云计算和金融科技达成合作，加速数字化转型rfidworld.com.cn
117. 117享道出行与阿里云达成战略合作 推动品质出行创新auto.jrj.com.cn
118. 118性能飙升 160%！阿里云发布第七代 ECS、云原生数据库 PolarDBfinance.sina.com.cn
119. 119性能飙升 160%！阿里云发布第七代 ECS、云原生数据库 PolarDB-X 等重磅新品tech.sina.com.cn
120. 120性能提升160%，阿里云发布第三代神龙云服务器tech.sina.com.cn
121. 121支付宝发布亿级激励政策 号召开发十大抗击疫情服务tech.sina.com.cn
122. 122钟南山团队与阿里云达成合作，致力新冠病毒新药及疫苗研发tech.sina.com.cn
123. 123自研架构问顶最强算力 阿里云推出第三代神龙服务器tech.sina.com.cn
124. 124Alibaba Cloud launches $30-M Global SME Enablement Programnewsbytes.ph
125. 125Alibaba Cloud unveils ‘cloud computer’, delivery robot | Computer Weeklycomputerweekly.com
126. 126Alibaba debuts cloud computer, delivery robots at Cloud Computing Conferencesaudigazette.com.sa
127. 127Alibaba unveils cloud computer, delivery robotthestar.com.my