Aliyun Set to Open Hong Kong Data Center May 12
Aliyun is set to open its first data center in Hong Kong on May 12, 2014. The company, Alibaba’s cloud-computing arm, made the announcement in the wake of its recent Initial Public Offering (IPO) filing in the United States. A number of analysts have suggested that its IPO is likely to be the United Sates’ biggest tech IPO, shadowing that of even the mighty Facebook.
Aliyun’s new center complements its centers in Hangzhou, Qingdao, and Beijing. Its move underscores a policy of expansion that does not include the United States, but will see the company move towards Southeast Asia’s markets. It also enables the company to circumvent the requirements that Chinese companies moving outside mainland China need to rent servers in the countries they move into. This allows them to avoid addressing the specific IT regulations in each country.
A number of American companies such as Google and Facebook are barred from entry to Chinese markets. Despite this, Aliyun faces competition for its share of a cloud computing market that will value $122 billion by 2015. Competitors include IBM, 21Vianet, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Xiaomi, Qihoo 360, and Kingsoft.
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