Alibaba Cloud Ranked First in Asia Pacific(*) by Gartner Market Share: IT Services in IaaS and IUS
24 April 2019 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Placed Global top three and APAC number one for
the 2nd consecutive year
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing and data intelligence arm of
Alibaba Group, has been named first in Asia Pacific(*) market share
for IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) and IUS (Infrastructure
Utility Services) in two consecutive years as per Gartner’s latest
report revealed earlier this month named Market Share: IT Services,
2018. It has also retained its top three global provider position
in the same space.(**)
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According to this Market Share conducted by global analyst firm
Gartner, Alibaba Cloud led the Asia Pacific market for IaaS and IUS
with 19.6% market share (+4.7% market share gain from 2017). The
technology innovator is followed by 11.0% and 8.0% market shares of
the second (AWS) and third player (Microsoft) respectively in Asia
Pacific in 2018.
Alibaba Cloud boasts a strong network in Asia Pacific, with 15
availability zones in the region outside mainland China, covering
Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, India and
Japan markets. It is the only global cloud provider that has set up
local data centers in Indonesia and Malaysia, offering a wide range
of cloud and data analytics products.
“It is very encouraging that our continued dedication to
enabling cloud development across industries in both Asia Pacific
and globally(**) has been recognized by world’s leading research
and advisory company. As the only global cloud provider originated
from Asia, we will continue to champion millions of businesses
through our world-class infrastructure, advanced analytics tools
and thriving ecosystem,” said Lancelot Guo, Vice President of
Alibaba Group and Head of Strategy and Marketing at Alibaba
Cloud.
Alibaba Cloud has championed the development of cloud and data
intelligence in Asia Pacific since its inception 10 years ago and
has helped significantly improve the cost-efficiency and lower
other barriers to technology adoption by businesses of all sizes
around the globe. The company has been the technology and public
cloud platform underpinning the entire Alibaba economy from
e-commerce and payment, to logistics and supply chain
management.
The scalability, reliability, and security of Alibaba Cloud are
paramount to the Alibaba Group business and the platform has
successfully sustained real-world tests on a daily basis, most
notably during the Alibaba 11.11 Global Shopping Festival,
supporting USD30.8 billion of transactions within a single day.
Businesses of all sizes have leveraged these proven technologies to
grow and innovate around the globe.
(**) Appendix – Alibaba Cloud’s Market
Share (in US$)
2018 2017
Asia Pacific
(including mature markets)
19.6%
(Ranking #1)
14.9%
(Ranking #1)
Global
4.9%
(Ranking #3)
3.4%
(Ranking #3)
Graph created by Alibaba based on Gartner Research,Source:
Gartner Market Share: IT Services, 2018, Dean Blackmore et al., 8
April 2019
*Asia Pacific = Mature Asia/Pacific+Greater China+Emerging
Asia/Pacific+Japan(Region)**Global = Mature Asia/Pacific+Greater
China+Emerging Asia/Pacific+Japan(Region)+North America+Latin
America+Eurasia+Western Europe+Eastern Europe+Middle East and North
Africa+Sub-Saharan Africa
To view the Gartner report, please click on this link (for
Gartner license key holders only).
About Alibaba Cloud
Established in 2009, Alibaba Cloud (www.alibabacloud.com), the
cloud computing and data intelligence arm of Alibaba Group, is
among the world’s top three IaaS providers, according to Gartner.
It is also the largest provider of public cloud services in China,
according to IDC. Alibaba Cloud provides a comprehensive suite of
cloud computing services to businesses worldwide, including
merchants doing business on Alibaba Group marketplaces, start-ups,
corporations and public services. Alibaba Cloud is the official
Cloud Services Partner of the International Olympic Committee.
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