AliCloud, the cloud computing business of Alibaba Group announced the launch of the “Big Data Platform” at its Computing Conference - 2016 Shanghai Summit.
The Big Data Platform offers 20 new solutions covering all aspects of the data development chain, such as computing engine, data processing, data analysis, machine learning and data application.
Simon Hu, president of AliCloud said, “Big data has played an increasing role in every aspect of business. The Big Data Platform fulfils our vision of sharing our vast data troves that will create immense value to our users. The platform is a testament to our ongoing commitment of building an ecosystem that leverages our cloud computing expertise to efficiently and securely serve the needs of our global clients.”
AliCloud expects that it will partner withabout1,000 data developers on the platform in the next three years.
Strategic Partnership with NVIDIA
During the Shanghai Summit, AliCloud also announced its strategic partnership with NVIDIA, the world leader in visual computing. The two companies will collaborate closely around AliCloud HPC (High Performance Computing) to provide the first GPU-based cloud HPC platform in China. The partnership also plans to provide emerging companies support in areas of HPC and deep learning with comprehensive GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) computing.
“Innovative companies in deep learning are one of our most important user communities,” said Zhang Wensong, chief scientist of AliCloud. “Together with NVIDIA, AliCloud will use its strength in public cloud computing and experiences accumulated in HPC to offer emerging companies in deep learning with greater support in the future.”
“We’re delighted to provide our clients, especially emerging start-up companies, with GPU accelerated computing services on AliCloud, the leader in cloud computing services in China,” said Shanker Trivedi, NVIDIA’s Global VP. “Users can enjoy the latest GPU accelerated HPC, AI (Artificial Intelligence), and deep learning technologies through the cloud. By leveraging our comprehensive accelerated computing platform and global ecosystem, NVIDIA is teaming up with AliCloud to provide emerging companies with strong HPC and Deep Learning support and empower them to innovate.”