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Alibaba is Going All Out on Cloud Computing Technology

This is not the first time Alibaba founder and billionaire Jack Ma has shown interest in the cloud computing technology. Alibaba launched its cloud computing business in 2009, just a few years after Amazon launched its cloud division, AWS, intensifying competition in the cloud computing space. Alibaba Cloud provides a comprehensive suite of global cloud computing services to power both their international customers’ online businesses and Alibaba Group’s own e-commerce ecosystem.

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