Introduction to Alibaba Cloud Container Service

whitePaper | May 22, 2023

Businesses are storing some of their resources in the public cloud for its scalability, flexibility, security, and manageability. While network-attached storage (NAS) is a familiar, trusted storage technology, public cloud-based versions are still emerging, so their feature sets can vary widely from one offering to the next.

whitePaper | January 1, 2020

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whitePaper | May 6, 2022

The technology industry has shifted towards patterns of development and deployment that are seen as “cloud native”. Simultaneously, the ecosystem of technologies, products, standards, and solutions is expanding, challenging decision makers to remain abreast of complex designs.

whitePaper | May 12, 2022

In 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began offering IT infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services now commonly known as cloud computing. One of the key benefits of cloud computing is the opportunity to replace up-front capital infrastructure expenses with low variable costs that scale with your business. With the cloud, businesses no longer need to plan for and procure servers and other IT infrastructure weeks or months in advance. Instead, they can instantly spin up hundreds or thousands of servers in minutes and deliver results faster. Today, AWS provides a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world.

whitePaper | January 22, 2020

Record numbers of businesses are investing in as-a-Service (XaaS) infrastructures and moving parts (or all) of their IT infrastructure to public clouds. Many of these same businesses are moving their databases to the cloud as part of this trend. Why? The promise of the cloud is easy setup, simplified management, guaranteed availability, and on-demand scalability all at a knowable price with no surprises. In the minds of companies moving their database to the cloud, this translates to a one-and-done decision that comes with a low overhead: database instances, on demand, with little to no oversight or hassle. You probably can even reduce the number of DBAs on staff! But is it true? In reality, cloud providers provide an excellent resource for creating and maintaining cloud database infrastructure, but do not provide the necessary technical expertise that gets the best business value out of your database. It is a company’s responsibility to develop, implement, and optimize the architecture that most serves their business goals.

whitePaper | December 29, 2022

Imagine that you are starting a family and you want to stay on top of your finances so you can manage your budget for your growing family. Because you have too many accounts for banking, loans, subscriptions, and bills to keep track of, you decide to sign up for a service that aggregates all your accounts in one place. When you register your account online, you follow the instructions carefully. You create a strong, unique password and set up multifactor authentication. You enter your bank account and loan information, home address, and other personal information. Your spouse also signs up, and you create a joint family account that combines your information.