Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has announced that it will launch its second data center in South Korea by the end of June 2025. The investment, made three years after the establishment of Alibaba Cloud’s first data center in South Korea in 2022, is in response to the anticipated demand for AI infrastructure, driven by the increased adoption of generative AI services.
In a press release, the company further revealed that with this launch, Alibaba Cloud will broaden its product offerings to include a wider selection of cloud-native, big data, and database products that better support customers’ AI applications. It aims to bring significant improvements in cloud resilience and network performance, along with enhanced capabilities for high availability and disaster recovery for core cloud products.
Yoon Yong-joon, Country Manager of South Korea, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence, said, “Through the launch of this second data center, Alibaba Cloud will provide customers with more resilient and adaptable cloud environments, ultimately fostering AI innovation across various sectors and expanding the digital ecosystem.”
Alibaba Cloud entered the South Korea market in 2016. It has since offered a variety of digital transformation services to different industries. Some of them have leveraged Alibaba Cloud’s flagship large language model Qwen, and its scalable global cloud infrastructure to deliver innovative solutions. In December 2023, Alibaba Cloud received the Korea Information Security Management System (K-ISMS) certification for its datacenter infrastructure in South Korea showcasing adherence to all compliance requirements.
