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Alibaba Cloud Opens Third Malaysian Data Center, Plans Second Philippines Site

The expansion supports rising demand for secure, scalable AI services under a US$53 billion infrastructure plan

Overview

  • Alibaba Cloud inaugurated its third Malaysian data center on July 1, expanding its Southeast Asian presence.
  • A second data center in the Philippines is scheduled to begin operations in October to bolster regional capacity.
  • The company has pledged at least US$53 billion towards AI and cloud infrastructure over the next three years.
  • This rollout follows earlier deployments in Thailand, Mexico and South Korea aimed at meeting growing AI service demand.
  • Alibaba Cloud said the new sites will ensure secure, resilient and scalable services for enterprise and developer workloads.