Alibaba pushes into South America’s AI market with launch of Brazil data centres
Alibaba Group Holding has launched its first data centres in South America, as the Chinese technology giant ramps up its artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout in emerging markets amid an intensifying US-China AI rivalry. The Hangzhou-based company announced on Thursday that its new Brazilian venture would operate two data centres offering local enterprises secure cloud infrastructure…
Alibaba Group Holding has expanded its artificial intelligence infrastructure into South America with the launch of data centers in Brazil, amid an escalating US-China AI rivalry. The Chinese technology giant announced that its new Brazilian venture would provide secure cloud infrastructure and "agentic AI services" to local enterprises.
Allen Guo, Alibaba Cloud's general manager for the Latin America region, stated that Brazil is a dynamic digital economy and a key market for Alibaba Cloud's expansion in Latin America. With this entry, Alibaba Cloud now has a presence in 106 availability zones across 31 regions worldwide. This move underscores Alibaba's rapid AI infrastructure buildout outside mainland China as the firm pursues new growth markets.
Alongside its local infrastructure, Alibaba Cloud is partnering with Brazilian technology providers to help enterprises scale AI capabilities. The company has committed to investing 380 billion yuan ($56.5 billion) in AI infrastructure over the next three years, with half of the capital already invested by the end of June.
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