Tata Communications and Alibaba Cloud partner to empower and transform global businesses

Shanghai
– 12 June, 2017 – On
Saturday at Alibaba Cloud’s Cloud Computing Conference in Shanghai, China,
Tata Communications announced that it has partnered with Alibaba Cloud, the
cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, to enable customers from over 150
countries, including India, to connect to Alibaba
Cloud’s ExpressConnect via Tata Communications’ IZO™ Private Connect service.

IZO™ Private Connect provides
easy, hassle-free, superfast connectivity for global enterprises to Alibaba Cloud’s Express Connect, which
provides a reliable connection between the Virtual Private Clouds (VPC), the
Internet and end-users’ own networks.

“We
look forward to working closely with Tata Communications in a bid to provide an
exciting proposition with great connectivity for global enterprises wanting to
enter China and for Chinese enterprises looking to go global with ease and
convenience,” said Yeming Wang, deputy general manager of Alibaba Cloud
Global.

Alibaba
Cloud provides a comprehensive range of cloud computing products in computing,
database management, networking, security and storage that can be deployed
globally. By accessing Alibaba Cloud Express Connect, a high-speed dedicated
connection that securely links customers with their VPCs, and connecting
through Tata Communications’ IZO™ Private Connect service, enterprises can
scale their cloud connectivity and enable rapid provisioning of capacity to
Alibaba Cloud.

“We
are confident that the partnership between Alibaba Cloud and Tata
Communications will assist both of us to become true digital transformation
partners for our customers, empowering them to expand to new geographies, boost
productivity, safeguard their businesses against threats, and take customer
experience to the next level. We look forward to offering more global
organisations connectivity to Alibaba Cloud and to strengthening our presence
in the Chinese market,” said Genius Wong, President, Global Network,
Cloud and Data Center Services at Tata Communications.

Tata Communications’ game-changing IZO™ cloud
enablement platform empowers enterprises to connect and build their cloud,
their way – be it private, public or hybrid. It is underpinned by Tata
Communications leading global network and partnerships. Today, over 25% of the
world’s internet routes travel over the company’s network, which is the largest
wholly-owned subsea cable network in the world.