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Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, announces it will invest over 60 million USD in the next fiscal year to empower its partner ecosystem and accelerate AI innovation. The investment will be strategically allocated to collaborative marketing campaigns, incentive rebate programs, and capability-building initiatives, fostering mutually beneficial growth between the cloud provider and its partners. The commitment is designed to help partners expand their customer base, enhance their technical expertise, and accelerate the adoption of advanced cloud and AI solutions for businesses globally. Catalysts for customer success Raymond Ma, Vice President of Global Partners & Alliances, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence, said, “Our partners are the catalysts for customer success, and this significant investment is a testament to our commitment to a shared growth model.” “By equipping our partners with advanced resources, dedicated incentives, and direct access to our cutting-edge AI technologies like our Qwen large language models, we are not just building a channel; Together, we are fostering a synergistic ecosystem that will accelerate digital transformation and unlock new possibilities for businesses globally in the AI era.” Building an AI-focused ecosystem This new investment is underscored by a series of new and expanded partnerships with major technology providers worldwide: Dify This integration will empower enterprises of all sizes to build and deploy LLM-powered applications more easily Dify, a major agentic AI application development platform has teamed up with Alibaba Cloud to bring its Dify Enterprise to the Alibaba Cloud Global Marketplace. The partnership combines Dify's cutting-edge AI workflow orchestration and powerful LLMOps capabilities with Alibaba Cloud's robust infrastructure and comprehensive ecosystem, which includes the Model Studio generative AI platform. This integration will empower enterprises of all sizes to build and deploy LLM-powered applications more easily and with greater productivity than ever before. Squirro Squirro, a major enterprise-ready generative AI provider specialising in search, insights, and automation has partnered with Alibaba Cloud, launching the Squirro Gen AI Platform on the Alibaba Cloud Marketplace. This collaboration brings Squirro’s low-code, enterprise-ready Gen AI platform to customers starting in Asia-Pacific, equipping businesses in financial services, manufacturing, and retail with advanced AI-powered decision intelligence capabilities. By combining Alibaba Cloud’s robust global infrastructure with Squirro’s AI and data analytics expertise, the partnership aims to accelerate digital transformation and operational efficiency for business globally PingCAP This collaboration delivers a powerful, AI-ready database solution that simplifies the development PingCAP has forged strategic partnership with Alibaba Cloud to bring its advanced distributed SQL database TiDB on Alibaba Cloud Marketplace. This collaboration delivers a powerful, AI-ready database solution that simplifies the development and deployment of AI applications with serverless elasticity, built-in vector search and HTAP (Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing) capabilities for unified real-time analytics and transactional workflows. By integrating TiDB's cloud native architecture with Alibaba Cloud's global infrastructure, the partnership empowers businesses with unmatched scalability, resilience, and agility—unlocking new possibilities for data-driven innovation worldwide. Atos Atos, a global pioneer in digital transformation, and Alibaba Cloud announced an expanded international reseller partnership in addition to the existing Managed Service Provider partnership. Through this collaboration, Atos becomes a Reseller Partner for Alibaba Cloud, bringing Alibaba Cloud’s full portfolio of cloud infrastructure, AI models, and advanced technologies to enterprise customers in International Markets. This offering is further enhanced by Atos’s extensive expertise in cloud migration, managed services, AI, and industry-specific digital transformation, enabling organisations to accelerate their journey to the cloud and drive innovation. Crayon Group This partnership brings MSPs and ISVs direct access to Alibaba Cloud technologies Building on the global collaboration announced earlier this year between Crayon Group and Alibaba Cloud, Crayon is expanding its regional distribution capability in Southeast Asia through the partnership with Alibaba, appointing Crayon Singapore and Crayon Philippines as official regional resellers of Alibaba Cloud. This partnership brings MSPs and ISVs direct access to Alibaba Cloud technologies, backed by Crayon’s deep cloud, security and AI expertise, helping partners drive cloud adoption, digital transformation, and accelerate go-to-market. DXC Technology DXC Technology, a global IT pioneer that enables enterprises to manage mission-critical systems and operations, has partnered with Alibaba Cloud to bring its advanced cloud solutions and world-class AI services to Asian markets. By combining DXC’s expertise in IT modernisation and data architecture optimisation with Alibaba Cloud’s secure cloud infrastructure and cutting-edge AI capabilities, the collaboration seeks to elevate performance, competitiveness, and customer experience across clients’ IT ecosystems. Bespin Global Indonesia This collaboration strengthens Bespin Global Indonesia's commitment to accelerating Al-powered innovation Bespin Global Indonesia, a major cloud managed service provider with deep expertise in cloud management, has entered a strategic partnership with Alibaba Cloud as its official Managed Service Provider (MSP) partner in Indonesia. This collaboration strengthens Bespin Global Indonesia's commitment to accelerating Al-powered innovation and cloud adoption across industries in the region. The partnership aims to deliver truly secure, scalable, and cost-effective solutions that empower enterprises to innovate faster, operate more efficiently, and grow sustainably in the Al era. Electrum Cloud Electrum Cloud, a member of the CloudMile Group in Indonesia, helps businesses accelerate digital transformation through cloud and AI technologies. In partnership with Alibaba Cloud, both parties will deliver customised AI solutions, technical support, and strategic advisory services to businesses of all sizes across the country. The collaboration will also focus on AI talent development and empowering the developer community to foster greater innovation and creativity. Alibaba Cloud currently works with about 12,000 partners worldwide, including Salesforce, Fortinet, IBM and Neo4j.

DigiCert, a pioneering global provider of digital trust, has announced the results of the inaugural DigiCert® Quantum Readiness Awards.  Cloudflare, the pioneering connectivity cloud company, won the prestigious honour, while Migros, one of the largest retail companies in Switzerland, and DXC Technology, a pioneering global technology service provider, were selected as finalists by the judges. Cloudflare's journey The awards ceremony took place during DigiCert’s World Quantum Readiness Day, a virtual event dedicated to raising awareness about the threats quantum computing poses and steps companies should take now to prepare. Cloudflare's journey towards post-quantum cryptography excellence started with experimentations in 2017, to deploying advanced algorithms to its services in 2022, to providing broad post-quantum encryption support for free by default across its products and services to help customers secure their websites, APIs, cloud tools, and remote employees against future threats. Cloudflare’s strategy Cloudflare’s strategy of forming a true task force to facilitate the company-wide transition to secure  Cloudflare has set a benchmark in the industry. Their proactive community-first approach, which includes open-sourcing implementations and extensive collaborations with industry partners, has significantly contributed to global standardisation efforts.  Cloudflare’s strategy of forming a dedicated task force to facilitate the company-wide transition to secure both internal and external connections against quantum threats, showcases a commitment to innovation and security. Cloudflare's leadership Cloudflare's leadership in this field was further underscored by its commitment made at the 2023 Summit for Democracy, to make post-quantum cryptography available for free, solidifying its role as a pioneer in promoting a safer Internet for the future. "Cloudflare recognised early on that it was necessary to get our systems ready for the undefined time at which quantum computers would become a threat to cryptography," said John Graham-Cumming, Chief Technology Officer at Cloudflare. "We made a commitment to post quantum readiness in 2017 through the work of our Research team. We began working, doing experiments, and the result is this Quantum Readiness Award and the fact that all of our customers have post quantum cryptography available today." Expert panel of judges This year's honourees were selected by an expert panel of judges, including: Blair Canavan, Director, Alliances – PQC Portfolio, Thales Tim Hollebeek, Industry Technology Strategist, DigiCert Dr. Ali El Kaafarani, CEO, PQShield Bill Newhouse, Cybersecurity Engineer & Project Lead, National Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence, NIST Alan Shimel, CEO, TechStrong Group Hugh Thompson, Chairman, RSAC. Current encryption standards “Quantum computing presents both an unprecedented opportunity and a significant threat to the current encryption standards that enable security, trust and online privacy. It is encouraging to see many of the applicant companies leaning into this very important transformation to quantum agility in order to protect data and infrastructure,” said Dr. Hugh Thompson, RSAC Chairman and Quantum Readiness Award judge.  “On behalf of the judging panel, we are excited to see Migros, DXC Technology, and of course, the winner, Cloudflare recognised for their efforts in acting with haste on this critical move to quantum-resistant cryptography." DigiCert Quantum Readiness Awards Most firms (61%) report being unprepared for the threat posed by quantum computing Most enterprises (61%) report being unprepared for the threat posed by quantum computing. The DigiCert Quantum Readiness Awards recognises organisations that are at the forefront of safeguarding digital security in the quantum era. These pioneers are setting an example for what it means to be quantum-ready, demonstrating exceptional innovation in addressing quantum challenges. Quantum computing technology DigiCert Quantum Readiness Awards underscore the importance of collaborative efforts in developing robust defences against the looming quantum threats. As quantum computing technology continues to advance, DigiCert remains committed to supporting organisations worldwide in their journey toward quantum preparedness.

Pulse Secure, globally renowned provider of software-defined Secure Access solutions, has announced the delivery of a successful project at Warrington Borough Council (WBC), designed to help deliver taxpayer value and workforce flexibility through Secure Network Access. Warrington Borough Council is a unitary authority in the north west of England serving approximately 200,000 citizens across 22 wards. WBC provides a full range of local government services including council tax billing, libraries, social services, the processing of planning applications, waste collection and disposal and more, that are delivered through its own staff and third-party partners supporting council operations. This approach makes remote access to relevant areas of the network increasingly important for communication and productivity. Juniper VPN technology and RSA two-factor authentication WBC’s existing Juniper VPN technology and RSA two-factor authentication were up for replacement, prompting the council to put out a tender invitation for vendors to propose new technology to deliver secure, selective access to its network for third party associates. The tender required a secure access platform that could initially support 100 licenses, with the potential to scale to meet changing demand while offering easy ongoing management. WBC objectively tested the proposed solution before selecting Pulse Secure as the best fit for its needs with DXC, a Pulse Secure Elite partner selected as the solution provider including a three-year contract with built-in software and service support. Reliable, secure VPN access DXC team transitioned the council’s network from Juniper SAs to Pulse PSAs in on-site implementation project The DXC team seamlessly transitioned the council’s network from Juniper SAs to Pulse PSAs in a two-day, on-site implementation project with minimal interruption to user services. Now, the council can provide reliable and secure VPN access for its entire direct and indirect workforce, making remote and mobile working easier. “[I was] really impressed with how DXC were able to implement our remote access solution, no impact to our customers, and no complaints either,” said David Gallear, Technical Lead (Network), Resources and Strategic Commissioning Directorate at Warrington Borough Council. Remote and mobile access The council has gained a fully secure network and can grant selective access to third party partners as needed, with simple ongoing management keeping costs low. Giving third-party associates remote and mobile access has also helped the council to promote a better work/life balance for its entire workforce. The new solution also helps WBC provide a more responsive, streamlined and efficient service to customers. With secure remote access, productivity has remained high even during bad weather or travel disruption that would previously prevent staff from coming into the office.