HANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) today announced the official opening of its new data center in Silicon Valley, expanding its global cloud computing infrastructure and increasing its ability to serve customers in the United States and across the Americas. The new data center will provide U.S.-based customers with faster access to Alibaba Cloud Computing's full suite of cloud services, including elastic computing, database, storage, content delivery network, security and big data analytics. The Silicon Valley data center is Alibaba Cloud Computing's first data center in the U.S. and its fourth data center outside of mainland China. Alibaba Cloud Computing also operates data centers in Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai. "The opening of the Silicon Valley data center represents a significant milestone in Alibaba Cloud Computing's global expansion strategy. With our global datacenter network, we are well-positioned to serve the needs of businesses around the world and empower them to achieve success in the cloud," said Sicheng Yu, Vice President of Alibaba Group and General Manager of International Business Unit, Alibaba Cloud Computing. "We are committed to providing innovative, scalable and secure cloud computing services to help businesses of all sizes grow and thrive." The Silicon Valley data center is designed to meet the highest industry standards for security and reliability. The facility is equipped with state-of-the-art power and cooling systems, as well as multiple layers of physical and network security. Alibaba Cloud Computing is committed to providing its customers with a secure and reliable cloud computing environment. About Alibaba Cloud Computing Established in 2009, Alibaba Cloud Computing (www.aliyun.com) is a business within Alibaba Group. It provides a comprehensive suite of cloud computing services to support the participants of Alibaba Group's online and mobile commerce ecosystem, including sellers, and other third-party customers and businesses. About Alibaba Group Alibaba Group's mission is to make it easy to do business anywhere. The company is the largest online and mobile commerce company in the world in terms of gross merchandise volume. Founded in 1999, the company provides the fundamental technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help businesses leverage the power of the Internet to establish an online presence and conduct commerce with hundreds of millions of consumers and other businesses. Contacts Alibaba Group Rachel Chan, +852 9722 7100 rachel.chan@alibaba-inc.com or Alibaba Group Bob Christie, +1-917-339-3097 bob.christie@alibaba-inc.com