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Alibaba Cloud and Yvolv commit to China ’ s “ One Belt , One Road ”
RAJESH GANESAN Director of Product Management , ManageEngine
“ ManageEngine is popular across Europe for its breadth of solutions and value for the money ,” said Alexander Fillips , head of enterprise management at MicroNova , a longtime partner of ManageEngine in Germany . “ Offering its cloud suite from data centres within Europe is a great move that ensures privacy and compliance to local regulations . Customers in this region who have been waiting to adopt ManageEngine ’ s cloud offerings can now do so with confidence .”
The company also announced the availability of ServiceDesk Plus , its flagship ITSM product , from its newly commissioned EU data centres . Accessible at sdpondemand . manageengine . eu , the service desk app is available in 12 major European languages . Subscription starts with monthly plans charged in euros .
Mobile Device Manager Plus , the company ’ s enterprise mobility management software , will also be accessible from the EU data centres beginning February 2017 . Mobile Device Manager Plus service will be available in 13 European languages and support iOS , Android and Windows operating systems . It will be accessible from mdm . manageengine . eu . Subscriptions start with monthly plans charged in euros .
Alibaba Cloud , the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group , together with Yvolv , met a visiting delegation from the China National Development and Reform Commission in Dubai on 13 January 2017 . Yvolv is a technology JV between Alibaba Cloud and Meraas , which provides Alibaba Cloud solutions from its Dubai based data centre as well as digital transformation and managed services .
The “ One Belt , One Road ” initiative is a plan jointly released by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce of China . One Belt , One Road seeks to enhance regional connectivity across Central Asia , West Asia , the Middle East and Europe .
“ Alibaba Cloud ’ s recent launch of the Dubai data centre has demonstrated our ongoing commitment to The Middle East , which is also a major area covered by China ’ s ‘ One Belt , One Road ’ initiative . As a global leader in cloud computing and big data , we aim to accelerate the digital transformation of the Middle East by harnessing innovations in the region with our cutting edge technologies and IT infrastructure ”, said Jiong Sun , Vice President of Alibaba Group and Chairman of Yvolv .
In November 2016 , Alibaba Cloud launched a new data centre in Dubai operated by Yvolv . It is the first full-fledged public cloud in the region hosted at a local data centre . It offers a portfolio of services to address the increasing demand for mission-critical , affordable and secure cloud computing in the Middle East .
“ Through-out the establishment and commencement of operations of Yvolv , we have remained steadfast in our commitment to the objectives outlined in both China ’ s ‘ One Belt One Road ’ and the Dubai Smart City Initiative within UAE Vision 2021 ”, said Fahad Al Hajeri , Chief Executive Officer of Yvolv .
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