Alibaba Is Scouting Locations for a Second European Data Center
- First European data center opened in Frankfurt in November
- London and Sweden considered for potential locations
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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is considering locations for its second data center in Europe, as China’s largest e-commerce operator expands its global footprint to better compete with Amazon.com Inc. in cloud services.
“Right now, Europe is really a weak region for us, very weak,” said Lin Luo, Alibaba’s deputy director for international government and public affairs, citing London and Sweden as potential locations for a new data center. “We have to figure out what is the best strategy for here.”