Cloud computing services have leapfrogged into a massive industry. Who are the players in China?
Alibaba’s Zhangbei data center in the Hebei province, pictured in 2016. Credit: Imaginechina via AP Images
Major internet companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Alibaba have become global leaders in the multi-billion dollar cloud computing industry that, until recently, existed as barely more than a thought experiment. Now, it’s a $33 billion industry — every quarter.
Chinese regulations require foreign firms operating in China's cloud market to partner with a Chinese company, so Amazon and Microsoft — global leaders in cloud computing — have set up joint ventures with two Chi
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