Alibaba Technology

16 Pages·2017·4.83 MB·English

Alibaba Technology
Jeff Zhang, Chief Technology Officer, Alibaba Group
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T E C H N O LO G I E S BUSINESSES
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Infrastructure Supports Alibaba’s Global E-commerce Ecosystem
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Available in Regions around the World Data Centers

FPGA-based Accelerators
Power Usage Efficiency (PUE) Approaches 1.0 Speed is Boosted from 100 Gbps to 400 Gbps
Self-developed AliFlash V3
The World’s First Immersion Cooling The Only IPv6 Cloud Service Vendor in China
Internet Server Cluster
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Cluster Scheduling System Enhances Resource Efficiency
Resource Management System
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Indoor High-Definition Map Indoor 3D Reconstruction
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M u l t i l i n g u a l Te c h n o l o g i e s M a ke C ro s s - b o rd e r Tra d e E a s i e r
Machine Translation Natural Language Processing Reading Comprehension
AliTranx AliNLP AliReader
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Translation Competitions (WMT) Understanding Competition “SemEval" Reading Comprehension
Language Directions
Served Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs）
Traffic Drive and User Search on Product Consumer Payment Customer
Acquisition Website Display Inquiry & Logistics Service
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2. As of May 20, 2018
Distributed Voice Interaction Enhances Smart Home Experience
Voice Control 86mm x 86mm
Distributed Deployment
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Far-field Sound Pickup with Dual Microphones Immersion Control Experience
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