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For the first time ever, Alibaba, through its cloud solutions, collaborates with Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) to host the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in the cloud through Rights-Holding Broadcasters (RHBs).
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Alibaba Group, Worldwide TOP Partner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), announced a new cloud-based solution to help Tokyo 2020 on-site staff reduce heatstroke risk during the summer in Tokyo.
Through an intelligent ear-worn device, the technology helps keep track of the body temperature and heart rate of the Tokyo Olympics on-site staff. A cloud-based system will identify the level of heatstroke risk in real-time based on the body temperature, heart rate and the environment index of individual working staff. Alerts will then be sent to those being exposed to a high level of risk along with recommended precautionary measures such as drinking more water to reduce the chances of getting heatstroke. The heat index in the surrounding environment, including temperature, humidity and direct or radiant sunlight, will also be monitored through multiple heat stress Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) meters set up at 14 Olympic competition venues.
Hidemasa Nakamura, chief of the Main Operations Centre (MOC) of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, said: “The Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games is working on various measures to protect working staff from the heat. Although it is expected to be extremely hot during the Olympic Games, we will provide support for the staff working for the Games. The cloud-based technology provided by Alibaba plays an important role here. The technology is used for WBGT measurement at the venue and the monitoring and prediction of heatstroke risks for the staff. By working with Alibaba, together with our other Worldwide Olympic partners, the organizing committee is determined to provide a safe tournament environment.”
“Leveraging our leading cloud technology, we hope to contribute to the safe and smooth operation of the Olympic Games,” said Selina Yuan, general manager of International Business, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence. “We believe our stable, resilient, elastic and secure cloud computing infrastructure will help digitalize the Olympic Games in various ways and bring new experiences to everyone involved.”
Alibaba has been offering various cloud services to support the digitalization of Tokyo 2020:
OBS Cloud for broadcasters: Alibaba Cloud and Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) launched OBS Cloud in 2018, an innovative cloud-based broadcasting solution that helps transform the media industry for the digital age. During Tokyo 2020, it gives the Rights Holding Broadcasters (RHBs) access to the cloud-hosted platform, which includes a variety of short-form, ready-to-air content produced by OBS and is designed specifically for digital and social media platforms.
3DAT for athletes: Hosted on Alibaba Cloud and leveraging Intel’s technology, 3DAT or 3D Athlete Tracking gives audiences professional insights into athletes’ performance as it happens. Without the need for motion-tracking sensors, 3DAT leverages standard video, AI and Computer Vision to extract more than 20 points in 3D on the athlete’s body, transforming that data into rich visualizations to enhance broadcasters’ storytelling for key Athletics sprinting events.
Press Conference on Cloud: This is a media service on the cloud for journalists who would like to watch and download the press conference videos during the Olympic Games if they cannot make it to Tokyo. The service includes video processing, audio/video editing, and livestream/VOD distribution and video download functions.
Tokyo 2020 Make The Beat!: In the run-up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, global fans were invited to film themselves performing to the rhythm to cheer for their favorite athletes. A selection of the submitted material will be displayed during the event as a compilation generated using Alibaba Cloud technology.
Olympic Channel: Olympics.com, which is hosted on Alibaba Cloud, is designed to keep Olympic sports and athletes relevant in the years between each Olympic Games and attract new, younger audiences to a sports movement.
Alibaba Cloud Pin: Designed to add a new digital contribution to the traditional pin collecting and trading culture, this digital wearable is the first cloud pin designed to enable media professionals working at the International Broadcasting Centre (IBC) and Main Press Centre (MPC) to engage with each other and exchange social media contact information in a safe and interactive manner during the Olympic Games.
For more information about Alibaba’s efforts in digitalizing the Olympic Games, please visit: https://www.alibabacloud.com/olympics/home.
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Alibaba has disclosed the results of its latest green innovation for its annual 6.18 Mid-Year Shopping Festival, a large-scale campaign on its retail platforms, including online sites Taobao and Tmall. Shared for the first time, the carbon emission per order during the 6.18 sales has been cut by 18 percent compared to last year, highlighting the company’s ongoing efforts in pursuing sustainability through the adoption of green technology.
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Alibaba Group once again ranked third in the global Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) market and first in the Asia Pacific region for the third consecutive year, according to Gartner. This was confirmed in the leading global research and advisory firm’s latest report Market Share: IT Services, Worldwide 2020.
Alibaba Group’s market share in the global IaaS market climbed to 9.5 percent in 2020, up 8.8 percent from 2019, according to the report. The report also showed Alibaba Group’s position in various vertical sectors in global IaaS market, including education (1st), banking and securities (3rd), utilities (3rd) and retail (3rd). Alibaba Group saw its IaaS market share in the global education industry climb to 24.3 percent in 2020 from 18.8 percent in 2019, holding the number one share in the education vertical sector in 2020.
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Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, unveiled during the Apsara Conference 2020 AI-powered solutions set to transform how sports entertainment is organized, broadcast and consumed. The solutions are designed to bring spectators closer to the events’ center stage for a more personalized and interactive engagement while helping organizers and broadcasters operate more efficiently, effectively and securely.
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Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and cloud intelligence backbone of the Alibaba Group, recently announced that it has supported 38 percent of the Fortune 500 companies the previous fiscal year. With this milestone, the cloud service provider plans to accelerate its globalization strategy to become the world’s leading digital intelligence backbone in three years.
“We are extremely confident in the future of the global digital economy, especially with the digitalization of healthcare, business, education, leisure and other parts of our lives during the pandemic. As the largest cloud service provider in the Asia Pacific region, we will continue increasing investments in the next three years to strengthen our infrastructure, our solutions and our role in the wider technology ecosystem to be the trusted partner of choice not just in the Asia Pacific but also in the global digital economy by 2023,” said Alibaba Cloud Intelligence President Jeff Zhang.