Project Feitian (Apsara) Initiative

Alibaba Group embarked on the ambitious 'Project Feitian' (Apsara), a bold vision to build its own proprietary cloud operating system and foundational infrastructure from scratch, laying the groundwork for all future Alibaba Cloud services.

Significance

This strategic decision to invest massively in independent cloud technology created the core platform upon which MaxCompute and all of Alibaba Cloud's subsequent services would be built, ensuring Alibaba's long-term technological autonomy.