Alibaba Cloud VPC
Alibaba Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is a logically isolated virtual network environment within Alibaba Cloud's public cloud infrastructure. It allows users to provision a dedicated, customizable network, defining their own IP address ranges, subnets, route tables, and network gateways.…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2013
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Alibaba Cloud VPC was created to address the critical need for network isolation, security, and granular control for enterprises operating in the public cloud. Before VPCs, public cloud environments often lacked the ability to create truly private and segmented networks, making it challenging for businesses to meet security, compliance, and hybrid cloud integration requirements. It solves the problem of how to run sensitive workloads securely and connect them seamlessly with on-premises infrastructure within a multi-tenant cloud environment.
- Platforms
- Alibaba Cloud Global Infrastructure
Related technologies
- Alibaba Cloud Express Connect
- Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS)
- Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS)
- Alibaba Cloud VPN Gateway
- Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer (SLB)
- Alibaba Cloud Relational Database Service (RDS)
- Alibaba Cloud Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK)
- Alibaba Cloud Transit Router
Notable users
- Sina Weibo
- Didi Chuxing
- Alibaba Group (internal operations)
- China Mobile
- Startups leveraging Alibaba Cloud infrastructure
- Global enterprises with a presence in the Asia-Pacific region