# Alibaba Cloud

> Powerful AI cloud platform

Alibaba Cloud is a cloud computing and AI services provider offering infrastructure, platform, and managed services to enterprises and developers worldwide.

Alibaba Cloud provides a tiered suite of cloud services spanning compute, storage, databases, AI model deployment, and managed blockchain node hosting. Users can run workloads across global data centers, build applications using the Qwen large language model, and connect to blockchain networks via the Blockchain Node Service. The platform serves businesses across multiple industries and regions.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Infrastructure
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2009-09-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/alibaba_cloud

## Products

- [Alibaba Cloud Blockchain Node Service](https://thegrid.id/profiles/alibaba_cloud): A managed RPC service providing API-based access to public blockchain nodes for decentralized application development. Developers query blockchain data and submit transactions through BNS endpoints without operating local nodes. The service handles node provisioning, health monitoring, load balancing, and request routing using Alibaba Cloud's global edge infrastructure. (RPC Provider, Live, Main Product)
- [Alibaba Cloud Blockchain as a Service](https://thegrid.id/profiles/alibaba_cloud): A managed enterprise platform for deploying and operating private and consortium blockchain networks. Built on Alibaba Cloud Container Service for Kubernetes, the platform provisions compute, storage, and networking resources for blockchain deployments across regions. It supports Ant Blockchain for performance-intensive and privacy-sensitive workloads, and Hyperledger Fabric for modular consortium networks. The service manages network creation, organization and channel configuration, smart contract lifecycle, and provides an API for blockchain resource operations. (Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS), Live)

## Links

- [Main](https://www.alibabacloud.com)
- [Documentation](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help)
- [Terms of Service](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/legal?spm=a3c0i.7911826.9135018350.52.6a3231f78pyGeu)
- [Privacy policy](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/legal/latest/alibaba-cloud-international-website-privacy-policy)
- [Facebook](https://facebook.com/alibabacloud)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/alibabacloudtech)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/alibaba_cloud)
- [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@UCipPA-ZHX6UYGH_Iyti1-Jw)
- [TikTok](https://tiktok.com/@alibaba__cloud)
- [Discord](https://discord.gg/xEuwmj6qaA)

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- [TGS Field Descriptions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-field-descriptions.md): Schema field definitions for The Grid's data model
- [TGS JSON Structure](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-json-structure.md): Data model structure and relationships
- [Product Type Definitions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-definitions.md): Definitions for each product type
- [Product Type Classification](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-classification.md): Guide for classifying products into types
- [Grid MCP Guide](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/grid-search/skills/grid-query/references/grid-mcp-guide.md): How to query The Grid programmatically via MCP