Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has announced a collaboration with Pictureworks, a leading provider of innovative photography imaging solutions.
This partnership aims to enhance digital imaging solutions and improve the visitor experience in theme parks, attractions, and the tourism industry, marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
With applications already live across seven major tourist attractions in Asia and additional projects in progress, Pictureworks’s utilization of Alibaba Cloud’s secure and powerful cloud and AI technologies has produced over 150,000 photos at an award-winning theme park in Hong Kong.
Pictureworks has integrated Alibaba Cloud’s extensive AI and cloud technology to revolutionize photo capture processes. The key solutions include Alibaba Cloud’s Platform for Artificial Intelligence (PAI), Function Compute, and Object Storage Services (OSS).
- Alibaba Cloud’s PAI: Simplifies the machine learning lifecycle by providing a fully managed service for deploying machine learning models. This allows Pictureworks to quickly adjust AI models as needed.
- Function Compute: Enables Pictureworks to build a serverless architecture, removing the need for infrastructure management, increasing agility, and reducing operational overhead. The pay-as-you-go model ensures cost-effectiveness based on actual compute time used for AI imaging.
- OSS: Serves as transient storage for raw photos, generating notifications when new files arrive and triggering the appropriate processes within Function Compute. It is also charged based on the actual storage used.
These technological advancements provide Pictureworks with greater flexibility in capturing high-quality images in various settings, positioning it at the forefront of technological evolution and ensuring its services remain competitive in the global market.
Representatives from both parties congratulated on the partnership with the following statements:
“We are thrilled to work with Pictureworks to bring their innovative vision to life using our advanced cloud technology. By leveraging our AI capabilities and scalable cloud infrastructure, Pictureworks is setting a new standard in digital imaging, allowing for more dynamic and immersive experiences. This collaboration not only showcases the innovation of Alibaba Cloud’s solutions but also demonstrates our commitment to driving digital transformation across industries,” – Kun Huang, General Manager of South APAC, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence
“Alibaba Cloud’s technology has revolutionised the way Pictureworks captures photos, eliminating the need for specific locations like green screens. This flexibility enables the capture of high-quality images in a variety of settings, thereby enhancing the overall customer experience with more natural and dynamic photographic memories,” – Sharon Tse, CEO of Picturework
As a leading global cloud service provider, Alibaba Cloud operates a network of 89 availability zones in 30 regions worldwide, offering a highly secure, scalable, and robust cloud infrastructure. This supports global customers in embracing digital innovation while maintaining a focus on sustainability. Alibaba Cloud is also the first global cloud provider to establish twin local data centers in Malaysia since 2017 and launched its first cloud-based Anti-DDoS Scrubbing Center in the region in 2018.
