Alibaba Cloud has opened a new cloud region in France, adding two availability zones to its European infrastructure network to support growing regional demand for data-sovereign digital services.

The Paris facility is the company’s third European hub, joining its existing data centres in Germany and the UK.

The expansion provides enterprise-grade cloud computing services that comply with European data privacy, cybersecurity, and resilience regulations.

The infrastructure supports elastic computing, storage, containerisation, networking, security, databases, and advanced developer tools.

In the second half of 2026, Alibaba Cloud will introduce a suite of agentic AI services tailored for European markets.

These tools are designed to help enterprises build, deploy, and manage AI agents while maintaining local compliance and security.

The planned lineup includes AgentRun, a development platform for AI agents, and STAROps, an intelligent operations platform.

The suite also features security-focused tools such as ACS Agent Sandbox for hardware-level isolation, Agent Security Center for supply chain transparency, and AI Security Guardrails 2.0 to monitor model interactions and intercept runtime risks.

“The expansion of our cloud infrastructure into France reinforces our ongoing commitment to empowering European businesses with sovereign, secure, and intelligent solutions,”

said Dr. Feifei Li, Chief Technology Officer and President of International Business of Alibaba Cloud.

Alibaba Cloud has operated in Europe since 2016, providing digital solutions for multinational and local enterprises.

The provider recently supported the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with cloud and AI services and announced a multi-year technology partnership with UEFA in May 2026.

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