More Malaysian businesses see cloud-based IT solutions crucial, Alibaba survey shows

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KUALA LUMPUR: Some 84 per cent of Malaysian businesses believe cloud-based tools or digitalisation efforts have been the most important factor to their business continuity and disaster recovery during COVID-19, according a survey conducted by Alibaba Cloud in November 2020.

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, said 66 per cent respondents have become more supportive of using cloud-based information technology (IT) solutions to grow their business compared to before the pandemic.