Alibaba Cloud is cutting back on government and enterprise customization projects and IoT hardware integration businesses, and expanding hiring in the AI department

Bit News Alibaba Cloud is cutting the project-based business of customizing industry solutions for government and enterprise customers, and cutting the hardware integration business and downsizing related personnel in the IoT (Internet of Things) business line.

Among them, the proportion of layoffs in some teams of the hybrid cloud division reached 30%. More than 50% of the IoT hardware integration business will be laid off, and the rest of the department will be dispersed and transferred to other businesses. At the same time, Alibaba Cloud is expanding recruitment in the Public Cloud division and AI department. Alibaba Cloud's recruitment website is currently recruiting about 500 positions, with more than 1,500 people.