For small and medium-sized enterprises, Web and App deployment is not only a technical challenge but also a key to improving business efficiency and user satisfaction. Successful deployment can dramatically improve the performance of websites and apps and enhance user experience, thereby increasing customer loyalty and market competitiveness. As a result, Alibaba Cloud has launched a comprehensive set of SMB solutions designed to meet the needs of small and medium-sized businesses in the technology space.

Today, we will focus on the first SMB solution: Web and App Deployment, exploring how it can help enterprises optimize their technology infrastructure and drive business growth, as well as its benefits and real-world, real-world business application scenarios.

1. Understanding Web and App Deployment

Web and App deployment refers to the process of migrating applications and websites from a development environment to a production environment. This process involves code compilation, configuration, testing, and go-live steps. For small and medium-sized organizations, fast and reliable deployment can significantly improve the operational efficiency of your business and user satisfaction.

2. Challenges faced by SMBs:

● Technical complexity: The deployment process involves multiple technical aspects and requires specialized skills.

● Limited resources: Insufficient technical staff and resources lead to possible problems in the deployment process.

● Security issues: The security of data and systems must be guaranteed.

3. Alibaba Cloud Web and App Deployment Case Studies

We have successfully helped many small and medium-sized businesses optimize their Web and App deployments. Let’s look at a real case study:

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Tokocrypto, an Indonesian fintech company, launched Android and iOS apps in November 2020 so customers can easily buy and sell crypto assets anytime, anywhere. As a fintech provider, Tokocrypto is subject to strict local regulations, so they need to have a compliant service. By the end of 2021, their app had been downloaded 2 million times and the number of registered users had exceeded 2 million, an 8-fold increase from 2020. Resiliently adapting to customer needs is essential in this challenging landscape. With a 754% increase in the daily trading volume of its crypto-assets, Tokocrypto needs to be ready for spikes in the market when they occur, due to the uncertainty of demand for virtual currencies.

As the product ecosystem continued to evolve, the modular architectural approach modeled previously allowed them to create a unified system. However, the use of separate modules between applications compromised reliability and availability, and they urgently needed an all-in-one service provider to offer a comprehensive solution for their infrastructure. In addition to this, Tokocrypto also wanted to transform its infrastructure from monolithic to microservices to reduce cost efficiencies while at the same time ensuring that operations and maintenance were handled properly so that they could focus on their business.

Alibaba Cloud’s innovative, reliable, and secure cloud computing capabilities with an outstanding global track record, comprehensive industry solutions, and world-class security and compliance can meet all of Tokocrypto’s needs:

With Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS), Tokocrypto’s business applications are equipped with load balancers to balance incoming requests. The distributed load provides high availability in the event of a disaster. Alibaba Cloud Container Service (ACK) fulfills Tokocrypto’s need to move to microservices, and ACK reduces the amount of O&M work that consumes most DevOps resources. At the same time, ACK provides automation and auto-scaling to help them cope with any spikes they encounter. In addition, Tokocrypto chose PolarDB, ApsaraDB for MongoDB, and ApsaraDB for Redis as its databases.PolarDB is an elastic database that helps streamline its database resources, provides flexibility and read-write separation, and runs many databases, providing scalability, and powerful I/O capabilities during peak times.

Time scaling flexibility, strong IOPS (thanks to its design), and cost-effectiveness compared to other similar services. Running MongoDB and Redis on Alibaba Cloud helps Tokocrypto reduce the significant resources required for self-built database operations and maintenance and allows staff resources to focus on the business. Moreover, with its flexible initial cost and growing presence in Indonesia, Alibaba Cloud is an ideal choice for Tokocrypto.

4. Manual deployment vs. fully automated deployment with Alibaba Cloud

While traditional manual deployment methods are often cumbersome and error-prone, automated deployment simplifies the process with pre-defined scripts and tools that improve efficiency and accuracy. Alibaba Cloud’s fully automated deployment not only reduces human error but also increases deployment speed:

● Automated deployment: Reduces manual operations, lowers error rates, and saves time and costs.

● Scalable Options: Flexibly expand resources according to actual needs to support business growth.

● Multi-platform support: Seamlessly deploy to multiple platforms to ensure a consistent user experience.

● Security Measures: Provide strong security protection to ensure data and system security during the deployment process and subsequent operation.

Using Alibaba Cloud’s Web and App deployment solutions is simple. Enterprises only need to configure relevant parameters through a user-friendly interface, and the system will automatically complete the steps of code building, testing, and publishing to ensure efficient and accurate deployment.

5. Key Advantages of Alibaba Cloud Web and App Deployment

Alibaba Cloud’s Web and App deployment solutions can significantly improve deployment efficiency, enhance user experience, and support flexible business expansion. By adopting our solutions, small and medium-sized enterprises can go live with their Web and App faster and more stably, seizing the first opportunity to grow their business.

● Improve efficiency: With a streamlined and automated deployment process, productivity and system performance can be dramatically improved and go-live time shortened.

● Enhanced user experience: Efficient deployment leads to stable services, fewer system failures, and higher user satisfaction.

● Scalability and Flexibility: Supports on-demand expansion of resources to meet the needs of business growth and adjustment.

6. Cost-effective products to reduce cost-effectiveness

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ECS (Elastic Compute Service): Provides cost-effective computing resources suitable for enterprises of all sizes.

ACK (Containerization Service): Supports efficient containerized deployment and reduces operation and maintenance complexity.

OSS (Object Storage Service): high availability and scalability, low storage cost.

ApsaraDB (database service): provides powerful database support, suitable for different business needs.

7. Support and Resources

To ensure that small and medium-sized businesses can successfully utilize our solutions, we offer comprehensive support services including technical support, training resources, and detailed documentation. Explore our Web & App Deployment solutions to enhance your organization’s technology infrastructure and business effectiveness. For more information, please visit the dedicated Web and App Deployment page Click to contact the sales team for personalized assistance.

8. Related links:

Web and Application Deployment:
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