Dive Brief:

• Alibaba has introduced DT PAI, a platform designed to scour data and analyze it for useful information.

• The service could help companies find key trends within their customer data, according to Alibaba.

• Alibaba's cloud computing business is growing across the globe. The company has already opened a data center in Silicon Valley and has plans to enter other markets, including Europe and Japan. 

Dive Insight:

Alibaba's DT PAI platform aims to make artificial intelligence development for the enterprise market more efficient, reducing the time and expertise needed.

"What used to take days can be completed in minutes," said Xiao Wei, senior product expert with Alibaba's cloud business.