SME/Startup
Technology
Philippines
“Alibaba Cloud has helped us to discover and learn new possibilities we haven’t seen in other cloud providers.”
James Yanga
Chief Technology Officer
About Go8 Technology Inc.
Go8 Technology Inc. develops advanced digital solutions that help businesses move forward. From blockchain and custom software to cloud infrastructure and strategic digital marketing, the company transforms ideas into impactful technology solutions.Focused on innovation, optimization, and measurable results, its team combines deep technical expertise with creative problem-solving to help businesses thrive in the digital age.
Challenges
As Go8 Technology expanded its portfolio of digital solutions, it required a scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient cloud platform to support growing customer demand and increasingly sophisticated workloads.The company faced several operational and business challenges:
● Rising infrastructure costs associated with running high-demand applications
● Significant operational effort required to manage and maintain server performance and uptime
● Need to scale services without proportionally increasing infrastructure expenditure
● Latency and performance challenges caused by hosting workloads outside the Philippines
● Data residency, compliance, and business continuity requirements for local customers
● Lengthy development and deployment cycles that impacted engineering productivity and innovation
Why Alibaba Cloud
Go8 Technology selected Alibaba Cloud as its strategic cloud provider due to a combination of infrastructure capabilities, local presence, and long-term partnership support. The company's confidence in Alibaba Cloud's continued investment in the local market and long-term partnership approach further reinforced the decision.Key factors influencing the decision included:
● Local data center presence in the Philippines, enabling low-latency access and supporting data residency requirements
● Cost-efficient cloud infrastructure that helped optimize operational spending while supporting future growth
● Access to modern compute, networking, storage, security, and AI services within a unified ecosystem
● Continuous product innovation and access to the latest cloud technologies
● Hands-on support throughout the cloud adoption journey
Architecture


For its Sports360 platform, Go8 Technology implemented a secure, scalable, and high-performance architecture on Alibaba Cloud using:
● Elastic Compute Service (ECS) for application hosting and compute workloads
● Application Load Balancer (ALB) for traffic distribution and high availability
● Object Storage Service (OSS) for content, data, and backup storage
● Web Application Firewall (WAF) for application protection and threat mitigation
● Content Delivery Network (CDN) for optimized content delivery and user experience
● NAT Gateway for secure network connectivity and traffic management
● Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK) to support future scalability and application modernization initiatives
To accelerate adoption, Go8 Technology leveraged Alibaba Cloud’s migration tools to seamlessly migrate workloads with minimal disruption and reduced operational complexity.
The company also adopted Qoder, Alibaba Cloud’s AI-powered development assistant, to improve software development efficiency and shorten release cycles.
Key Results
By leveraging Alibaba Cloud, Go8 Technology achieved significant improvements:● Reduced application latency from 100–250ms to 10–50ms through deployment on local Philippine infrastructure
● Lowered server costs across core cloud services
● Increased engineering productivity by 40% through the adoption of Qoder
● Accelerated prototyping-to-production cycles, reducing development timelines from weeks to days
Together, these outcomes enabled Go8 Technology to enhance operational efficiency, accelerate innovation, and deliver a faster, more responsive digital experience to its customers.
Looking Forward
Looking ahead, Go8 Technology envisions growing alongside Alibaba Cloud while collaborating on new ideas, embracing emerging technologies, and staying ahead of evolving industry trends. Beyond adapting to the future, the company aims to help shape it.This partnership unlocks significant opportunities for innovation, market expansion, and delivering greater value through technology.
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