Hey there,

It's been a big couple of weeks since our Alibaba Cloud Services Community Forum launch. It’s a place where you can join our community of awesome human beings to chat and problem solve about cloud computing.

Today, we would like to announce that we've extended our competition with Alibaba Cloud until October 3, 2018. 

That means you and anyone you know have more time to ​enter and win one of 3 awesome prizes!

Go ahead, share this competition with a friend!

So, here's how you can enter:

Just tell us your best tip for making the most out of Alibaba Cloud Services — in 500 words. Mini-tutorials are also welcome!

Your tip could cover the following:

• Cloud setup best practices
• Linux server configurations
• Application deployment
• Database configuration
• Cloud performance (e.g. load balancing)
• Networking (e.g. virtual private clouds)
• General DevOps on Alibaba's Cloud infrastructure

Have a tip that doesn't fit any of the above categories? Enter it anyway! 

Note: You don't have to be an Alibaba Cloud wizard to enter, here's a free trial so you can start preparing your entry.***

Be quick! Entries close on October 3, 2018, at 11:59pm PST, with winners announced on October 15th, 2018.

Click here to find out more. 

*bigness, excitement and amazing-ness is obviously a subjective construct. But let’s just say we’re excited by the news.

**level of extra bigness, excitement and extreme amazement is also subjective.

*** Don't forget your free trial worth $1,200 USD!