American retailer Walmart is reaping the benefits of building its own cloud network to rival Amazon , using data to support its online and in - store businesses . Analysing vast amounts of consumer data has enabled Walmart to improve services , pricing strategies and inventory and returns processes . In Q3 2016 , Walmart posted its strongest quarterly growth since 2009 , helped by 100 % YoY revenue growth in ecommerce . And it uses public cloud storage for non-critical data. The company has n't ruled out monetising excess capacity and offering more services in future , said Tim Kimmet , head of cloud operations ..
American retailer Walmart is reaping the benefits of building its own cloud network to rival Amazon , using data to support its online and in - store businesses . Analysing vast amounts of consumer data has enabled Walmart to improve services , pricing strategies and inventory and returns processes . In Q3 2016 , Walmart posted its strongest quarterly growth since 2009 , helped by 100 % YoY revenue growth in ecommerce . The company has n't ruled out monetising excess capacity and offering more services in future , said Tim Kimmet , head of cloud operations ..