U.S. retailer Walmart is reaping the benefits of building its own cloud network to rival AWS , using data to improve 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 Walmart , Walmart posted its strongest 2009 growth since quarterly , helped by 50% YoY revenue growth in ecommerce. Most retailers rent server capacity offered by companies such as Amazon Web Services, Alphabet Inc’s Google, Microsoft Corp and IBM. The firm hasn't ruled out monetising excess capacity and offering cloud services in future, said Tim Kimmet , head of cloud operations..
U.S. retailer Walmart is reaping the benefits of building its own cloud network to rival AWS , using data to improve 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 Walmart , Walmart posted its strongest 2009 growth since quarterly , helped by 50% YoY revenue growth in ecommerce. The firm hasn't ruled out monetising excess capacity and offering cloud services in future, said Tim Kimmet , head of cloud operations..