Threat of Amazon Spurs Walmart, Microsoft Tech Partnership

Walmart signed a five-year agreement to use Microsoft technology to transform its business. — CREDIT: Shutterstock

Walmart’s making yet another major tech investment to keep pace with rival Amazon. The Bentonville-Ark.-based retailer said it inked a five-year agreement to use Microsoft’s Azure cloud services and 365 workplace tools and solutions to power its digital transformation worldwide. In recent years, Walmart has been working to close the gap with Amazon, acquiring digitally…

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