Microsoft Azure will now be the new cloud platform for Flipkart. Microsoft Corp. and Flipkart, India’s leading marketplace have announced a strategic partnership so as to provide users in India with the best online shopping experience.
The first step towards this broad collaboration between the two companies is that Flipkart will go on to adopt Microsoft Azure as its exclusive public cloud platform, and this news has been announced by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Flipkart Group CEO and co-founder Binny Bansal, at an event in Bangalore.
Nadella states,
“At Microsoft, we aim to empower every Indian and every Indian organization with technology, and key to this is forging strategic partnerships with innovative companies like Flipkart. Combining Microsoft’s cloud platform and AI capabilities with Flipkart’s existing services and data assets will enable Flipkart to accelerate its digital transformation in e-commerce and deliver new customer experiences.”
Bansal states,
“Flipkart has always been committed to its vision of transforming commerce in India through technology. Given Microsoft’s strong reputation in cloud computing, coupled with scale and reliability, this partnership allows us to leverage our combined strength and knowledge of technology, e-commerce and markets to make online shopping more relevant and enriching for customers.”