Walmart CIO Clay Johnson Leverages Microsoft Cloud for AI and Machine Learning

Walmart CIO Clay Johnson Leverages Microsoft Cloud for AI and Machine Learning

Walmart Inc.’s CIO said the company’s new pact with Microsoft Corp. will allow the retailer to take advantage of Microsoft’s artificial intelligence and cloud capabilities as it competes in a rapidly changing market.

Clay Johnson Walmart CIO“We’re always looking for new ways to innovate and compete in a dynamic environment,” enterprise CIO Clay Johnson said. “This partnership will help us accelerate the progress on our cloud projects by leveraging IoT, machine learning, artificial intelligence and data platform solutions.”

The retailer, locked in a battle with e-commerce and technology powerhouse Amazon.com Inc., already uses Microsoft services for a number of applications, and now plans to deploy the company’s machine-learning, artificial-intelligence and other services to help employees, for example, pick products that go on shelves and optimize the performance of freezers and other equipment.
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