Microsoft-Flipkart Announce Strategic Tie-Up

IT giant Microsoft announced a “strategic partnership” with Flipkart. It is a first step with online retailer flipKart to adopt Microsoft Azure as its exclusive public cloud platform. Companies are teaming up to be partners on cloud.

Flipkart CEO Binny Bansal with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Highlights

  • Partnership was aimed at providing consumers in country best online shopping service.
  • Nadella and Flipkart՚s CEO Binny Bansal made joint statement that companies are teaming up to be partners on cloud.
  • Microsoft Azure will be exclusive public platform for Flipkart.
  • Microsoft Azure will provide an additional layer of advanced cloud technology and analytics to e-commerce platform՚s current data centers.

About Microsoft

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  • American multinational technology company that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services.
  • Headquarters: Redmond, Washington, United States
  • Founded: April 4,1975, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
  • Revenue: 85.32 billion USD (2016)
  • Founders: Bill Gates, Paul Allen
  • Owners: Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer

About Flipkart

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  • Type of site: E-commerce
  • Founded: 2007; 10 years ago
  • Headquarters: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
  • Area served: India
  • Founder (s) : Sachin Bansal, Binny Bansal
  • Subsidiaries: Myntra, Jabong. com, PhonePe
  • The company is registered in Singapore.
  • Flipkart has launched its own product range under the name “DigiFlip” with products including tablets, USBs, and laptop bags.

Examrace Team at Aug 21, 2021