You’re watching a top moment from the Industry Cloud Battleground Week highlighting the retail industry. This five-day digital event, which premiered in November 2021, delivered insights to inspire, educate and engage business and technology leaders who are actively defining their industry-specific cloud strategy.
Highlights
00:09 — AI and ML play a crucial role within the retail industry. The practical applications of these technologies enable retailers to gain greater access to data analytics and better ways to translate it into actionable data.
00:32 — As a new demand signal for what’s going on in the world, the retail industry can use AI to operationalize data and determine predictions for their businesses.
01:03 — Previously, Microsoft had a 12-week period where the company had major success working with the world’s largest retailers. Microsoft was likely able to achieve this running streak because it has a strong understanding of its data and how to translate it as a demand signal.