![]() ![]() Now, call me silly, but the core of that overview-“helps retailers transform how they operate and serve their customers”-sounds a whole heckuva lot like what Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, and even Google Cloud are already doing in the commerce and retail space.įor example, a quick search on “Dynamics 365 Commerce” revealed this ad near the top of the first page of results:īut wait a minute-isn’t Microsoft already a strategic tech partner for Walmart? Why, yes it is. ![]() So what else do we know about the intentions of this massive new entrant into the Cloud Wars? Here’s an excerpt from the “Who We Are” section of the job description: “Walmart Commerce Technologies helps retailers transform how they operate and serve their customers through innovative technologies developed and used by the world’s largest retailer.” Plus, the job description very specifically flagged the company’s intentions to go full-bore into commerce and retail cloud apps with this requirement: “At least 5 years of experience in selling SaaS based solutions.”.Leaving no question that Walmart Commercial Technologies will be selling cloud apps and other solutions to very large retailers as well as to small businesses, the job description said the ideal applicant’s experience will include having “developed a commercial plan to penetrate large enterprise retailers as well as SMB retailers through channel sales and direct sales.”.“This person will lead and build out the Enterprise sales team for Walmart Commerce Technologies group enabling other retailers to leverage technologies developed and used by world’s largest retailer.”.“This opportunity will give you a foothold into the fastest growing technologies on the planet including Omnichannel retail solutions, SAAS platforms, artificial intelligence and computer vision.”.“As a part of Walmart Technology Commercialization, you’ll help bring a billion-dollar portfolio of cutting-edge technology developed and used at Walmart to market.”.While the job description did not offer many specifics about the types of products Walmart Commerce Technologies would be offering, some of the wording in the job profile made the retail giant’s industry-cloud intentions perfectly clear: ![]() The stunning initiative from the world’s largest corporation came to light within a LinkedIn recruiting post from Walmart headlined “Head of Enterprise Sales, Walmart Commerce Technologies.” Based within the 20,000-person Walmart Global Tech team that I wrote about yesterday, Walmart Commerce Technologies plans to “bring a billion-dollar portfolio of cutting-edge technology developed and used at Walmart to market.” ![]()
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