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Walmart heads for cloud to take on Amazon

Having its own internal cloud network has helped it grab a bigger slice of online shopping

Published Wed, Feb 14, 2018 · 09:50 PM
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Sunnyvale, California

ONE of Walmart Inc's best chances at taking on Amazon.com Inc in e-commerce lies with six giant server farms, each larger than 10 football fields.

These facilities, which cost Walmart millions of dollars and took nearly five years to build, are starting to pay off. The retailer's online sales have been on a tear for the last three consecutive quarters, far outpacing wider industry growth levels.

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