Unilever makes 'cloud-only enterprise' leap with Microsoft

Unilever claims it's a 'cloud-only enterprise' – now with added OpenAI

Multi-brand consumer megacorp Unilever says it has become a"cloud-only enterprise" with the help of Accenture and Microsoft.

One of the largest and most complex cloud migrations in the retail goods industry, according to the company, will give Unilever"resilient, secure and optimised operations" as well as"a platform to drive innovation and growth." The Anglo-Dutch biz owns more than 400 brands, which include everything from ice cream to shampoo to toilet cleaner, and is set to use Microsoft's Azure as its"primary cloud platform."

According to the corporate blurb, the move will see Unilever employ"industrial metaverse technologies" that use real-time data from factory digital twins. It musn't have got the memo from Microsoft, which recentlyThe cloud contract is also expected to help"achieve perpetual breakthroughs in research and development," says Unilver.

It's worth noting, though, that Azure will be its"primary" cloud platform, not the only one. As recently as 2020,

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