Moving more than 400 household brands over to the cloud is bound to be easier said than done. What can other companies learn from Unilever’s experience of carrying out a massive migration? In one of the largest cloud migrations ever seen, the global consumer goods company Unilever recently announced that it has gone all-in, having migrated all of its more than 400 household brands to Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform. According to Unilever, the move should help to accelerate product launches, enhance customer service and improve operational efficiency. It will also help its sustainability efforts, by curbing carbon emissions from its own tech stack . “There are very few companies of our size and legacy that can claim this level of cloud implementation,” said Steve McCrystal, Unilever’s chief enterprise and technology officer. “We have confidence that we’re set on the right course and that this will deliver a step change in speed and flexibility.” And Unilever is not alone. As more businesses strive to modernise their technology, large-scale cloud migrations are becoming more commonplace. But few companies ever reach Unilever’s scale, and even fewer plump for an overhaul of their data storage strategy. This all makes this particular cloud migration […]
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Invest The Invisible Impact
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Invest The Invisible Impact
