Maersk and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership on April 26, 2017, naming Microsoft the preferred cloud partner for Maersk’s digital transformation. The work was aimed at supply-chain management and global trade, with Azure supporting operational priorities such as carrier performance, equipment utilization and supplier performance. [story-s1]
The announcement tied the agreement to Maersk’s planned digital platform and app store. The company expected operational and commercial data to support software products and analytics across its Transport & Logistics division and its customers. Maersk estimated that the use of data could contribute tens of millions of dollars in annual savings, framing cloud adoption as an operating-efficiency initiative rather than simply a technology upgrade. [story-s1]
One example was Damco, Maersk’s supply-chain solutions business, which had launched digital solutions built on Azure. A Customs House Brokerage app was next on its roadmap, intended to provide customers with visibility into goods clearance and exception management. The proposed app would combine internal and external data and support analytics, including predictive analysis. The announcement was made at Microsoft’s Digital Difference event in New York City. [story-s1]
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- Maersk goes big in digital transformation with Microsofthttps://news.microsoft.com/source/2017/04/26/maersk-goes-big-digital-transformation-microsoft/