WANdisco in Sheffield bags $1m data deal with a major supermarket

Live data firm WANdisco has signed an initial deal worth up to $1m with a major British supermarket, in addition to a strong uptake for the group's Azure Cloud product, with 11 companies registered in the first month of public preview.
David Richards, CEO and chairman of WANdisco, said: "This deal with one of the UK's largest supermarkets reflects trends across the global retail industry to harness the power of big data and analytics through the cloud."David Richards, CEO and chairman of WANdisco, said: "This deal with one of the UK's largest supermarkets reflects trends across the global retail industry to harness the power of big data and analytics through the cloud."
David Richards, CEO and chairman of WANdisco, said: "This deal with one of the UK's largest supermarkets reflects trends across the global retail industry to harness the power of big data and analytics through the cloud."

The Sheffield-based firm said the deal with one of the UK's nationwide supermarket chains will see its technology used on-premise for data consistency and then subsequently for migration to the Azure cloud.

The supermarket serves millions of customers each week, online and in store, and employs over 400,000 people throughout the UK.

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David Richards, CEO and chairman of WANdisco, said: "This deal with one of the UK's largest supermarkets reflects trends across the global retail industry to harness the power of big data and analytics through the cloud.

"With the backdrop of Covid-19, retailers are fast tracking their cloud journeys as digital and physical commerce become ever more intertwined."

Since entering public preview on June 1, 2020, the firm's Microsoft Azure LiveData Platform has registered 11 companies for the service.

The strong momentum during public preview is in line with the group's expectation to sign 50 new customers within the first 12 months of operation, WANdisco said.

"Our momentum registering new customers for our embedded product, with eleven signing in the first month of operation, provides further confidence in our partner led strategy," Mr Richards added.

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