Microsoft nabs Indian ecommerce giant Flipkart for Azure as cloud wars heat up

Microsoft has announced a “strategic partnership” with Flipkart that will see the Indian ecommerce titan adopt Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform.
The collaboration, announced in tandem by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Flipkart chief Binny Bansal at an event in Bangalore, will initially lead to Flipkart using Azure as its public cloud platform. This serves as a major boost for Microsoft as the battle for customers in India heats up between major cloud players, including Amazon