Technology
Best Buy taps Amazon Web Services as cloud provider
February 4, 2022
Electronics retailer Best Buy is using Amazon Web Services as its cloud provider for cloud infrastructure services and as a partner for developing cloud engineering talent.
The partnership will help the retailer apply cloud technology across retail operations and support innovation of customer experiences and in creating digital experiences, according to a press release.
"Our purpose to enrich lives through technology has never been more important, and this new partnership with AWS is another step in our commitment to deliver outstanding experiences for our customers," Brian Tilzer, chief digital and technology officer of Best Buy Co., Inc., said in the release. "Not only will AWS's cloud technologies help us in this work, but in combination with our culture of innovation and reinvention, they will give our teams invaluable development opportunities as we continue to grow our skilled teams and remain one of the best places for amazing technology talent to thrive."
Using advanced cloud technologies, part of which were already supported by AWS, Best Buy has deployed curbside pickup experience in just two days at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. By applying AWS compute, storage, database and security services, Best Buy can build new experiences for its customers, including the ability to interact virtually with experts to receive live demos of physical products, according to the release.
