Shopify enlists Microsoft and Oracle for business tools on app
By Kathi on Oct 14, 2021 | 04:34 AM IST
E-commerce platform hopes to help merchants streamline
their business operations
Canadian e-commerce platform Shopify Inc
is teaming up with top cloud companies including Microsoft Corp
and Oracle
Corp to help merchants streamline their business operations.
Business owners on the platform can now access Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) tools including Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business
Central, Oracle NetSuite and Infor on the Shopify app.
Earlier, they had to rely on third-party applications to
connect to Shopify their ERP tools ranging from financial trackers to inventory
management systems.
Shopify provides infrastructure for retailers to set up
their stores online and generates revenue mainly through subscriptions and
merchant services.
The partnerships will help Shopify double down on its
fast-growing merchant businesses and let Microsoft and Oracle strengthen their
hold on a cloud market dominated by Amazon.com Inc's AWS platform.