News / FedEx teams with Microsoft for a revolution, but is it just playing catch-up?

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FedEx founder and leader Fred Smith has promised a revolution – but some claim the firm is merely playing ’catch-up’.

This week, FedEx and Microsoft announced a multi-year collaboration, combining the global digital and logistics network of the integrator with the tech firm’s intelligent cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.

They intend to create joint offerings powered by Azure, Microsoft’s cloud-based computing network, and Dynamics 365, it’s cloud-based enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management applications, utilising AI tools.

“We will combine ...