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Starbucks Taps AI to Cut Reliance on Microsoft, IBM Software

Starbucks is building alternatives to a Microsoft system that tracks inventory and an IBM tool that manages maintenance using artificial intelligence.

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What happened Starbucks is building alternatives to a Microsoft system that tracks inventory and an IBM tool that manages maintenance using artificial intelligence.
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The Seattle TimesNews report · Jul 9, 1:09 PM

Starbucks Taps AI to Cut Reliance on Microsoft, IBM Software

Starbucks is building alternatives to a Microsoft system that tracks inventory and an IBM tool that manages maintenance using artificial intelligence.

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FortuneNews report · Jul 9, 12:54 PM

Starbucks taps AI to cut reliance on Microsoft, IBM software

“There’s clear opportunities to reduce the spend in software,” said Starbucks Chief Technology Officer Anand Varadarajan.

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Jul 9, 12:54 PM: Fortune joined the source map.

Jul 9, 1:09 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.