Claims

Factual · Technology

“We’re partnering with @MarsGlobal to help the company apply the power of Azure to reimagine its business operations and accelerate its digital transformation.”

Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO, on X · 13 May 2021 · Post by @satyanadella on X, 2021-05-13 (X)

Microsoft is partnering with Mars to apply Azure to its business operations and digital transformation.

Resolved true The record shows it happened or was so.

Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.

What would count as true or false

Judged as of 2021-05-13. True: an official Microsoft or Mars announcement from around that date states a partnership in which Mars uses Azure for its business operations and digital transformation. Mostly true: the partnership is confirmed but its stated scope differs slightly, for example centred on specific workloads. Mixed: there is a relationship, but it is mainly about other products and not Azure. Mostly false: there was only a vendor relationship and no announced partnership. False: no such partnership existed, or it was denied.

Evidence

1. Mars and Microsoft Work Together to Accelerate Mars’ Digital Transformation and Reimagine Business Operations, Associate Experience and Consumer Engagement | Mars Mars, Incorporated · 13 May 2021

   “MCLEAN, Va., and REDMOND, Wash. (May 13, 2021) — Mars and Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced that the companies are expanding their long-term relationship with a new agreement to accelerate Mars’ digital transformation by leveraging the Microsoft Azure platform”

2. Mars and Microsoft work together to accelerate Mars’ digital transformation and reimagine business operations, Associate experience and consumer engagement - Source Microsoft News Center (Source) · 13 May 2021 Own record

   “Mars and Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced that the companies are expanding their long-term relationship with a new agreement to accelerate Mars’ digital transformation by leveraging the Microsoft Azure platform to optimize its operational speed and intelligent manufacturing supply chains.”

3. Mars and Microsoft work together to accelerate Mars’ digital transformation and reimagine business operations, Associate experience and consumer engagement - Source Microsoft News Center (Source) · 13 May 2021 Own record

   “Working with Accenture as a partner to Microsoft, the companies are further expanding a unified cloud and data foundation across all Mars businesses on Microsoft Azure, helping Mars achieve its “cloud-first” strategy”

Reasoning

I rated this claim true. Mars's press release dated May 13, 2021 (E1) says Mars and Microsoft announced a new agreement that expands their long-term relationship. Under it, Mars will use the Microsoft Azure platform to accelerate its digital transformation. Microsoft's own announcement from the same day (E2, E3) says the same thing, adding that Azure will help with operational speed and manufacturing supply chains, and that a unified cloud and data foundation will be built across all Mars businesses. That matches the resolution criteria's 'true' condition: an official announcement of a partnership in which Mars uses Azure for its business operations and digital transformation.

Cite this claim

Satya Nadella, “Microsoft is partnering with Mars to apply Azure to its business operations and digital transformation.” (said 13 May 2021). Verdict: resolved true. Reliability API, claim c_9e1fe8560828, method 0.1.0+28da144b. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_9e1fe8560828