Simply Tech announces the arrival of Rakuten Cloud solutions in Brazil and Latin America, a hyper-competition platform designed to unify physical and digital retail operations, in partnership with Rakuten Symphony. The technology promises to reduce operational costs by up to 40% and deployment time by 80% compared to traditional systems, addressing critical industry challenges such as channel integration, inventory management, and customer experience personalization.
The platform works by integrating e-commerce systems, ERPs, CRMs, and storefronts into a unified cloud, providing a holistic and real-time view of the business. The model has already been tested and proven effective in Rakuten’s own retail operations in Japan, where it achieved a 25% reduction in fulfillment time and a 30% decrease in inventory errors. Additionally, the solution offers 50% savings on capital investments and 30% better performance on virtual machines.
According to Sam Freitas from Simply Tech, for retail chains operating with tight margins, these improvements represent a leap in competitiveness, focusing on efficiency, automation, and interoperability. “The solution can be compared to a conductor of an orchestra: instead of each retail sector operating in isolation, the platform synchronizes all the ‘instruments’ for a harmonious performance, resulting in a smoother customer experience and more efficient operations for the retailer,” he comments.
According to Anirban Chakravartti, Global Sales Vice President at Rakuten Symphony, digital transformation is a global priority, but access in many regions is still limited by the high cost of native cloud solutions from major providers. ‘Partnering with Simply Tech, we’re bringing powerful and cost-effective cloud solutions to businesses in South and Central America, empowering them to modernize and compete on a global scale.’
Simply Tech will provide the Rakuten Cloud-Native Platform, Rakuten Cloud-Native Orchestrator, and Rakuten Cloud-Native Storage solutions to resellers and businesses. This collaboration aims to accelerate digital transformation in key sectors, including retail, making cloud technology more accessible and cost-effective.
The Rakuten Cloud-Native Platform delivers these solutions using an intuitive and declarative interface with advanced automation, reducing deployment complexity, timelines, and human error, with high availability ensuring there is no single point of failure. The Rakuten Cloud-Native Storage offers high-performance features at scale for various applications, including AI/ML, retail, IoT, and gaming. Rakuten Cloud-Native Storage stands out from competing solutions by offering true application awareness without requiring deep knowledge of Kubernetes and storage.
