Ship It! Cloud, SRE, Platform Engineering

5000 Walmart stores in 2 months

Aug 2, 2024

Martin Jackson, a seasoned expert in deploying configuration management at scale, shares insights from his extensive experience at Walmart. He discusses the challenges of managing infrastructure across 5000 stores, each acting like a mini data center. The conversation explores the evolution of technology at Walmart, highlighting the shift from outdated systems to modern infrastructure. Martin emphasizes the importance of teamwork in deploying new applications and the critical nature of real-time data synchronization for operational efficiency.