Above the clouds: Taming multicloud chaos

The growth of cloud computing has led to a complex and redundant web of cloud tools and platforms. Despite the benefits of a multicloud strategy such as specialized capabilities and optimized pricing, complexity and interoperability issues make it challenging for companies to fully realize all the benefits of their cloud investments. To simplify this management, enterprises are turning to a layer of abstraction and automation known as...

Mike Bechtel

To simplify multicloud management, enterprises are beginning to turn to a layer of abstraction and automation that offers a single pane of control.

The early days of cloud computing felt boundless. Freed from the limitations of on-premises servers, developers could build exciting new products and services tethered only by their imagination. Unconstrained by bureaucratic processes governing resource utilization, software engineers enjoyed an infinitely scalable palette that could seemingly manifest exactly what they needed at the push of a button. And as vendors began adding more and more capabilities providing advanced functionality like machine learning to their platforms, the cloud quickly became a one-stop-shop for all needs, everywhere.

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The Hotel Yearbook 2023 - Annual Edition

As we have embarked on 2023, it is evident that the hotel industry has made a robust recovery from the

pandemic.

Occupancy and pricing have returned to their pre-pandemic levels. However, the future of our

industry is contingent

on how nimble the hospitality sector can be in adapting to ongoing innovation, changing market

conditions, evolving

consumer preferences, new staffing challenges, and sustainability realities. These uncertainties are

the new normal

in an unpredictable world.

Mike Bechtel is a managing director and the chief futurist with Deloitte Consulting LLP. Mike helps clients develop strategies to thrive in the face of discontinuity and disruption. His team researches the novel and exponential technologies most likely to impact the future of business, and builds relationships with the startups, incumbents, and academic institutions creating them.

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