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Manufacturers are among those who stand to benefit the most from Digital Transformation. Emerging digital technologies open new opportunities to reinvent how products are made and distributed to the market.

Hotels and resorts are laying the groundwork for how they will do business in a new decade and beyond, in an effort to stay competitive, profitable, and ready to meet new challenges. Industry leaders are examining the workflows and mechanics of technology-driven processes, like data infrastructure, reservations, event planning, inventory control, competitive price setting, and revenue forecasting—and seeking out ways to tie them all together to better serve operations, revenue management, and brand strategy.

In a study conducted on 3000 accountants worldwide by Sage People in 2018, 67 per cent of the participants stated that they "have their heads in the cloud"; and more than half of them have already adopted cloud-based solutions. As cloud computing is becoming more mainstream, early adopters are now reaping its benefits. It is time for your accounting function to be transformed digitally with cloud accounting software.

As new technologies and new challenges emerge, an advanced cloud-based property management system (PMS) can empower hotels and casinos to create scalable operations that foster greater visibility, utility, and efficiency. In this era when the hospitality industry is changing fast, legacy systems that silo each location as its own data centre will not successfully lead businesses into a new decade.

The ongoing pandemic has further highlighted the importance of being an agile and resilient enterprise. In many cases, a successful transition to the cloud is among the most critical factors in building agility and resilience. Still, many enterprises are wondering where to start with their cloud strategy.

Somewhere along the line, a disease known as cloud-washing was initiated by a number of unconscientious cloud providers who share an appeal for shortcuts and, as a consequence, it is now spreading like wildfire. This practice, without question, can play havoc with your business’ digital transformation. In this midst of chaos, how could enterprises spot these deceptive, substandard services that are disguised as “cloud”?

Contents

• What makes Cloud Cloud? 
• 5 attributes of a cloud-native service  
• Cloud-washed vs. Cloud-native
• The ultimate cloud-washed checklist

Cloud-first is a cloud adoption strategy where enterprises always consider cloud-based solutions first when implementing a new IT system or replacing an existing one.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a variety of cloud computing platforms and services on-demand to individuals, organisations as well as governments. This subscription-based service offers virtual computing power which can be accessed anytime as long as there is an internet connection, or in some cases, no connectivity at all.

Cyber attacks typically involve illegally accessing, altering, or deleting sensitive information to extort money from users or disrupt corporate activities. Nowadays, these attacks are increasing many folds and are becoming cleverer, making them even more challenging to detect.

Inforum is an annual customer event organised by Infor, one of the leading providers of industry-specific enterprise software, serving a multitude of organisations in manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, automotive, aerospace and defence, public sector and more.