— Sub Mahapatra , Director , PWC in cherry picking services from all of these different vendors ?’, as they all have pros and cons .”

Ease of data processing comes hand in hand with cloud computing , integrating disparate data sources in a central location . These sources can include proprietary PwC software as well as focus groups , interviews and surveys . “ Data is everything these days ,” says Mahapatra . “ On top of that , analytics is an essential competency . We have our own homegrown tools for data analysis with AI models on top of that . Based on the client situation , we use our internal data analytics tool to make sense of data through AI and machine learning .”

One of the main benefits of PwC ’ s cloud offerings is the associated reduction in cost . By moving away from hardware , expenditure moves from a capital to an operating cost – but Mahapatra points out that it is worth planning for an orderly transition , for a number of reasons . “ A lot of clients are taking small steps , and going from hybrid cloud to multi-cloud , or maybe a specific cloud vendor . Mostly , however , they are more efficiently deciding what exactly they want to migrate , and what kind of things they want to keep in the cloud versus what they want to keep on their own premises . We are helping our clients not only migrate to the cloud in a phased manner but also to choose the right cloud native functionalities in the areas of AI , ML , IoT , etc . so that they can reap the benefits of the cloud without putting their data at risk . That ’ s where our expertise comes into the picture .”

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