Since everyone and her mother has been putting forth predictions, allow me to jump into the fray with a few...
Consulting firms are the new "arms merchants"
In a world where commerce and tech has been weaponized, the major consultancies are becoming increasingly entangled in shadier aspects of the affairs of state. These firms are light years removed from their situation when I plied the trade at Arthur D. Little (the "
World’s First Management Consultancy") in the 1990's. McKinsey, the alpha male of the pack, has grown ten fold in staff since those days and has come under attention for its
international exploits. While the "arms merchant" label may be a touch melodramatic, it's not a stretch to suggest that these shops are the
Bechtels of the next chapter of the Information Age.
Cloud platform announces penetration by a "state-level actor"
In the aftermath of the
Marriott breach terrifying travelers the world over, it’s only a matter of time before a major cloud platform confirms something similar for their assets. While corporate valuations will certainly suffer, this may also lead to a general reconsideration of the blithe acceptance of the off-prem/public cloud deployment model. Much like our current
Cavendish monoculture banana bind, which may lead to yet another refrain of “
We Have No Bananas,” heterogeneity, genetic or otherwise, would be a prudent course of action.
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