Deborah Mutungi, Group IT Manager at Sarova Hotels
Building a connected future
Deborah Mutungi, Group IT Manager at
Sarova Hotels, outlines how a centralised cloud strategy is enabling the organisation to move from isolated systems towards realtime intelligence, stronger governance and a future-ready digital foundation.
What were the key business and operational challenges that prompted Sarova Group to move from an on-premise environment to the cloud?
For us, the move to cloud is not just a technology upgrade; it is a business necessity driven by a very practical business need: to build a more connected, scalable and resilient technology foundation for the Group. Sarova operates across multiple properties, each with unique operational realities, customer expectations and business rhythms. While the on-premises environment has served the business over the years, it has also presented limitations around
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