Smarter, not harder: Beyond brute force compute

Published 2023-12

Typical cloud services still provide more than enough functionality for most business-as-usual operations, but for the cutting-edge use cases that drive competitive advantage, a new need for specialized hardware is emerging.

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Verdict

renamedThe same phenomenon is listed again within two editions under a new name (D33).

Continued as deloitte-tech-trends-2025-003

A trend is graded on whether the publisher keeps it, never as a hit or a miss (D6, D33).

All captured fields

rank: 3
section: Computation
subject: Specialized compute hardware (AI chips, quantum, neuromorphic)
horizon: within 18 to 24 months; the coming decade (edition-level)
confidence: high