The pandemic sparked irreversible impact on the network
The pandemic may be declining, but it’s impact on enterprise network infrastructure continues and the long-term repercussions are significant.
Our ebook The Future of the Network: The Fabric of Your Digital Organization was compiled in 2021, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and focused on the changes that IT departments had to make to more effectively enable the sudden shift to a remote workforce. The rapid deployment of remote and hybrid working models was surprisingly successful for proactive enterprises. Both employers and employees have realized these hybrid models can – and do – work. The continued reluctance of workers to return to the daily commute and office has entrenched these models. What the business model of 2025 and beyond will look like has also changed. Enterprises that do not yet have a defined transformation and digitization strategy will struggle to survive as more and more consumers turn to online shopping and interactions instead of visiting brick-and-mortar premises. In addition, as the metaverse vision becomes reality, a virtual business presence will be essential.