Digital Transformation in Companies Due to COVID-19

“Necessity is the mother of invention," and as the coronavirus has forced many people around the world to rethink their daily lives, from work to school to entertainment, change has been swift. It has been imperative to digitally transform places of work and education to be able to continue to operate. The organizations that can use technology well and are flexible enough to rethink their business models by fast-tracking digital transformation and investing in data center infrastructure services will be successful. Here are examples of how some organizations and life services have changed drastically:

 

COVID-19 is Forcing the Upgrading of Broadband Infrastructure

As social distancing and teleworking arrangements grow across the country, the coronavirus pandemic is having an increasingly large impact on our online daily life. Everything from work meetings to social hours with friends, to data center training, are increasingly occurring online. All of the extra internet use is putting more pressure on the broadband infrastructure. As data demands rise, the surge is beginning to impact the quality and speed of content downloads. And as shelter-in-place directives increase, the question is whether the broadband infrastructure can support the new normal.