The New Normal in IT : How the Global Pandemic Changed Information Technology Forever

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Part I The Postpandemic New Normal -- Chapter 1 Lasting Business Impacts and Resource Sourcing After a Global Pandemic -- Introduction -- Impacts from Covid-19 on Businesses and Organizations -- Impacts in Academia -- Unemployment Impacts in the United States and Around the Globe -- Some Bright Spots During the Pandemic -- Impacts on Consultants and Organizations Sourcing Strategy -- Lessons Learned -- Things I've Done in My Career to Prepare -- Recommendations and Predictions -- Notes -- Chapter 2 The Shrinking Office of the Future: Cloud and Mobile Dominate -- Corporate Footprint During the Pandemic -- The Corporate Office of the Future -- IT Infrastructure and Telecommunications -- Cloud and Mobile Will Dominate Post Pandemic -- Things I've Done in My Career to Prepare -- Recommendations and Predictions -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Voice Systems and Collaboration in the New Hybrid Office Environment -- Voice Systems -- Collaboration Tools -- Things I've Done in My Career to Prepare -- Recommendations and Predictions -- Notes -- Part II Risk Mitigation and Disaster Recovery Is Your New Friend -- Chapter 4 Never Be Unprepared for a Pandemic Again: Business Continuity and IT Disaster Recovery Going Forward -- Business Continuity and IT Disaster Recovery: Defined and Purpose -- Technologies to Scan and Reduce Covid Risks in the Workplace -- Business Continuity and IT Disaster Recovery Failures During the Height of the Covid-19 Pandemic -- Business Continuity Going Forward - Remote Staff Where Possible but It Varies Greatly by Sector -- IT DR Going Forward - Remote Staff, Co-lo, and Cloud-based IT Solutions -- Things I've Done in My Career to Prepare -- Recommendations and Predictions -- Notes -- Chapter 5 IT Security for Corporate Resilience.