Why network modernization is a top priority

In 2020, COVID-19 disrupted enterprise IT departments in ways that few had thought to plan for prior to the pandemic. Suddenly, with just days to prepare, IT departments had to support hundreds or even thousands of newly remote employees, an endeavor for which traditional, on-premises infrastructures were not well-suited. And while the technological challenges that arose during the initial days of the pandemic caused an enormous amount of disruption, they brought about changes that will likely serve organizations very well. A recent Spectrum Enterprise-IDG survey reveals key technologies to tie people and processes together.