The Essential Podcast, Episode 3 : The New Not-Normal - Technology and Infrastructure in Coronatime

About this Episode

Host Nathan Hunt interviews Liam Eagle, research vice president at 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, to understand how the COVID-19 crisis is changing enterprises and the ways we all work.

The Essential Podcast from S&P Global is dedicated to sharing essential intelligence with those working in and affected by financial markets. Host Nathan Hunt focuses on those issues of immediate importance to global financial markets – macroeconomic trends, the credit cycle, climate risk, energy transition, and global trade – in interviews with subject matter experts from around the world.

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Show Notes

Read the research discussed in this episode:

• Read 451 Research's March 2020 "Coronavirus Flash Survey", of which Liam discusses the findings from on this episode.

• "The outbreak’s impact on business will be major. Enterprises are broadly canceling travel and face-to-face meetings while implementing work-from-home policies and other measures. Most organizations surveyed expect a major disruption to their business within six months. As enterprises invest in and implement the technology aspects of these policies (including collaboration software, mobile devices and information security tools), many consider it likely these policies will remain in place over the longer term. The widespread formalization of remote working practices is a likely impact. Among the impacts of this blanket expansion of remote working is increased load on IT systems. Many organizations report increased stress on IT systems, but the vast majority say their systems are equipped to handle the strain as organizations put out fires. Over the longer term, an increased demand on cloud-based resources is likely. During the week this survey was in field, the outbreak saw several major global escalations. Opinions evolved in real time and continue to do so. At this point, the extent of the pandemic’s impact on business will be highly dependent on the extent and the effectiveness of the worldwide public health response," according to the survey report.

• Download the PDF of this report and access 451 Research's additional market insights on how the coronavirus is impacting business here.

• 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, is a global research and advisory firm that generates data-driven insight that empowers technology and service providers, IT leaders, and financial professionals to capitalize on their market opportunity.

The Essential Podcast is edited and produced by Molly Mintz.