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Digital Workspaces: Enabling the New Normal

The current situation has changed
the way we operate forever & so have
the enterprise demands. A few weeks
back, the majority of discussions were
focused on productivity & cost. But, the
moment the COVID-19 wave struck, the

conversation changed into accessibility,
security & performance for the maximum
workforce while WFH.

The unprecedented spread of COVID-19 has taken the world by
storm. Everyone has felt its effects, regardless of their position
on the economic, political, or sociological plane. Amidst the
chaos, there is a particular way in which businesses have been
affected, and this includes coming to a grinding halt, in some
cases. This situation has taught that agile companies need to
plan for a range of exigencies to ensure business continuity.
The current situation has changed the way we operate forever
& so have the enterprise demands. A few weeks back, the
majority of discussions were focused on productivity & cost.
But, the moment the COVID-19 wave struck, the conversation
changed into accessibility, security & performance for the
maximum workforce while WFH. Enterprises had tough times Ashish Chouksey
executing the BCP’s because it was a first time experience and Delivery Head – Infrastructure & Cloud Services
the scenario simulation had never been fathomed.
Tech Mahindra
Though Organizations have scrambled all the resources at their
disposal, it took quite some time to re-calibrate the IT systems
and to provide desired access & performance. Businesses
that were successful in ensuring little to no interruption were
armed with a host of technology tools that allowed them to
mobilize remote working models at breakneck speed.
C-Suite Challenges in ‘’The New Normal’’
Work from home (WFH) was never experimented & implemented
on this scale. And, this is going to be – The New Normal.

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