IT Professionals Worldwide Feel Ill-Equipped for the Shift to Remote Work

IT Professionals Worldwide Feel Ill-Equipped for the Shift to Remote Work

Article by Shelagh Dolan  |  Jun 5, 2020  |  2 min read
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With most companies working remotely, many IT departments realize that they don't have the right infrastructure for this transition amid the pandemic.

What Are the Major Digital Workplace Challenges IT Professionals Worldwide Face in Mobilizing a Remote Workforce During the Coronavirus Pandemic? (% of respondents, May 2020)
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According to May 2020 data from AppDynamics, 90% of IT professionals worldwide cited quickly acquiring and scaling the necessary technology to be a major challenge, while 89% and 86% of respondents noted expanding network capacity and addressing a surge in help desk requests, respectively.

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