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ALMOST SEVEN IN 10 ( 69 %) DIGITAL LEADERS IN THE UK EXPECT LONG-TERM CHANGES TO WHERE AND HOW PEOPLE WORK
The world of work has changed irrevocably since the COVID-19 pandemic hit , with businesses globally having to rearchitect their IT infrastructure almost overnight , to cater to remote workforces . Here , Equinix explores everything from the impact of COVID-19 and resulting new demands from employees , perceptions of cloud and 5G , to viewpoints on sustainability issues around Digital Transformation .
Equinix , the world ’ s digital infrastructure company , has announced the findings of its annual global study of the views of IT decisionmakers on the biggest technology trends affecting businesses worldwide and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on digital infrastructure plans .
Surveying 2,600 IT decision-makers from diverse enterprises across 26 countries in the Americas , Asia- Pacific and EMEA regions , the study reveals that , in the UK :
• 44 % of businesses have rearchitected their IT infrastructure to meet new remote and hybrid working demands , with tech budgets increasing to accelerate Digital Transformation .
Digital leaders around the world were clearly already working to accelerate their organisations ’ Digital Transformation . This effort has been supercharged by COVID-19 .
• 69 % of digital leaders believe there will be longterm changes to where and how people work within their organisation .
• Half of companies ( 50 %) still intend to expand into new regions , countries or metros , despite the disruption experienced as a result of COVID-19 and Brexit .
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