The coronavirus crisis drives automation and technological innovation in companies around the world........
In recent months, as government agencies in most countries affected by the coronavirus pandemic are implementing solutions to combat the outbreak , some industries have been shaping the needs of people and in turn are facing a delicate financial crisis, in this sense large organizations have been forced to make significant technological changes to continue operating.
The coronavirus crisis has influenced as a factor in the automation and technological innovation of companies and institutions, a recent survey indicates that most entrepreneurs are willing to invest in technology much more due to the unexpected situation that we are currently experiencing.
According to the IDC consultancy , the demand for technological solutions and collaborations that contribute to the work, will be the indispensable factors to drive this digital growth.
In addition, a survey conducted earlier this month by OpsRamp indicates that this digital boost could cause large organizations to invest significantly in the coming weeks.
At least 58% expect to increase the numbers in their annual technology budgets this year. For their part, 38% plans to reduce their spending on technology.
This is good news for companies dedicated to information technology (IT), which in the midst of the situation are developing more efficient business solutions, such as tools for teleworking, as well as ERP software to manage companies remotely.
While the numbers indicated that spending in this area would be considerable in 2020, IDC estimates that global IT spending will drop to 2.7% this year. It had carried out a diagnosis in which it revealed the growth of technological expenses to 51.5 in early 2020.
These are certainly promising figures but require considerable investment not only by employers who want to implement remote work as it has been done so far, but also by IT leaders who need to hire more labor as well as the technologies necessary to comply with the requirements.
The OpsRamp survey notes that at the recruiting level, 68 percent of respondents plan to hire more IT financial analysts, 53% cloud architects, 50% DevOps engineers, and data scientists (47%).
IT companies are also investing in security technology, to avoid falling victim to the wave of recent cyber attacks, at this point pollsters point out that IT companies should focus on a thorough financial analysis because they require significant investment to ensure the operations.
In short, companies have been forced to change their business model to stay operational during the coronavirus crisis, many adopted teleworking using tools that were previously totally unknown. Now many companies are learning that teleworking is possible and that technology is certainly necessary to survive in times of crisis.