At 11:59pm on 25th of March 2020 our country changed in a way that no one could have expected. As we all adjusted to a Level Four Lockdown, businesses scrambled to enable staff to work from home – Laptop sales sky-rocketed, and everyone learned how to VPN and videoconference.

While much of the impact on IT was predictable; pressure on network infrastructure, performance, application and security issues, the long-term consequences may not be so obvious. “Return-to-Office” is not “return-to-normal”. More laptops in the office could affect the existing WiFi network, most meetings now have at least one remote attendee, and data protection is more important than ever.

Our final BA5 of 2020 is hosted by Cisco and will explore stories of IT post-COVID and how your business can take some simple steps to thrive in this new environment.

Join us and your fellow business professionals at Foxglove for drinks and canapes and raise a glass to 2020 and overcoming the challenges it is still throwing our way.

Please note, while there are no restrictions on gatherings under Alert Level 1, we are following the Voluntary Code for event professionals. More details on this code are available here.