May 22, 2020
Scenes from IT's theater of the absurd
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The economic impact of COVID-19 has forced many businesses to readjust their budgets and cut costs where possible. That could mean halting PC and smartphone upgrades or pausing software rollouts. One IT sector that may experience growth during a recession is infrastructure. As cloud becomes central to business operations, enterprises may be unwilling to cut costs entirely. And cloud service providers are buying up more hardware to cater to existing clients that are now working in the cloud more and more often. Stephen Minton, IDC analyst and program vice president of the Customer Insights & Analysis group, joins Juliet to discuss 2020 spending predictions and when IT spending may return to normal.
It all seems so familiar.
At least, not more than once.
There is no evidence that 5G poses health risks or dangers to humans, but that hasnât stopped people from circulating conspiracies about 5Gâs unproven link to the coronavirus pandemic. Juliet explains why 5G poses no known health risks to the public and why some of the claims linking 5G and the coronavirus donât check out.
