ZOOM Blog You work remotely now, and that was easy. Right?

“In the first 11 business days of March, we’ve had 5.5 billion meeting minutes”, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins  That’s about 10 years. Insert shock emoji. The fact of the matter is that the remote workforce around the globe grew dramatically overnight due to the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Governments have instituted quarantines and mandated the closing of schools, churches, businesses, events, and gatherings. These disruptions to everyday life have forced employers from all sectors to respond by instituting remote working policies for the foreseeable future.  Literally millions of employees are now relying on various technologies to conduct their jobs from home. The sudden shift has put a tremendous strain on bandwidth and application resiliency. The impact is felt both on the internet and enterprise networks. You’re not alone if you have experienced interruptions of service or less than stellar performance of the business applications required to do your job.