IT is challenged, but will emerge stronger than ever
In our Cisco survey, CIOs reveal their fears, strengths, and strategies for coping with the pandemic.
In my position as Cisco’s CIO, I often have the opportunity to connect with my peers across the industry. And that’s been a great source of strength in these very unpredictable times.
I know at Cisco we’re already accustomed to remote working, and we have the network expertise to make it happen on a large scale. But to go from 20,000 to 140,000 remote workers in 10 days was something we had never dealt with, and it required a great deal of coordination and teaming across the company. We had teams working around the clock and doing whatever it took to make sure Cisco employees could quickly begin working from home.
So it was great to check in with other CIOs, to gauge their stress levels and see where we could help. Many have done the same for me.
That’s why I’m excited about the results from a new Cisco study being released today. CIO Impact Report: COVID-19. For this study, we pulsed more than 300 global CIOs specifically on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their leadership strategies, day-to-day stress levels, and perspectives on current and future IT strategies.
