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Besides the general challenges of upgrading, your organization may be considering a remote or hybrid work approach in the long term. According to a study by McKinsey Global Institute, up to 25 percent of workers in advanced economies could work remotely three to five days per week.4 With younger workers more likely than older counterparts to give up future earnings for the opportunity to work remotely,5 workplace flexibility is key for the future.
Your business may also be experiencing increased ecommerce demand, growing up to two to five times faster than before the pandemic.6 And much of that growth is here to stay: 75 percent of consumers who used digital channels for the first time during the pandemic plan to continue to use them after it ends.7 But increased ecommerce comes with its own challenges: You don’t want to keep your customers waiting due to supply chain issues or slow shipping. Similarly, when it comes to more users navigating your website and making online purchases, customer satisfaction could wear thin if they experience delays.
As you move into this next phase of your business operations, it’s important to consider the types of workloads you run in your data center, either simultaneously or on separate servers.
4 McKinsey Global Institute, “The future of work after COVID-19,” accessed June 28, 2021, https://www.mckinsey.com/fea- tured-insights/future-of-work/the-future-of-work-after-covid-19.
5 PwC, “What’s next for America’s workforce post-COVID-19?” accessed June 28, 2021, https://www.pwc.com/us/en/ser- vices/consulting/workforce-of-the-future/library/workforce-pulse-survey.html.
6 McKinsey Global Institute, “The future of work after COVID-19,” accessed June 25, 2021, https://www.mckinsey.com/fea- tured-insights/future-of-work/the-future-of-work-after-covid-19.
7 McKinsey Global Institute, “The future of work after COVID-19.”