Companies, individuals and institutions around the globe are coming together to provide solutions for the crisis — from 3D-printed medical devices like ventilators and protection goggles, to supercomputers and cloud consortiums put at the disposal of researchers and doctors.
It sounds like a cliché, but dark times really seem to bring out the best in people. It’s inspiring to see everyone pitching in.
But social distancing and the move of almost all activities to the digital realm are putting our infrastructures under test.
Concerns regarding network congestion and the Internet’s capacity to handle the increase in traffic are going global.
Popular streaming services like Netflix have had to downgrade the video quality of their content in response to the soaring numbers of people turning to digital entertainment for some solace.
At the same time, enterprise cloud services like AWS and Microsoft Teams are experiencing lag and connectivity issues due the amount of businesses moving online to remain operational. So far, the system is holding up — Let’s keep it that way, please!
