Welcome to our July eNewsletter, as Storage magazine continues to do its best to ‘keep calm and carry on’ in the face of the ever-increasing social and economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s easy to assume that sectors like IT have been largely unaffected by the crisis, but as time goes on and things still don’t seem to be returning to normal (despite the best efforts of the Premier League and the pub industry!), it is increasingly clear that some things will be changed forever by the virus.

Every day sees new stories of business closures and staff layoffs, even as those headlines are relegated - rightly, of course - below those focused on the numbers of infected and dead. Technology firms are shifting their development focus into areas that might have immediate impact on the fight against Covid-19, whether in new ways to gather/share data or better systems for the retail and leisure sector, making it easier to go out and spend safely.

These are the changes we are all awaiting now: announcements of technological innovations that will make us feel confident about going back to work, going out to eat and drink, even going on public transport. And rest assured those announcements will come. In the mean time, stay safe.

David Tyler, Editor
Storage magazine

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