Businesses caught short by a global pandemic in March 2020 are now prepared for whatever lies ahead.
As yet another winter bears down on us, the pre-COVID-19 world of just two years ago seems like an innocent dream. In those days, face masks were for medical workers, employees freely congregated in their workplaces, and the most serious seasonal sickness could mostly be prevented with a simple flu shot. The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the world as we knew it. And it’s not over yet. As I write this, global epidemiologists are grappling with the omicron variant, which threatens to upend everything we thought we knew about this relentless virus.
But the world rolls on, and businesses that were caught short by the unexpected arrival of a global pandemic in March 2020 are now prepared to weather whatever storms lie ahead. The security monitoring industry continues to perk along, fueled by new technology, remote work options, and lessons learned during the worst of the pandemic.