COVID has changed the world over the past two years. But how many of the technology changes we’ve made will remain, and which ones may revert back to pre-COVID standards? SHOW: 552CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwCHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSORS:CBT Nuggets: Expert IT Training for individuals and teamsSign up for a CBT Nuggets Free Learner account Spot by NetAppMore Cloud, Less Cost (Spot by NetApp)Datadog Application Monitoring: Modern Application Performance MonitoringGet started monitoring service dependencies to eliminate latency and errors and enhance your users experience with a free 14 day Datadog trial. Listeners of The Cloudcast will also receive a free Datadog T-shirt.SHOW NOTES:We’ve All Become The Cloudcast (Eps.545)Apple employees don’t want to return to the office CLOUD GROWTH THROUGH GLOBAL PANDEMICThis week I had a discussion about the amount of change that happened over the past 18-24 months and whether or not that's normal (across industries)?WHAT STAYS, WHAT CHANGES, and WHY?Not every company or industry reacted the same. Companies established new norms around remote work. This will impact future hiring.Companies adopted more remote-friendly technologies.Many customers began using more public cloud services (out of necessity) and it worked fine. They likely won’t abandon these technology choices.Companies are focused on how to adjust to these new normals, so they’ll prioritize things that work (in the short-term) Will this be a boom for people getting new cloud certifications?Will companies eventually do cost-cutting on cloud spending, since it was “just do it!” last year?Will this create the new “bi-modal” IT?  FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnet