Getting a hundred thousand users working remotely in a fortnight – digital workspaces in the pandemic with Guru Venkatachalam and Spencer Pitts

Don’t Break the Bank: Run IT, Change IT

We’ve all had our worlds turned upside down in 2020 but as we begin to shift to a new normal, what are the long-term impacts to the way different industries actually work? For many in the financial services sector, the enforced shift to remote working has accelerated what were previously trends on the horizon. In our latest episode, two of VMware’s leading experts on digital workspaces, Spencer Pitts and Guru Venkatachalam, talk about how banks and other FS providers are keeping their workforces online, and what they’re seeing from FS customers in Europe and Asia.

**About Matthew**

Matthew O'Neill is a husband, dad, geek and Industry Managing Director, Advanced Technology Group in the Office of the CTO at VMware.

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**About Brian**

Brian Hayes is an audiophile, dad, builder of sheds, maker of mirth, world traveller and EMEA Financial Services Industry Lead at VMware.

You can find Brian on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-hayes-global-transformation-infrastructure-leadership-innovation-cyber-cloud-digital-delivery/).