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For more than a year, the Covid-19 pandemic has forced organisations of all sizes to adapt to the “new normal”. Teams have had to adopt remote and home working at a scale and pace that no one could have predicted. In many ways, the pandemic has been a massive test of business continuity. But even as countries roll out vaccines, IT teams need to revisit their disaster recovery plans. The last 12 months have forced significant changes in working practices, IT systems, security and even physical facilities. Companies say they are unlikely to return to their pre-pandemic setups. Business advice firm PwC has found that half of companies plan to make remote working a permanent option for staff whose role allows it. Some tech companies have gone further. Spotify, the music service, will allow its employees to work from anywhere, while others, including Twitter and Salesforce.com, have made remote working a permanent option. Inevitably, these moves will change the way organisations approach disaster recovery (DR). How do you protect ...