Disruption to the industry from the coronavirus has mostly been visible on construction job sites with workers furloughed and deliveries delayed or cancelled. But there are similar interruptions happening at engineering and design firms — and not all companies are able to handle the forced move to a virtual office.
For many, key project files sit inaccessible on isolated servers. Those who have successfully migrated to the cloud say it's not a move that can happen quickly, but there are things that companies can start doing now.