Software Saviors: Forbes CIO Next List Highlights Tech Leaders Preparing Businesses For A Post-Pandemic Recovery
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Prominent Silicon Valley VC Marc Andreessen coined the phrase “software is eating the world” to emphasize how digital insurgents have transformed industry after industry. After the past year’s events, perhaps it’s time to rephrase that to “software is saving the world.”
Computers and the programs they run have played a crucial role in supporting researchers hunting for Covid-19 vaccines, governments trying to keep track of the virus’s spread via mobile apps and companies shifting millions of employees to remote work and launching new e-commerce sites to stay connected to customers.