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A number of folks were instrumental in the development of this book, my fifth. First and foremost – thanks to my wife and family for continuing to support my dreams of academic and publishing excellence. The number of hours it took to research and develop this book were significant, taking time away from my family. Second, I'd like to thank the CIO, CISO, COO, and CEO contributors to this book. Your insights, experiences, lessons learned, and projections going forward will help organizations around the globe better prepare to live with expected future disruptions associated with Covid-19 and other disrupters that will inevitably challenge us all that we simply can't foresee at the moment.

I'd like to thank my supporting research teams. Special thanks to Joseph Poye, Christian Morrison, and Timothy Scannell at IDC. Access to your research and team was invaluable in the development of this book. I'd also like to thank my friend and colleague Rick Pastore at The Hackett Group for access to some of your terrific research studies and reports. They were especially helpful in showing readers the impacts IT planning had on the degree of impact from the pandemic.

I'd also like to thank the wonderful team of professionals who provided compelling endorsements for this book. Thank you Ed Anderson, Rick Pastore, Frederic Lemieux, and Kendra Ketchum.

Lastly, and most importantly, I'd like to thank my team at John Wiley & Sons. It's hard to believe that this is my third book with your esteemed publishing brand. What an honor it is to be backed by Wiley. Special thanks go out to Sheck Cho, executive editor; Susan Cerra, senior managing editor; and Samantha Enders, editorial assistant and lead for the cover design, for all your efforts to make this book a global leader.