mod=hp_lead_pos4Banks and financial-technology firms are starting to toughen their approval standards for new loans to consumers and small businesses.

https://www.business2community.com/tech-gadgets/covid-19s-impact-on-tech-spending-this-year-02297147In either a second-half 2020 recovery or recession, Forrester predicts computer and communications equipment spending will be weakest, with potential declines of 5% to 10%.Tech consulting and systems integration services spending will be flat in a temporary slowdown and could be down by up to 5% if firms cut back on new tech projects.Software spending growth will slow to the 2% to 4% range in the best case and will post no growth in the worst case of a recession.The only positive signs from the latest Forrester IT spending forecast is the continued growth in demand for cloud infrastructure services and potential increases in spending on specialized software.

None of my tenants see each other's communications traffic - each unit has it's own network (physical and logical) which are multiplexed onto a common fibre feed from the building ... a very similar design to office buildings/campuses.The technology is a strawman in this debate, the real issue is agency and responsibility for oneself versus liability for the actions of another.

With technologies, self-managing is easier than ever, even for the properties that are quite far. 

Reliable technology and reliability in the VA's character are essential. 

Whoever approved the app in its current state shouldn’t be handling anything having to do with technology, regardless of how fast or slow it changes.  

@Brionne MossAs an example of the many scripts I have added to BP over the years none of them include this question|statement which with today's technology is a great question to ask... 

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One thing my dad was right about, the younger generations are lazier, they don't have the work ethic of the old timers which is the unfortunate side, the good side is that life is much easier and younger generations have technology working for them, so they can afford to be lazier. 

If brokers were going to be displaced, it would have happened by now as we’ve had the technology for 15 years and access to it for 10.