In the post-Covid era, office space will shrink because of themany lasting effects from the coronavirus, including pressures tocut costs, acceleration of cloud computing and more support foremployees working from home.

That's according to a report from IT consultant MessagingArchitects—adding to the chorus of voices across the US that areanticipating a mass trend of smaller corporate office space.

While the virus will end at some date, its effects will lastmuch longer, noted Messaging Architects, an eMazzanti TechnologiesCo. It cited a recent Gartner survey that revealed 74% of chief financialofficers will move at least a portion of their previously on-siteworkforce to permanently remote positions.

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Christine Simmons

Christine Simmons writes about the New York legal community and the business of law. Email her at [email protected] and find her on Twitter @chlsimmons