The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted supply chains and brought economies around the world to a standstill. In turn, businesses need access to accurate, timely data more than ever before. As a result, the demand for data analytics is skyrocketing as businesses try to navigate an uncertain future. However, the sudden surge in demand comes with its own set of challenges.How the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the data industry and how enterprises can prepare for the data challenges to come in 2021 and beyond.Andrew Custagehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-custage-8934381b/The Data Standardhttps://datastandard.io/https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-data-standard/