As Covid challenges humanity and business on a global scale it is the ubiquity of computing and digital communication that is playing a critical role to manage and resolve the challenge presented to us all. Advanced analytics and artificial intelligence are central to generating information and driving decision making from the masses of data collected - for medical research, supply chain management, virus traceability, social media and the internet to name a few. This presentation discusses current and new technologies including high-performance storage for advanced analytics and Artificial Intelligence, that are contributing to the rapid development and deployment of economically viable solutions that enable us to manage and resolve the Covid challenge.