Tag Archives: pandemic

Digital transformation: the long-term revenue opportunity 

Steve Law, CTO of Giacom reflects on the last year and provides an outlook on where the opportunity to generate revenue lies through the rest of 2021. At the start of the pandemic, many people would have been mistaken for thinking that work-from-home and stay at home orders were going …

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What We Can Learn From Organisations Who Flourished During COVID-19

Mandata explores what we can learn from organisations that successfully navigated the pandemic business crisis. When the knock-on effects of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent UK lockdowns are discussed, much of the focus is on the negative impact on the economy, our physical health, and our mental health. But, while …

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A changing channel: why the industry must evolve to meet new customer requirements

Gavin Jones, channel sales director at BT Wholesale, explores the shifting channel landscape and how partners can be ready to take new opportunities in light of the pandemic. Some people believe that the last year will have changed life forever, while others believe we’ll soon be back to normality. Either …

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Remote working intensifies data protection challenges

Barracuda Networks, has released a new report called: The State of Office 365 backup, which reveals that the worldwide shift to remote work during the pandemic has intensified the challenges associated with protecting Office 365 data. The report findings revealed that nearly two-thirds (64 per cent) of UK businesses are concerned about …

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Lessons learned by businesses during the pandemic that are shaping the future of digital transformation

Research from boxxe.com shows the pandemic has created a new era of technological advancement for UK businesses, with 4 out of 5 (82%) undertaking significant digital transformation in the last 12 months. Whilst the restrictions around on-site working and customer interaction brought in during the pandemic have necessitated an acceleration …

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Make working from home work for you

GEKKO’s managing director, Daniel Todaro reflects on how the Gekko team is coping with its new working from home environment amidst the pandemic and ways to boost productivity for all. Just like many businesses, the Gekko team is continuing to work from home to ensure the safety of all. It …

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NordVPN reports pandemic impact stats on businesses

The pandemic of 2020 speeded up the digital transformation of many businesses and changed the way we work. Now 43% of the workforce work remotely at least some of the time and a global market for cloud computing reached a record $266.4 billion reports NordVPN. The departing year saw an increase in criminal …

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Passport to freedom

Husayn Kassai, CEO and Co-Founder of Onfido investigates how tech and healthcare are merging to re-introduce ‘normality’ post pandemic. Up until recently, that sense of ‘normality’ was beginning to return for the UK public. Now, with the UK entering into a national three-tier lockdown system, what ‘could have been’ feels …

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Research reveals streaming reaches all-time high during lockdown

Online video is more popular than ever with the average global viewer watching nearly eight hours (seven hours, 55 minutes) per week. With consumers homebound during the pandemic, 46 percent of UK viewers signed up to additional streaming services and video viewing increased 14 percent in the past year. This …

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86.4% of UK&I businesses prioritise employee empowerment in their future workplace strategy

 NTT Ltd. has released its 2020 Intelligent Workplace Report ‘Shaping Employee Experiences for a World Transformed’, which highlights that the pandemic has put employee wellbeing at the forefront of the business agenda. Almost four-fifths (77.6%) of UK&I-based organisations agree that home-working during the pandemic has been challenging for employees. Connectivity and workspace …

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