The pandemic has restricted all forms of activities and forced many of us to conduct most transactions online. Ironically, the current crisis has caused several technology trends to gain momentum.
With digital solutions, people are offered convenience, accessibility, and simplicity in this rapid transition. That being said, here are tech trends that have gained traction and changed the way we work, trade, produce goods and services, and how we entertain ourselves.
Tech for Remote Work
To adhere to social distancing guidelines, organizations have asked workers to work from home. This is all possible thanks to technologies that support remote work, including virtual meeting platforms, virtual private networks (VPNs), face recognition tech, cloud tech, digital identity verification tools, and many more.
A work-from-home setup has also helped many employees to save resources and time, as well as offer flexibility. And though there are cybersecurity risks, trends in this field are being revamped to cope with the new wave of the remote workforce, too.
Online Shopping and Automated Deliveries
If you're old enough to recall the SARS outbreak in 2002, then you should probably know that it contributed to the growth of B2B and B2C platforms in China. The same thing is happening right now -- COVID-19 is transforming the online marketplace.
Online shopping is the way to go in order to keep people from mingling. E-commerce has long existed pre-coronavirus, but it has grown even bigger because of the pandemic. It has paved the way for robotic deliveries to gain traction, too, which is so critical these days, especially that we want less human contact.
AR/VR Technology
Huge events canceled one by one in the wake of the pandemic, but organizers took advantage of the already introduced AR/VR tech and used it to their advantage. Now, businesses are using this tech to train employees, hold conferences, collaborate on projects, and connect employees virtually.
More people are using VR headsets for gaming as well, and also to go on virtual travels and enhance their online entertainment as our new normal sets in, we are likely to see more virtual conferences.
Contactless Payments
To control human contact, many businesses are encouraging consumers to go digital and pay using their e-wallets or cards. Sending and receiving funds has also become contactless and this should continue on even after the pandemic.
These tech trends have helped us a lot to transition to the new normal so much easier. These reduced human interactions but increased productivity instead due to automation. By embracing technologies, we all can position ourselves better in the post-pandemic business landscape.
