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At the start of the pandemic, the use of cloud collaboration services such as Microsoft SharePoint (the storage and sharing platform used by Office 365 and Microsoft Teams) increased dramatically. However, with very few collaboration tool providers offering options to archive files, many businesses are discovering that their data volumes and cost overruns are now spiraling out of control.

The post-Covid world brought about a whole new level of long-term changes in consumer habits and technology use on a daily basis. However, the most important factor that brands should be aware of and adapt to is the amount of time we spend online, which is currently at a global average of 7 hours per day.

An SD-WAN allows IT departments to modernize the network to embrace digital transformation and increase the alignment of IT systems with business objectives. SD-WAN connections can indeed leverage cheaper and flexible internet and 5G/LTE connections and deliver end user quality of experience at the same level – and even better – than the previous WAN model based on backhaul.

In post-pandemic world, the relationships that retailers have with their customers and technology alike will continue to evolve. A strong e-commerce strategy means creating inspiring shopping journeys online, being available to customers 24/7, quickening the pace of business and minimising unnecessary costs. Retailers equipped with a single view of each customer also presents an opportunity to reimagine brick-and-mortar stores.

Addressing global challenges in digital and post- COVID world requires new forms of leadership, including from chambers of commerce. Two years in making, the Congress will equip the chamber and business communities with insight and tools to effectively respond to the needs of the real economy, enable a resilient post-pandemic recovery and enable more widespread peace and prosperity for all.

“Pandemic not only posed a health crisis to the world but also socioeconomic challenges,” said Al-Mashat, elaborating that for a global recovery, multilateral and bilateral cooperation is needed to achieve sustainable development and UN’s SDGs.

The solution powered by AI (artificial intelligence) is designed to simplify an organisation’s expense audit and compliance programme through embedded intelligence and automation. Concur Detect by Oversight uses AI to automate an enormous quantity of data, enabling it to identify errors early and using predictive analytics to empower finance and compliance teams to take proactive action.

The majority (85%) of manufacturing executives say the situation has given their firms the opportunity to rethink how work is done. Almost nine in ten (87%) employees agreed that as a result of the pandemic, their company has developed new and better ways of working. The shift to these innovative working practices has been widespread and rapid.

The unprecedented working environment created by the pandemic has propelled technologies like assisted reality (AR) forward beyond proofs of concept, opening up new, perhaps less obvious, cases and demonstrating the potential of wearables in driving collaboration amongst remote teams.

After months of fast-changing travel restrictions, UAE passengers surveyed are now more concerned about having to quarantine than the risk of catching the virus on the plane or while abroad. Passengers also cited concerns over unpredictable border closures whilst travelling, which might leave them unable to return to the UAE.