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Increased digitization due to the pandemic
We have already been immersed in the digital ecosystem for the past few years, but the COVID-19 pandemic further accelerated this as people began to stay home. In turn, this has led people to spend more time online conducting their different day-to-day activities such as work, school, and even shopping.
For businesses, this meant an increased adoption of digitalization as a way to help people transition and acknowledge the impact of the pandemic in their daily lives. For companies, this meant that they had to adopt a more flexible manner of working from home. Some small to medium enterprises had to adapt as well and bring their businesses online to be able to reach their customers.
In a way, people started using the Internet through different online platforms to facilitate their interactions with one another, be it at work, in the classroom, and so on. This further increased our reliance on these services. Whereas before some people only used the Internet for entertainment, now more than ever, it has become the primary means for communication, freedom of expression, a means to find different goods and services, and many more. All of these digitalization changes serve to let people navigate their lives without disruption and to bring back a sense of normalcy even amidst the lockdown.
Innovation in the digital sphere
The success of these online platforms, be it social media sites, websites, online marketplaces, and other content-sharing platforms are just as dependent on the success of the businesses that use these platforms. The shift to digital has made joining these platforms easier for new business owners looking to venture into an online space to reach more customers.
Source of information and knowledge
With information being so easy to get with just a few clicks, online platforms allow for an endless supply of knowledge about any topic or query. More than just search engines, there are many different educational videos and forums that can be a source of information. People have also started learning again with the extra time they get from being at home, and having websites that offer different online learning courses in many different subjects has also expanded how fast we consume new knowledge.
Cloud technology
The internet has allowed users to be connected to other devices through these cloud services such as cloud storage. This allows computers and devices to be connected with other powerful computers and do complex tasks. For users, this means they can access their data from anywhere as synchronization across devices is something that cloud storage can do. Data backup has been made much easier with the cloud so in the event that your devices are lost or get destroyed, the data still remains stored safely in the cloud.
In a more grounded, day-to-day experience, the turn of many companies to a streaming platform is another manifestation of cloud technology. Long gone are the days that music, movies, and the like are downloaded on your devices. Instead, these can be listened to and watched on demand through a cloud streaming service.
With so many businesses transitioning to the cloud, it is important to understand why they are making this shift to digital. These internet platforms all have a profound effect in our daily lives especially coming into this “new normal” after the pandemic.
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