While it makes perfect sense for IT employees to work from remote locations via video conferencing and collaboration tools seamlessly - especially in the case of tech giants like Google or Microsoft -- workers from the non-IT companies and small and medium enterprises (SMBs) are the worst-hit in India as most of them have little or no clue about how these messaging and collaboration tools work amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Small companies -- from corporate to education verticals -- are scrambling to get their act together as new coronavirus threat has reached their premises, prompting them to send employees home who have age-old laptops, poor network and connectivity with no UPS backups and little knowledge about how to handle group chat and collaboration software like Zoom, Google Hangouts Meet, Microsoft Teams and Flock etc.
Instead of halting operations, however, businesses can choose to shift towards remote working methods with teaching non-IT staff on how to use the latest digital software to connect and work, say industry experts.
The training will take some time and may hamper productivity in the short run but is a win-win situation for the non-tech companies in the long run, in case any such global emergency arises in the future.
According to a latest report by Gartner, 54 per cent of HR leaders have cited that poor technology and/or infrastructure for remote working is the biggest barrier to effective remote working.
Sandy Shen, Senior Director Analyst, Gartner, says that with COVID-19 disrupting the business landscape, CIOs should relook at the digital fulfillment of market demand.
"The value of digital channels, products and operations is immediately obvious to companies everywhere right now. This is a wake-up call for organisations that have placed too much focus on daily operational needs at the expense of investing in digital business and long-term resilience," warned Shen.
Businesses that can shift technology capacity and investments to digital platforms will mitigate the impact of the outbreak and keep their companies running smoothly now, and over the long term.
"Videoconferencing, messaging, collaboration tools and document sharing are just a few examples of technologies that facilitate remote work. Additional bandwidth and network capacity may also be needed, given the increasing number of users and volume of communications," informed Shen.
The IT industry's apex body Nasscom has asked the government to relax norms for a month to allow work-from-home for technology and back-office employees as a measure to deal with the spread of Covid-19 in India.
Networking giant Cisco said that it has seen "significant growth" in the usage of its web conferencing and video-conferencing service Webex in India.
According to Muneer Ahmad, Business Head, ViewSonic India, due to COVID-19 pandemic, the corporate and educational sector is severely getting affected in the country.
"ViewSonic IFP has a cloud-based software which help teachers and corporates to connect through video conferencing to multiple people at the same time and can split the screen into six screens. It can also connect with various tools like Skype, Cisco WebEx, Zoom, Google Hangouts and GoToMeeting," Ahmad told IANS.
Co-working sector has also taken a hit and the industry is looking at several measures to tackle it -- from ensuring supply of juices rich in Vitamin C to supply of disinfectants and giving work from home facilities.
"The scheduled visits of the clients at our co-working offices have been postponed. Few of our clients have cancelled their outstation meetings and have now started audio/video conferencing for virtual meetings," said Nakul Mathur, MD, Avanta India.
According to reports, India has approximately 1,000 co-working locations (as of September 2019) and is the second-largest market for the co-working industry after China.
As India's first licensed B2B Virtual Network Operator, CloudConnect Communications offers a collaborative platform that allows companies to overcome the COVID-19 threat while maintaining seamless business continuity and optimum employee productivity.
"We offer a secure, robust, reliable, scalable and trackable mobile-first unified communication infrastructure that aids remote teleworking so that businesses can continue operating even under any unforeseen circumstances," said Gokul Tandon, Executive Chairman, CloudConnect Communications.
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Shiva Lingam and Youni
LINGAM & YOUNI
Lingam and Yoni in Sanskrit means the male and female sexual organs respectively. Hindus are allowed to worship anything – including sexual organs. It is not unknown for them to name their children as Shiva Lingam (God Shiva’s sexual organ) or Rama Lingam (God Rama’s sexual organ), (in some places in Karnataka, the gods demand both male and females to pray naked together).
“One day the sage Atri was performing tapas with his wife Anasuya. Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva came and offered him a boon, but Atri remained silent, meditating. Then the three gods went to Anasuya. Siva had his linga in his hand, Visnu was full of erotic feeling, and Brahma was beside himself with desire, saying to Anasuya, ‘Make love with me or I will die.’ When she heard this coarse speech, Anasuya made no reply, for, although she feared the anger of the gods, she was true to her husband. But they were overcome with delusion, and they raped her by force. Then she became angry and she cursed Siva to be worshiped as a linga, Brahma to be worshiped in the form of a head, and Vishnu to be worshiped as feet, in order to ridicule them all, and she cursed them all to be reborn as her sons. Because of this, Siva was reborn as Durvasas.
comment 16#rum... samadhana kanappa ... when allah can allot 1:4 and 1:72 in jannath .. dont worry he will allot 1000 also ... bejar madkobeda guru ... samadhana nimma kashta novu artha agatte ... adakke anthane bunder nalli burnol and itch guard sigthade from 2014 . nam faizhal bhai ne distrubutor ... please go and tell my name ... 50% discount bere kodthare ... hahaha
ALLAH can bring 1000 0f zakir naik. Allah is the best plaaner.
We want people like Brother BOPANNA Brother Naren. Do not hurt them by Cursing,they are innocent they are not aware of Allah or Islam. Let us try our best to knowledge them about Life after Death. So that they too can join us in Allah's Beautiful Jannath. We can just pray for their Hidayath rest all in Allah's Hand.
\#9 , mr ANAL\", haha allah is the best planner? We saw the plan when 8 of them were given tickets to Jannat .... maybe the 72 virgins were bored waiting for them ?"
Hahaha superb maama ... chaddi jarisodaralle busy antha kanuthe ... enu madakke agalla 4 wives and mele 72 wives option iddaga ... chaddi haakodakke purusottu yellide .. hahaha ... nin ummah chummah kathe gottu bidappa ... hgappa working hours nangu and ningu ... toilet correct agi tolililla andre arab milk shake hodittaane :) haha... hogu hogu ... hogabekadre chaddi haakondu hogappa , papa chaddi gala mele dwesha ondu kade , 4 options na maintain mado bharadalli chaddi bagge ne gamana iralla ... muahhhhhhh.....henge mama ...
Center wants to ban peace promoter like Dr Zakir naik but not hate mongers like sangh parivars. Dr naik has inspired millions around the world towards truth and peace which doesn't go down the throats of anti muslims. He is internationally respected man even by the non muslim leaders. India need many more men like Dr Zakir Naik to remove misconceptions and promote the truth.
naren kotian, singapore
After reading your 9 lines of comments i can only say that as a Fenku Bhakt only you are best at Fenku. I am not saying like you that i will do this and that. Because of frustration you are himself trying to make proud and happy. Look at your anti-national comment already 9 dislikes has given. Never call yourself again as a nationalist. You and your sanghis cant be nationalist. Lo magane Ninge yen gottu Muslim ummah takattu. Ummah manassu madidre nin tarah Billions chaddigala chaddi in seconds jarisabahudu.
kill naren ... hahaha ... we can make out how third rated jihadis are frustrated ....magalchiiiii...... mark my words ,if you are dreaming about another partition ... it is just day dream ... gone or the days ,where back stabbing from behind used to happen ... when it comes to india ...ninnatha koti jana gun ethkondu bandru ... we nationalist indians will face and ruthlessly massacre for trying to split our nation ... look at 3 likes for this anti national comment , wwho supports his version of partition ....sanghis and bhangis na eradicate madakke neenalla , nin entire ummah manas madidru sadya illa ... dont give buildup ... hogo le fish maaro time aithu ....bholo bharath mata ki jai... vande mataram ... india is safe under our powerful modi, jihadists are getting frustrated day by day as they are losing grip .. so it is truly visible .look at mujra and khoja dance u r ummah is doing infront of israel , then u think about india .... hahaha...
Kuffars are on full scale devilish mode. Let them plan, Allah is the best planner.
Religion of PIECE ! India should build stronger jails for Naik and his followers
naren before you ban youtube regards all thinks you first understand the truthness after i will not get you,,, try to get truth ness
#2 naren kotian
Relax man! Relax! In one breath how much you will speak bad about zakir naik and his followers. You are missing one point here indian govt must monitor foreign funding of terrorist organization RSS and its other groups. Also have to keep close vigil on his sympathisers , enact goonda act.
What do you think only you have mouth to speak. You cheddi bhakt!!!
Naren, everyone know that hawala king is once ratayatra master and UAE business man who is changing sanghis black money into white money who took chaywala to dubai visit.
Neevu maadiruva paayikaana bekadastiruvaga innobbar paayikaane hudukikondu hogabedi iruvudanne tindu bidi, hotte uri sariyaagabahudu
NARENA ...Burnol hachko ...you can ban PEACE but you CANT STOP INDIA BEING PIECE .....because of you people another Freedom struggle soon start to eradicate all Sanghis and Bhangis .......
JAI HIND
We condemn this and ask Supreme court to intervene and tell Center to avoid such cunning acts and miss leading normal citizens
monitor hawala network ,90% funds they get via hawala ... this particular segment doesnot use banking system much .put him on interpol most wanted list , ban his programs and youtube . keep close vigil on his sympathisers , enact goonda act . profiling is must as entire world is facing jihadist threats , we must screen like israelis and even trump is keen to follow and japan already imposed it .
It doesnt matter to those who have IMAAN in their heart...
Millions of honest people who look for TRUTH have already Got the message of the TRUTH of Worshiping one TRUE GOD...and bringing them near to the TRUTH.
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