These are unprecedented times for all of us, and marketers are no exception. If you work in one of these booming sectors - online training, food delivery, healthcare, etc - then you’re probably busier than ever! For the rest of us, business is quiet to non-existent, and we’re stuck at home trying to stay away from the fridge and the TV. 

In our previous article, we have mentioned work from home communication apps experienced a tremendous surge in growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Zoom is suddenly ubiquitous, but also receives loads of backlash due to various security breaches.

In today's article, we will continue with the remaining 5 alternatives to Zoom.

Read more: How Is TRG Adapting to the New Normal of Virtual Office Post COVID-19?

As more and more professionals are asked to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses could face an increase in attacks that could result in data breaches. Remote workers are susceptible to both physical and cyber thefts. The stakes are even higher when you are handling sensitive data, proprietary information, and client contracts at home.

It is not surprising that work from home communication apps experienced a tremendous increase in growth during COVID-19 as a major portion of the global population is now home-bound. 

The highest number of downloads recorded was during the week of March 14-21, which surpassed 62 million downloads on both iOS and Google Play, according to a report by App Annie.

Studies show that productivity spikes when employers allow their workforces to work from home more. Many of us certainly enjoy its benefits, but working from home is not as simple as it sounds; it can be distracting.

It is easy to see why the hospitality industry receives the heaviest blow from the COVID-19 pandemic. Flights cancelled, countries locked down, public transportation, and ride-sharing services suspended. Hotels, travel agencies, restaurants and many service providers are forced to halt operations to ensure the health safety for the general public. 

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the globe like wildfires, showing no sign of slowing down, businesses are increasingly grappling with the question of how to stay operational during this crisis without compromising the well-being of their employees, customers, and the public. Many are sending staff to work from home, yours should be as well.

It was confirmed last month that Koch Industries has acquired the remaining equity in Infor in a deal that will make the New York-based enterprise software company a $13 billion subsidiary of Koch Industries. What does this acquisition mean for Infor and its 68,000 customers worldwide? 

We are living in the era where data is growing exponentially in volume, velocity, and variety, well beyond the capability of on-premises systems. The question raised among the small to medium-sized businesses is: What is a suitable, budget-friendly IT solution for this problem? Cloud Computing can be the solution to this predicament.

You may have watched The Internship or The Apprentice, and had a rough idea of what interns and apprentices are and what they do. Still, some get these two terms mixed up. The common understanding is that both internships and apprenticeships provide on-the-job training, which is accurate. But this is where the similarity ends.