With millions of people sheltering in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the cloud computing market is getting a serious usage boost.
Schools, corporations, and individuals are using cloud-based software to learn, collaborate, and stay connected.
The pandemic is changing the way the world operates, including how we work.
A significant number of companies deemed non-essential have transitioned to remote work environments to remain in operation, using cloud-based software to collaborate and work.
At the same time, a large segment of the population is practicing social distancing and turning to virtual tools to stay connected.
That demand for cloud-based services isn’t going to go away anytime soon, even if cities begin easing social distancing rules in the coming weeks or months.
One attractive alternative to Microsoft 365, is Korea’s Hancom suite of productive software. The company in business since 1990 offers a number of Cloud-based products, including Hancom Space and Hancom DocsConverter.
Hancom offers a number of Cloud-based products, including Hancom Space and Hancom DocsConverter.
Hancom Space provides a full-featured suite of office productivity tools in a modern collaboration space for enhanced team effectiveness.
You can create and share documents conveniently from a desktop, mobile device, or web browser. You can work together on documents stored in the cloud.
You can even combine cloud storage services and manage them from one place.
Hancom DocsConverter is a server solution that enables you to convert MS Office documents into a variety of formats. It provides features such as document preview, content security, search keyword extraction, and more.
DocsConverter integrates with Groupware, EDMS, CMS, email systems, search engines, and more.
The Hancom DocsConvertor business application is available through the AWS Marketplace with a free trial period, too.
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South Korea – A Roadmap to COVID-19 Economic Recovery
Global coverage for my article on COVID-19 and South Korea as a First Mover in economic recovery.
https://www.brandinginasia.com/south-korea-a-roadmap-to-covid-19-economic-recovery/
South Korea – A Roadmap to COVID-19 Economic Recovery
For many weathering stay at home and a remote office, how businesses will return to work weighs heavy on the minds of governments, employers, and workers worldwide. It’s a delicate balance between staying safe and an urgent need to re-open commerce.
For an economic recovery, South Korea could be a glimpse into future best practices.
The world has been watching and, in some cases, following as South Korea benefits from its social distancing guidelines, technology-powered testing, tracing and treatment, as well as measures to utilize data in fighting the virus.
How South Korea tackles rebooting their economy will also be closely followed — as Asia’s fourth-largest economy, it is considered a bellwether for world trade.
As a trial, in their recent election, South Koreans turned out in record numbers. The country after much discussion went ahead with elections as its massive and rapid testing and quarantine efforts have slowed the spread of COVID-19.
On one level the strong voter response is a sign of intense public interest in what may be seen as a referendum on President Moon Jae-in and his administration’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis.
Perhaps more insightful, as a first step in COVID-19 recovery, it appears to have pushed more citizens to cast their ballots.
I believe all efforts will now turn to economic recovery.
For me, this was very apparent in recent in Zoom calls and correspondence with Seoul.
In one example following the election, a Korean colleague asked what was needed as the next step into jump-starting our marketing outreach for a stalled product launch. More so, sensing the urgency and some pressure, they shared leadership’s new and rather hefty quarterly goals for the product launch.
In another instance on a call with a team, senior leadership jumped in to get an update on a number of global business outreaches made in the last few weeks — leadership then asked to move forward ASAP with whatever support was needed from their teams and HQ.
Stepping back and pondering some, I feel we all need to have a plan in place — and be positioned to move forward fast.
As business and commerce recover, agreements will probably be revisited, terms subject to renegotiations, and above all expect partner and leadership requests for a detailed localized Recovery Plan!
To this, I’d add that it’s best to include some countermeasures for recovery.
In weeks to come, and as economies emerge from COVID-19, early movers like South Korea may provide much-needed roadmaps for recovery and implementing return to work plans.
That said, we can assume recovery will be gradually phased-in, vary by location, industry sector, and the overall local health status.
It also will require continued social distancing, expanded use of personal protective equipment, and other preventative health measures.
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