The fall semester is only weeks away, and while many schools have already announced they will be going virtual again, more are still hoping to be able to move forward with in-person education. Some colleges and universities, while planning on allowing students on campuses, have allowed professors to determine the format for their classes. Ultimately, […]
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All the health and safety plans companies are developing today to protect workers, customers, guests, students, and others are only as effective as their implementation. It’s great to require people to wear masks, but if you’re not enforcing it, you’re going to find more and more individuals “forgetting.” The same goes for distancing, without constant […]
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How do we keep our employees, customers, guests, students, and residents safe? That’s the question every company executive, school system superintendent, nursing home director – really anyone in charge of a business or facility – is asking these days. We want people to be able to get back their normal activities. Even though there will […]
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We’ve seen the rise of touchscreen technology over the past few years. They are popping up everywhere. From restaurants to transportation centers to banks, and many more use cases, touchscreen technology is part of our routines. But now, we’re in the midst of a global pandemic and enhanced safety measures have also become part of […]
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Nobody likes wearing a mask. If anyone tells you they do, they’re not being honest. They may have gotten used to it, but that’s not the same as liking it. But, masks are going to be part of our lives for the foreseeable future as we continue to deal with COVID-19 while trying to continue […]
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As we approach the start of the fall semester, many schools are still trying to figure out how to ensure a safe in-person learning environment for students. We know COVID-19 is most commonly spread through the air. We also know outside air is cleaner than indoor air, which means building air flow becomes a critical […]
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Any time you go to a grocery store today, you’re likely to see people managing COVID-19 risk in varying degrees. Hopefully, they are all wearing masks. But, some are also wearing gloves in an effort to avoid surface contact exposure. With evidence suggesting fomite transmission is possible for as long as a few days, depending […]
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With the fall school semester only a few weeks away, schools at all levels are still grappling with how to manage their student bodies and faculty in the midst of an ongoing pandemic. Some schools have announced a virtual learning experience in the fall, but many are still hoping to have students on campuses and […]
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As more and more businesses start to return to some level of normalcy – though far from pre-coronavirus conditions – travel is also likely to start picking up. That means airlines are going to have to continue focusing efforts on health and safety protocols to make sure, that as flights become more full, they are […]
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As we watch COVID-19 cases balloon across the country – the U.S. has now closing in on the 4.5 million mark – there’s only one way to avoid a recall of the re-opening procedures that have been implemented over the past week weeks and going back into lockdown. Companies and individuals have to do a […]
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The past four-plus months have been anything but stress-free. People have been either working in potentially hazardous environments where they could be exposed to COVID-19, or they have been adjusting to working from home (often without the technology to do it effectively), or are have been laid off or furloughed (or or worried about it). […]
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Since March, we have seen nearly every industry redefine itself in some way. For some, it was largely about enhanced health and safety protocols, and for others, it was about completely changing how people worked. For the latter group, the communications and collaboration providers that have been touting their cloud-based solutions for years finally got […]
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Let’s understand something: COVID-19 isn’t just going away miraculously next week, or next month, maybe not even next year. Just today, the largest tech conference in the U.S. announced it is going virtual with its January 2021 edition. Of course, it’s not really easy to devise a way to ensure distancing and other protocols are […]
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By now, if you think we’re not going to be living with COVID-19 for some time, you’re not being realistic. The way we work, socialize, and play is all going to be different – perhaps forever. That doesn’t mean we aren’t going to do these things, and companies all over the place have re-opened their […]
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By: Jitin Agarwal, VP of Enterprise Products, EPAM For many industries, the COVID-19 pandemic has been less about dramatic new changes and more about the acceleration of trends that were already underway before we were locked down. The pandemic has reduced the gap between business cycles, which often have periods of “up” (rapid innovation) and […]
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The baseball season isn’t even a week old, and already two games have been postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests. So now, with NFL teams set to open training camps tomorrow, there’s likely to be an ever bigger motivation to ensure player safety as they start preparing for the upcoming season. So, what are the […]
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Our lives have all been upended by COVID-19, both professional and personal, and every industry has been impacted. Travel and tourism has been one of the hardest hit, as lockdowns and fear of contracting the virus have reduced travel to a bare minimum. While some travel has resumed, at least 60% of hotel room remain […]
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For all its negatives, the COVID-19 has driven tech innovation. Countless companies have developed new products or have adapted existing ones specifically to help companies and individuals better manage during the crisis. From healthcare tech to workplace safety and virtual fan noise in stadiums, the tech sector is innovating at a rapid pace to solve […]
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No industry has been immune to the impact of COVID-19. Everyone has seen changes in some capacity. Just as most activities were shut down for months, the sports industry was forced to take an unplanned hiatus. That includes everything from local recreation leagues to professional sports. Tonight, Major League Baseball is taking a huge step […]
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Testing, and more testing – that’s what it’s coming down to. As the number of cases continues to climb in the U.S. and is about to reach the 4 million mark, clearly re-opening policies aren’t working and too many people are simply ignoring health protocols. The only answer is to continue to ramp up testing […]
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