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It’s Time To Put Security And Privacy Front And Center For Virtual Care

Forrester IT

DECEMBER 22, 2020

(Written with Benjamin Corey, senior research associate at Forrester) Telehealth (virtual care) usage has skyrocketed during the pandemic.

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Important Questions To Answer Before Making Your Events Virtual

Forrester IT

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Back in March, Nick Barber and I teamed up to help B2B marketers assess whether virtual events were a viable alternative to physical, as COVID-19 forced event managers to cancel in–person events wholesale.

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It’s Time Chatbots And Virtual Assistants Play A Bigger Role In The B2B Buyer Journey

Forrester IT

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It’s time for B2B marketers to close the gaps in their customers’ digital experiences with the assistance of automated conversations created by chatbots and virtual assistants (VAs). These solutions are already popular in B2C and B2B markets, creating experiences that: Meet modern buyers’ expectations of immediacy.

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Healthcare Is Making The Shift To Virtual-First Delivery Across Routine And Specialty Care

Forrester IT

MAY 21, 2020

Seemingly overnight, consumer demand shifted to convenient access through virtual care. Healthcare will remain forever changed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Going to Market Smarter in the New Economy

Advertiser: ZoomInfo

In 2022, as companies continue to move more functions online, employees will take a more virtual -- and flexible -- mindset and lifestyle in parallel to the digitization of businesses. Technology will continue to play a part in fostering buyer allegiance and building brands in the “new normal.”

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Virtual Care is A Requirement – Not A “Nice To Have”

Forrester IT

JUNE 3, 2020

Virtual Care Blog Series – Part 2 The pandemic has pushed virtual care technologies to make the leap across the chasm of adoption as even the pragmatists and conservatives have started deploying these services.

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Virtual Event Momentum Will Move Strategy and Tech Forward Rapidly

Forrester IT

AUGUST 4, 2020

B2B marketers are turning to virtual event solutions as an alternative to physical conferences and meetings during the coronavirus pandemic. Successful marketers start with strategy and define the customer experience they want their online events to deliver.

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Will Virtual Care Stand The Test Of Time? If You’re Asking The Question, It’s Time To Catch Up

Forrester IT

JUNE 4, 2020

Virtual Care Blog Series — Part 3 Forrester made the call that 2020 would be the tipping point for virtual care adoption. Previous barriers to virtual care for consumers have been removed, such as lack […].

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The Valuable Role of Virtualization in the Apple Enterprise

IT Toolbox

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Learn how Mac virtualization revolutionizes Apple DevOps for seamless enterprise software development. The post The Valuable Role of Virtualization in the Apple Enterprise appeared first on Spiceworks.

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The Recruiting Crossword Puzzle

Advertiser: ZoomInfo

On top of ever-increasing advancements on the technology front (hello, artificial intelligence), try adding record-low unemployment and candidates’ virtual omnipresence and you’ve got yourself a pretty passive, well-informed, and crowded recruiting landscape. The good news?

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Redefining The Fate Of Virtual Care

Forrester IT

JUNE 12, 2024

Last quarter delivered several shocks to the healthcare system, including a series of downturns for virtual care.

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Some think we’re on the cusp of a virtual world called ‘the metaverse’ some are skeptical

CTOvision

AUGUST 16, 2021

Read why Sean Monahan says he is skeptical about the new virtual world called The Metaverse on Guardian : Maybe this will be my Paul Krugman moment. The Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist was famously the winner of a study to establish which op-ed commentator was most consistently correct. In 1998, he […].

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Predictions 2021: It’s All About Empathy, Digital, And Virtualizing Customer Care

Forrester IT

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The purpose of customer service is no longer just to alleviate run-of-the-mill inconveniences; it is to provide fundamental and necessary services for consumers devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how customer service will evolve in 2021.

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Augmented Reality vs. Virtual Reality: 4 Critical Differences

IT Toolbox

AUGUST 7, 2023

Augmented reality (AR) overlays digital info onto the physical world, while virtual reality (VR) creates an immersive simulated environment. The post Augmented Reality vs. Virtual Reality: 4 Critical Differences appeared first on Spiceworks.

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How to Accelerate Product Sales Virtually

Everyone sells online these days, but outselling the (virtual) competition requires following a few key principles. Yellowfin CEO Glen Rabie shares his insights on resonating with buyers in this short video.

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7 Ways To Maximize Efficiency With Virtual Agents

IT Toolbox

AUGUST 8, 2023

How to succeed with virtual agents. The post 7 Ways To Maximize Efficiency With Virtual Agents appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Are Virtual Events The Right Move For You?

Forrester IT

MARCH 25, 2020

It’s a rough time to be planning or managing a large, in-person event. The COVID-19 virus has made canceling or delaying customer gatherings, seminars, conferences, and trade shows of any size essential. Digital alternatives don’t replicate the in-person experience, despite innovative technologies and approaches.

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What Is Network Function Virtualization (NFV)? Meaning, Working, and Importance

IT Toolbox

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In network function virtualization, network functions powered by hardware are replaced with software. The post What Is Network Function Virtualization (NFV)? Meaning, Working, and Importance appeared first on.

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3 Reasons Investment in Virtual Software Experiences Is on the Rise

IT Toolbox

APRIL 26, 2023

Through developments in hyper-realistic simulations, virtual software experiences have the potential to be highly disruptive in computing platforms. The post 3 Reasons Investment in Virtual Software Experiences Is on the Rise appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Your Future Signature

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Birosign’s revolutionary pen connects the biological identity of the user with their virtual identity, which is essential for digital and remote work. The fine motor movements of the hand are unique and cannot be imitated or stolen. Download the guide to learn about your future signature!

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Microservices Architectures and Magic Clouds: Evolving Cloud-native Java Virtual Machines

IT Toolbox

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The post Microservices Architectures and Magic Clouds: Evolving Cloud-native Java Virtual Machines appeared first on. Advances in cloud-native JVMs now make running Java in Kubernetes easier and faster than ever.

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What Is Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO)? Working, Services, and Examples

IT Toolbox

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The post What Is Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO)? An MVNO rents infrastructure from one or more cellular network carriers to provide competitive mobile connectivity plans. Working, Services, and Examples appeared first on.

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Consumers, Meet Your Virtual Match: Your Digital Double

Forrester IT

MAY 29, 2024

You soon may be able to build an algorithm that makes algorithms work for you. Introducing the digital double: a consumer-owned, algorithmically driven AI agent.

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Channel Reimagines Physical Events, Looking To Reopen Slowly

Forrester IT

AUGUST 11, 2020

This week, we have seen two examples of physical channel events take shape after almost six months of virtual. Most of these events carried on virtually, with mixed results. In earlier research around communities, I have pointed to the 150 events per year that were happening before COVID-19.

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3 Sizzling Ways to Warm up Cold Calls

Advertiser: ZoomInfo

Fortunately, today’s sales leaders have a crucial advantage over their predecessors: market intelligence and outreach platforms that can warm up virtually any introduction. Even in today’s data-driven sales world, cold calling remains a fact of life for many go-to-market professionals.

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The Big Acceleration

Forrester IT

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The Big Acceleration, shifting society to digital, virtual, and experiences, could usher in the Roaring 2020's, a period of fast growth and dynamism. The Roaring '20s followed the pandemic of 1918/1919.

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What Are The Sustained Implications Of COVID-19? Here’s What Our B2B Marketing And Sales Analysts See

Forrester IT

JUNE 23, 2020

During our recent Summit and CX North America virtual events and in many reports and blogs, Forrester analysts have provided guidance about how best to respond, today and in the coming […]. Although we’re only halfway through 2020, it feels like we’ve experienced enough disruption to last us a full year, if not an entire decade.

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COVID-19 Accelerated Your Digital Momentum — Don’t Slow Down Now

Forrester IT

MARCH 1, 2021

Like many other firms, the global pandemic likely forced you to shift almost overnight to only engaging your customers virtually, thrusting the digital teams to the forefront of your firm’s business strategy. Your digital transformation initiatives may have been floundering pre-COVID, but that’s ancient history now.

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Post-Pandemic, The 2020s Will Require A New Enterprise Tech Strategy

Forrester IT

OCTOBER 22, 2020

With an overnight forced migration to all things digital and virtual, projects that previously took two years were rolled out in two months — or even two weeks. If the rest of the decade is anything like 2020, tech leaders are in for quite the ride. CIOs and their digital and business colleagues have been […].

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The Contact Center of the Future with Real-Time AI

Depending on the customer base, you may have 40% of your chat, SMS, and email answered by a chatbot, 30% of voice calls answered by a virtual agent or voice bot, and only 30% actually answered by a human. What does the contact center of the future look like?

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Six Technologies Will Make Digital Experiences More Humanlike (And GenAI Is Just One Among Them)

Forrester IT

JUNE 3, 2024

The future of human-machine interaction (HMI) will be drastically more humanlike in six ways — creative, conversational, perceptive, embodied, physical, and personified — as a result of six emerging technologies: generative AI, language AI, adaptive AI, somatic interfaces, spatial interfaces, and virtual people, respectively.

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Adapt, Innovate, And Integrate — How To Thrive In A Disrupted B2B Event Sector

Forrester IT

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Marketing leaders should embrace the new reality and look for ways to adapt their current approach to in-person events, while exploring ways to innovate their virtual event experience. They also need to pay attention to the underpinning infrastructure and integrate teams, processes, and technology.

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Infrastructure Limitations Make Rural Communities More Vulnerable To The Mental Health Crisis

Forrester IT

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

There’s been massive adoption of virtual care for mental health that has granted more accessibility to mental health support. Forrester predicts 60% of virtual visits this year will be for mental health treatment.

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Consumers Aren’t Ready For The Metaverse, Yet

Forrester IT

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

In its current state, the metaverse is prime (virtual) real-estate for brands looking to make press headlines, test and learn, and reach a subset of the Gen Z audience. Brands that expect a revenue-based ROI from their metaverse custom media buys will be sorely disappointed.

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Reimagining CX: How to Implement Effective AI-Driven Transformations

Speaker: Steve Pappas, Chief Strategist, Startup and Early Stage Growth Advisor, Keynote Speaker, CX Podcaster

Through actual case studies, Steve will analyze companies that have harnessed the potential of AI-driven conversations to transcend CX boundaries.

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Learn OPSWAT’s Unique Contributions To Cybersecurity 13 May 2020: From SDP to Endpoint Configuration Control In One Well Thoughtout Approach

CTOvision

MAY 12, 2020

Register now for a 13 May 2020 virtual panel I’ll be participating in with Bob Flores, former CTO of the Central Intelligence Agency and Michael Hylton of OPSWAT as we […].

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Satellite Cybersecurity Digital Week 19-22 October 2020

CTOvision

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Attendees at the virtual CyberSat Summit October 19-22 2020 will have an opportunity to learn from peers from across the satellite and space industry and can also tap into some […].

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Nvidia launches AI Enterprise in general availability

CTOvision

AUGUST 25, 2021

Nvidia today announced the general availability of AI Enterprise, a software suite of tools and frameworks that enable companies running VMware vSphere to virtualize AI workloads on Nvidia-certified servers.

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GenAI’s World-Changing Power Is Putting Knowledge To Work

Forrester IT

DECEMBER 14, 2023

We think that generative AI drives the cost of knowledge activation to zero and creates a virtual knowledge loop that increases what is known in the world by more people. Generative AI will not just disrupt — it will shatter markets, industries, and economies in waves over the next 10 to 15 years.

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KuCoin CEO: We’ll See First Fully Operational Metaverse in Five to Seven Years

CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The term ‘metaverse’ was coined by science fiction writer Neal Stephenson in his 1992 science fiction novel ‘Snow Crash’, where humans, as avatars, interact with each other and software agents, in a three-dimensional virtual space that uses the metaphor of the real world.

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Four Critical Planning Considerations For Sales Enablement Leaders In 2021

Forrester IT

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Sales enablement leaders should be prepared to optimize and expand the all-virtual environment in 2021. Annual planning — for resources, personnel, and programs — will be particularly difficult as enablement leaders solve for the current environment but also anticipate what comes next.

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Facebook launches VR remote work app, calling it a step to the ‘metaverse’

CTOvision

AUGUST 19, 2021

on Thursday launched a test of a new virtual-reality remote work app where users of the company’s Oculus Quest 2 headsets can hold meetings as avatar versions of themselves. Facebook Inc (FB.O)

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Why the Metaverse Needs to Be Open

CTOvision

AUGUST 25, 2021

A vast digital mirror world accessible through virtual reality is just around the corner if you believe the latest pronouncements coming out of Silicon Valley. This so-called metaverse has captured the tech zeitgeist and is attracting billions in investments.

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FORRward: A Weekly Read For Tech And Marketing Execs

Forrester IT

APRIL 6, 2020

billion minutes in virtual meetings. Remote Work Is Having A Moment: Ensure Employee Productivity Now COVID-19 is forcing companies across the globe to rapidly transition their workforces from the office into the home. Our research shows that remote and […].

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It’s Time To Put Security And Privacy Front And Center For Virtual Care

Important Questions To Answer Before Making Your Events Virtual

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It’s Time Chatbots And Virtual Assistants Play A Bigger Role In The B2B Buyer Journey

Webinars

Healthcare Is Making The Shift To Virtual-First Delivery Across Routine And Specialty Care

Going to Market Smarter in the New Economy

Virtual Care is A Requirement – Not A “Nice To Have”

Virtual Event Momentum Will Move Strategy and Tech Forward Rapidly

Will Virtual Care Stand The Test Of Time? If You’re Asking The Question, It’s Time To Catch Up

The Valuable Role of Virtualization in the Apple Enterprise

The Recruiting Crossword Puzzle

Redefining The Fate Of Virtual Care

Some think we’re on the cusp of a virtual world called ‘the metaverse’ some are skeptical

Predictions 2021: It’s All About Empathy, Digital, And Virtualizing Customer Care

Augmented Reality vs. Virtual Reality: 4 Critical Differences

How to Accelerate Product Sales Virtually

7 Ways To Maximize Efficiency With Virtual Agents

Are Virtual Events The Right Move For You?

What Is Network Function Virtualization (NFV)? Meaning, Working, and Importance

3 Reasons Investment in Virtual Software Experiences Is on the Rise

Your Future Signature

Microservices Architectures and Magic Clouds: Evolving Cloud-native Java Virtual Machines

What Is Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO)? Working, Services, and Examples

Consumers, Meet Your Virtual Match: Your Digital Double

Channel Reimagines Physical Events, Looking To Reopen Slowly

3 Sizzling Ways to Warm up Cold Calls

The Big Acceleration

What Are The Sustained Implications Of COVID-19? Here’s What Our B2B Marketing And Sales Analysts See

COVID-19 Accelerated Your Digital Momentum — Don’t Slow Down Now

Post-Pandemic, The 2020s Will Require A New Enterprise Tech Strategy

The Contact Center of the Future with Real-Time AI

Six Technologies Will Make Digital Experiences More Humanlike (And GenAI Is Just One Among Them)

Adapt, Innovate, And Integrate — How To Thrive In A Disrupted B2B Event Sector

Infrastructure Limitations Make Rural Communities More Vulnerable To The Mental Health Crisis

Consumers Aren’t Ready For The Metaverse, Yet

Reimagining CX: How to Implement Effective AI-Driven Transformations

Learn OPSWAT’s Unique Contributions To Cybersecurity 13 May 2020: From SDP to Endpoint Configuration Control In One Well Thoughtout Approach

Satellite Cybersecurity Digital Week 19-22 October 2020

Nvidia launches AI Enterprise in general availability

GenAI’s World-Changing Power Is Putting Knowledge To Work

KuCoin CEO: We’ll See First Fully Operational Metaverse in Five to Seven Years

Four Critical Planning Considerations For Sales Enablement Leaders In 2021

Facebook launches VR remote work app, calling it a step to the ‘metaverse’

Why the Metaverse Needs to Be Open

FORRward: A Weekly Read For Tech And Marketing Execs

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