Try GOLD - Free

Future of work

DataQuest

|

May 2020

Thanks to Covid-19, it is high time that the organisations across India and the world take stock of things. In future, how will clients’ sales and other meetings take place? Will remote working be the new normal? Are the various workforces ready to WFH?

- Pradeep Chakraborty and Aanchal Ghatak

Future of work

Remote Collaborative Platforms

Flock is a proprietary messaging and collaboration tool, founded by tech entrepreneur Bhavin Turakhia in 2014. The app is available on Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS and Web. Flock allows users to configure external apps and integrations from the Flock App Store, and receive notifications and updates directly in Flock.

Flock allows users to configure external apps and integrations from the Flock App Store, and receive notifications and updates directly in Flock. The primary features of Flock are direct and channel messaging, video conferencing, screen and file sharing, and unlimited chat history.

Bhavin Turakhia, CEO & Co-Founder, Zeta and Flock, said, “With the rise of COVID-19, we are witnessing a major change in every aspect of the business. At the beginning of the pandemic, we saw the world working remotely and now after 3 months of lockdown, we have to start chalking out new plans. Interacting with colleagues, client meetings, commute to work, nothing will be the same in the near future. Remote working will has become be the new normal. With more people working from home, the need for real estate will decrease.

“As employees have been working from home to contain the spread of COVID 19, many organisations have invested heavily in workplace collaborations platforms to keep the business running smoothly. All job interviews and onboarding of new joinees is being done virtually now. The pandemic has also refocused the minds of global leaders on the fundamental value of human life, human potential and livelihoods. This is the window of opportunity to invest in our most precious asset: our human capital.”

MORE STORIES FROM DataQuest

DataQuest

DataQuest

GCCs will not kill good old IT baby-sitters. But...

...outsourcing cribs will change as core-work control, intellectual information, ease of direct engagement and expertise become strong reasons for GCCs to sit in chairs where service providers once reigned.

time to read

5 mins

August 2025

DataQuest

DataQuest

From POS to car dashboards: Building the Internet of Payments

Your car just paid for coffee. No phone, no wallet, just ambient tech making payments disappear into the background. From dashboards to vending machines, the Internet of Payments is turning transactions into invisible moments of flow.

time to read

3 mins

August 2025

DataQuest

DataQuest

Hi Microwave! One Hot Code Please

They are fast, they are fuss-free, they pop up like hot toast without you having to burn your hands. But are they crisp enough? Well-cooked? Let's take a bite of low code, no code and vibe code today.

time to read

11 mins

August 2025

DataQuest

DataQuest

Will the future be Consolidated Platforms or Expanding Niches?

The enterprise SaaS industry is experiencing a major shift. What was once a chaotic assortment of niche tools is coalescing into a wave of consolidation, unified platforms, and AI-native reimagination. With companies evaluating their software stacks due to changing business priorities, inflation, and the potential of generative AI, the central question is whether the future of SaaS will reside in all-in-one giants or in a colourful ecosystem of specialised, modular offerings.

time to read

8 mins

August 2025

DataQuest

DataQuest

Al-Powered Precision: GE HealthCare's Vision for MedTech Innovation in India

GE HealthCare's CTO shares how AI-led innovations from India are redefining diagnostics, oncology, and access in the country's rapidly evolving MedTech landscape.

time to read

6 mins

August 2025

DataQuest

DataQuest

Why Enterprise Al won't be Plug-and-Play

From training its own LLMs on $20M worth of in-house infrastructure to rethinking AI privacy at the data layer, Zoho is proving that AI for enterprises isn’t about size—it’s about fit, context, and control. Ramprakash Ramamoorthy, Director of Al Research at Zoho, explains why real-world AI adoption demands more than APIs and flashy demos—and why Zoho is betting on contextual, private, ground-up intelligence.

time to read

5 mins

August 2025

DataQuest

DataQuest

Over 90% of Security Breaches Linked to Human Error or Malicious Activity

Proofpoint's Bikramdeep Singh discusses India's cybersecurity readiness, people-centric threats, AI-driven defences, sector risks, regulatory shifts, and talent challenges.

time to read

5 mins

August 2025

DataQuest

DataQuest

Cybercrime goes corporate: A trillion-dollar industry undermining global security

Cybercrime-as-a-Service (CaaS) makes hacking accessible, driving a booming illicit economy. Learn how AI fuels attacks and what businesses must do to defend.

time to read

4 mins

August 2025

DataQuest

DataQuest

Every accident also means a thousand accidents that did not happen

The best use of AI is for improving safety says this art lover, innovator, and a railways veteran - who puts the common-man’s experience and safety on the same seat when he talks about future-forward contours. At the Zinnov Confluence 2025, we caught up with Dr. Sudhanshu Mani, Retired GM, Indian Railways, an Independent Consultant and an expert voice on Vande Bharat Express as the leader of the project. We tried to get some fleeting glimpses of the superfast and super-exciting coaches of technology that are being added to our train journeys. Hop on.

time to read

3 mins

August 2025

DataQuest

DataQuest

At 30% time and effort savings, AI coding is worthwhile

With automation and AI, coding time and resources can be shrunk in a compelling way. But what about test-flakiness, patterns, regression testing, test coverage, robustness, redundancies and developer satisfaction? Richard Spence, Area Vice President of Growth Sales, International at UiPath decodes all that and more.

time to read

3 mins

August 2025

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size