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The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the move to digital channels, the cloud, and self-service customer care so financial companies could take advantage of new technologies to keep businesses running sans a staff yet maintain a satisfactory level of customer experience (CX). BFSI companies are focusing on improving digital experiences such as digital ...

The retail industry had undergone significant change in the past decade, witnessed by the shift from in-store to online shopping and digital engagement. Digital customer care rapidly expanded with new channels on the web, mobile apps, and social media, and older channels, such as chat and interactive voice response (IVR), embellished with new tech...

21 Oct 2021  |  Europe  |  Customer Research

Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Contact Centers

Acceleration in WAHA, Self-Service & Cloud Investments

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The healthcare industry was hit hard by the pandemic as it tackled the toughest of challenges around the globe- slowing down the virus, managing hospital capacity, keeping its staff safe, and ensuring patient privacy and confidentiality. Contact centers were busy far beyond capacity, driving organizations of all sizes to accelerate investments in s...

Frost & Sullivan surveyed 661 IT decision-makers around the globe to IT/Communications to gain a deeper understanding of the impact of COVID-19 and their plans to exceed CX expectations as the world recovers from the pandemic. COVID-19 accelerated the move towards self-service, allowing many companies to invest in technology that deflects calls...

The Software-defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) has advanced to the growth stage from an early growth phase of the product lifecycle. In Frost & Sullivans 2018 survey, we found that enterprises were aware of the benefits of SD-WAN and prepared for its deployment. Since then, enterprise decision-makers have focused on upgrading network capabilities ...

16 Jun 2021  |  Europe  |  Customer Research

Frost & Sullivan Cloud User Survey, European Edition, 2020

Survey Results Indicate the Impact of the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic on European Enterprises, their Technology Programs, and their Journey to the Cloud

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The 2020 Frost & Sullivan Cloud User Survey (European Edition) reveals the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on European enterprises priorities and technology investments. Conducted in August 2020, the survey garnered responses from 434 IT and business decision-makers from 4 European countries, namely France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Spain. ...

In 2020, the retail industry faced tremendous challenges, as COVID-19 caused disruptions in product supply and demand; in the labor pool; and in consumer spending. To address the challenges, retailers accelerated their digitalization strategies. The retailers best positioned to emerge stronger from COVID-19 were those that leveraged a cloud foundat...

For financial institutions, the first months of 2020 were a test of operational agility. In response to COVID-19's chaos, including branch shutdowns, concerns about employee health and safety, and shifting government mandates, the financial firms best able to pivot were those that were already well into their cloud journeys. Such firms leveraged a ...