SILVER LININGS
How the Pandemic Pushed Tech Progress
Nobody will argue that 2020 and 2021 have been years of hardship and tragedy for society as a whole. We knew the world would look very different at the end of the pandemic than it did in March 2020. But how different is it really ? And in what ways? As tech enthusiasts, we reflected on how things have changed — and in the process, we found some things to be hopeful about. The most obvious changes were in necessities and what we needed to get by each day. Across the board, all remote-call software got better, and Zoom really took off in a way it had not before. Six years ago, Skype was the last word in video calling, and that’s hard to fathom today. From fewer dropped calls to more tools at our disposal, things really did improve in this arena. Nobody was surprised to see laptops and mobile devices in demand, but the leaps and bounds in processor technology and the embrace of 5G still caught many off guard. And as for battery life, well, let’s just say things will never be the same.
patient-facing and provider-facing solutions. We made our own push for new features and tools and met the needs of our clients during a time of unprecedented demand. Last but not least, working from home meant that fewer people needed to commute; and so, we saw gas usage plummet. Some say oil prices may never be at pre-2020 values again. Whatever the case, electric vehicles, battery technology, and alternative energy all saw big investments from energy companies as Big Oil hedged its bets.
Telemedicine is another field we saw skyrocket, and that’s promising. From checkups to surgery, there were big advances made in both
How did your tech life change? Any new tools or toys you can’t do without? One thing is sure: There’s no going back to how it was.
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SPOTLIGHT ON JOANNA WILLIAMS As Joanna Williams knows, it’s not uncommon for the AZCOMP family to include actual families. She recently shared, “I started on May 17 of this year, but I’ve been around the AZCOMP team for six years or so, when my husband first began working here.” Joanna mainly focuses on data management, coming to us with over six years’ experience
in the marketing industry. We welcome the experience with open arms of someone who knows the market and will help grow our customer base. Joanna and her husband are raising three boys (the oldest is 18), but they also have an older daughter who is out of the house and has even given them three grandchildren! Joanna loves to garden and looks forward to a master gardener course, hoping that it touches on water conservation, which is so needed right now in Arizona.
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Joanna’s been part of the AZCOMP family for years now.
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