4 new developments in the technology sector to keep an eye on

To stay competitive, companies in all sectors must be aware of new developments in the technology sector, studying and implementing those that suit the business model in question.

Today, those who do not keep up to date with the practices that digital transformation has brought to various business models will not be able to stay competitive or reach the top.

With this in mind, Alymente has selected some trends that should be on the radar of companies seeking to be more efficient and competitive every day. Check out what we have prepared below!

1. corporate microlearning

The concept of corporate microlearning is still unknown to most Brazilian organizations. Internal training sessions are held every day in companies all over the country, but are often expensive and not very effective.

This is exactly where the idea of microlearning came from. It is a form of online teaching aimed at developing employees within a company that has a punctual and specific objective.

The idea is a trend because, nowadays, the time spent within an organisation is extremely precious, and microlearning is an easy way to fit training into a person's daily routine, but without impacting on their productivity or responsibilities.

Moreover, it can be viewed at any time from any device: mobile phone, PC or even tablet. So there's no need to make an appointment, organise a room and wait for everyone to settle in.

Microlearning can be used to reinforce concepts, pass on guidelines, cover some communication deficiency or even create a collection of content that can be consulted in moments of doubt.

2. Process automation

The digital transformation journey is taken increasingly seriously by organisations in Brazil. This involves a number of different practices and strategies, such as process automation through agile methodologies.

This type of tool centralises the tasks to be carried out and all the information relating to it on a single platform, integrating the collaborators and allowing everyone to have quick and easy access to the stages of a certain process.

This saves time for the team, as it avoids the exchange of information relying on word of mouth or an email, for example. Just access the tool and check which stage is running.

As monitoring becomes simpler, decision making becomes more assertive and data analysis becomes easier. Automation also reduces the need for rework and the human error rate.

Other areas can also be automated, such as intelligent management of expenses to help in the decision-making of the organization's investments. There are several different methodologies that can help companies, such as BPM - Business Process Management, one of the biggest news in the technology sector.

3. Benefit platforms for employees and companies

Companies' Human Resources departments spend a lot of time and effort to ensure that employees receive their full benefit baskets every month.

Food, mobility, education, meals, gym, wellness, entertainment and others must be carefully managed and planned, which is not at all practical for those in charge of the areas.

To get around this problem, flexible benefits platforms have been developed for employees of organisations. It works as follows: the company decides what is the sum total of all the benefits it wants to offer to those who work in the organisation.

This value is made available in an application, a simple platform to use and easy to understand. Thus, it is no longer necessary to acquire quotas for various cards, for example. The employee has a balance available to spend on whatever he or she finds necessary within the accredited network.

Alymente, for example, works with payment by QR Code. So, for example, if the employee goes to lunch, all he has to do is open his mobile phone, go to the cashier and scan the QR code and the money will be debited from the platform. This payment can be made at establishments that are part of the Alymente network or that work with Cielo machines. Another payment option is the refund, which allows you to pay the way you want (cash, credit or debit card). Just take a photo of the invoice and upload it to the platform. The amount will be deducted from the balance and deposited in the current account registered on the platform.

4. Cloud computing

Cloud computing is one of the most established novelties in the technology sector. It is considered one of the pillars of the digital transformation processes of companies, and consists of the idea that any information, resource or software can be accessed from any device connected to the internet, working as a service rather than as a product.

This is a great way to reduce courses for companies, besides optimising technological resources and their day-to-day use. In this type of contracting model, you only pay for what you consume, that is, resources can be added as needed, without having to fit into closed scopes.

Furthermore, everything is under the control of the contracting company itself, monitoring and controlling all existing environments from anywhere and at any time.

Did you like to know these new features in the technology sector?

After knowing these four novelties in the technology sector, you must have already understood how important it is to keep up to date and know what is happening in the market nowadays.

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