Integrated Professional Skills in Digital Age

The report discusses the importance of professional skills in the digital age and covers topics such as collaboration tools, cloud storage, privacy and security challenges, and crypto currency for businesses. It provides advantages, disadvantages, suitability, and applications of these technologies. The report also suggests possible measures for reducing cyber attacks and highlights the importance of investing in crypto currency such as Bit coin for businesses.

Integrated Professional
Skills in Digital Age

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
1. Identification of two collaboration tools and discussion on how they have helped businesses
to survive the current pandemic reducing the physical contact among the participants..............1
2. Describing advantages, disadvantages, suitability and application of cloud storage and
computing in improving digitalisation.........................................................................................3
3. Identification of privacy and security challenges and its possible measures...........................6
4. Discussion on the importance of crypto currency for businesses along with opinion for
adopting crypto currency such as Bit coin for businesses...........................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Skills refers to the talent or expertise needed in an individual in order to perform their
work in effective manner. Professional skills provides ability to the individual in order to achieve
success in their job (Cho, Mansfield and Claughton, 2020). In today's world, people are more
digitalized by using personal computers and other effective and modern technologies. Increase of
internet creates an effective trend in which people used more and more digital technologies in
order to perform their task in faster and effective manner. This provides an ability to them in
order to access and transfer information in effective manner. Professional skills in digital age
helps individual to access various technologies in effective manner. Information and
communication technologies are most important for the companies in order to operate their
business in digital manner as well as it also helps them to operate their business in pandemic
situation effectively.
The report covers description of key terms and considerations associated with using the
internet along with the taken responsibility for personal security and privacy when using the
internet. It further describe development of online research skills and digital communication
skills.
MAIN BODY
1. Identification of two collaboration tools and discussion on how they have helped businesses to
survive the current pandemic reducing the physical contact among the participants
Collaboration tools
These are important tools which should be present in the organisation because it refers to
those tools of the organisation which helps their employees to interact each other. One of the
most important advantage of these tools is that it helps the managers of organisation to improve
the communication in the workplace. Communication plays an important an important role in the
success of organisation because it enables the employees of the organisation to transfer useful
information from on place to another (Courage, 2019). There are many difficulties and problems
are faced by the business organisations in relation to communication process because of covid
pandemic. There are different collaboration tools are present in the market which helps the
employees of the organisation to develop effective communication so that all policies and
strategies of the organisation becomes successful.
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Slack
It is one of the leading and attractive messaging services which helps the employees of
the organisation to interact with each other with the help of messaging and chat services. Slack
has many application in their bag which helps the business organisation to promote
communication in their organisation (Gokhale and Machina, 2018). There are different business
files and credentials present in the organisation which needs to transmit from one place to
another and slack provide proper framework to the executives of the organisation to share these
information effectively. This application also helps in the development of effective team
management in the organisation because the effectiveness of the team are depend upon the
communication mediums present in the organisation.
It refers to those collaboration tools which help the employees of the organisation to
collaborate with each other with the help of messaging and chats. Slack is one of the leading
messaging service provider which has their attractive application. This application of the
company has different features which helps to transmit the business information from one place
to another. Many organisations which used this software to established effective link between all
the employees of their organisation. Slack also helps to establishes effective teams in the
organisation because the communication is important factor for the success of team in the
organisation.
At the time of pandemic the government of the respected country has ordered to stop all
types of business activities other than essential services to reduce the physical contact of the
people. The main reason for these orders is that that are dangerous virus were spread in the
environment which transfer from one person to another while physical contact (Grizioti and
Kynigos, 2018). After the condition improves they orders to conduct the activities but with many
guidelines and physical contact is one of them. There are some process are present in the
organisation where the removal of physical contact is not possible but the interaction of
employees can be done without physical contact. Most of the organisation develops different
measures so make their communication contact less. Slack is the way due to which the business
organisation can develop contact less communication in their organisation. There many features
are present in this application such as messaging, chat and file transfer which can be used by
these organisation and fufils all the guideline ordered by the government.
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Video conferencing
As the technology achieve great height in this competitive world many attractive
measures of interaction are developed in the market which makes the life of the people easy and
attractive. Video conferencing is one of the creation of modern technology which provided
service of visual interaction in the business organisations. It is essential for the business
organisation that they have electronic devices and proper internet connection. This measure helps
the organisation to conduct their meetings without the involvement of physical persons. This
method of conferencing helps the business organisation to establish connectivity with their
clients sitting on any part of the world.
There are different types of meetings and conference are held in the organisation such as
board meeting, shareholders meeting and many more (Hafner, 2019). The chances of physical
contact are more in these type of meeting because the involvement of people are very in these
type of meeting. As the government of the respected country has ordered to minimise the
physical contact in the management so it is important for the management of the organisation
that they develop those measures in the organisation which becomes effective in these way. The
video conferencing is one of the most important and also very effective method which can be
used by the management of the organisation and reduces the physical contact.
2. Describing advantages, disadvantages, suitability and application of cloud storage and
computing in improving digitalisation
Cloud computing
It is one of the most important well systematic technology under which the business
organisation has used the internet for the storage of their data and information. The concept of
cloud computing becomes common due to increase in the usage of internet and digitalisation.
Under this concept of computing enables the management of organisation to purchase the cloud
services from any service provider and stored their data under them. There are many advantages
of this method are present such as easy accessibility and privacy.
Cloud storage
It refers to those those virtual cloud under which all the data are stored. It is one of the
most important and attractive technology which changes the world of data storage (Lawrence
and Tar, 2018). The use of social media has achieved great heights at the time of covid
pandemic. The result of this hike lead to tremendous increase in consumer so cloud is the place
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where all data of the users are stored and easily accessed. This cloud are also used by many
business organisation by purchasing the cloud services. There are many cloud service provider
are present in the market and Amazon web service are the biggest cloud service provider.
E-commerce
It is related to those business structure under which the business organisation has
developed effective online business framework under which all the product and services of the
organisation has sell online, the customers of the company are required to place order on
shopping app of the company and then their product are arrived at their doorstep (Sousa and
Rocha, 2019). It is one of the most famous business which becomes highly profitable at the time
of coved. When covid hit the world, the government of the respected country has ordered to
close all types of market due to which the customers has faced many difficulties to purchase the
product. The result of this scenario is that the huge customers base are shifted towards these
online shopping companies and they earn huge revenue from this.
Advantages of cloud storage and computing
There are many advantages of using cloud computing and storage in the organisation
because it helps the organisation to reduces different types of difficulties and weakness in their
organisation. The concept of cloud computing helps the organisation to achieve effectiveness in
their data management. The brief discussion related to the advantages of cloud computing are
given below:
Cost- The profit margins of the organisation are highly impacted by the storage of their
data and information. The organisations which uses hard drives for the storage of their data has
to incurred huge cost to maintain the hard drives. The cloud storage is beneficial for the company
in term of storage because the cost incurred is relatively low:
Security- The issue of security is one of the most important issue which always present
with the data of the users (Sousa and Rocha, 2019). There are many issues are arises with the
security of data in the hard drives. Any one stole the hard drive and then misuse the data. All the
data in the cloud storage only accedes by the authorised person having proper credentials.
Recovery- The data stored in the hard drives are very difficult to recover because of
drive failure and other technical issue. Cloud storage has facility to recover the data of the
individual easily and the use it again.
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Accessibility- One of the most important advantage of the cloud storage is that the valid
and authorised user of data can access their information from any time and from any place. It
simply required the passwords of the data.
Disadvantages of cloud storage and computing-
While using cloud storage and computing, companies should also faced some issue due to
its certain factors. It has some disadvantages that makes it dangerous in order to use it are
described below:
Internet connection- High speed internet are needed in order to operate it in effective
manner. It makes difficulty on those areas where speed of internet in not good which makes
insufficient cloud service for the business that belongs to this area (West, Kraut and Ei Chew,
2019). In order to use cloud effectively, it is essential for the companies to have or arrange high
speed internet in order to operate effectively.
Privacy- It is analyse that cloud storage is more safer than hard drives but it has some
security problems which makes difficulties for the company. In today's world, many hackers are
exist that creates many cyber attacks which makes problems for the companies by putting their
data in wrong manner.
Lack of support- It is a most effective issues for the companies that contains in cloud
storage because many cloud services does not contain any type of proper support in order to
solve problems related to user while using it in free version. It makes companies to make their
focus in order to develop effective support in order to use this service in effective manner.
Technical issues- Companies faces many technical problems in order to use or operate
this services such as cloud failure, network issues and etc. It creates negative impacts on the data
which makes difficulty for the companies in order to operate their business in effective manner.
Suitability and application of cloud storage
It is a most successful and effective concept in all over the world and contains many
application and suitability in effective manner. Companies uses cloud storage in order to stores
the data related to their customers, shareholders, investors, clients and all their credentials. It
decrease the chance of data lost and failure which helps companies to operate their business in
effective manner (Williams and Beam, 2019). These types of technologies are highly used in
hospitals because there are huge involvement of data are required. In schools, it contain very
strong implacability.
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3. Identification of privacy and security challenges and its possible measures
Privacy and security in digital technologies provides certain rights to the user in order to
control their personal information and methods how to use it effectively as well as reduce risk for
the data breaches and attacks in their IT systems. It is important for each and every organisation
to provide privacy and security to their important data in order to protect from their competitors
in effective manner. Companies and users faces many challenges related to privacy and security
for their data and some of these challenges are described below:
Ransomware attacks- It creates problems for the users and companies in which their
important data are attacked by the hackers as well as locks them in order to used or access by the
companies or user (World Bank, 2018). In order to unlock their data, they have to pay ransom
amount to these hackers. They create restrictions in order to access by the company until they
does not pay their demanded amount.
Cloud attacks- Cloud storage is most commonly used digital technology in all over the
world. It is mainly used by business organisation in order to stored their important data on the
central cloud in order to provide security and accessibility in effective manner. There are some
attackers exist that create problems to them by stealing their important data.
Possible measures for reducing cyber attacks-
It is important for every business organisation to use effective cloud services in order to
protect their data from cyber attacks in effective manner. In today's world, many technologies
and software are developed that help organisation by providing notifications about attackers in
order to protect their data in effective manner.
4. Discussion on the importance of crypto currency for businesses along with opinion for
adopting crypto currency such as Bit coin for businesses
Crypto currency is kind of digital monetary system and it is not regularised by any
statutory authority. The decentralised system are followed in order to do transaction for it in
digital platform. Crypto currency are not physically exist like notes and coins (Ashour, 2020). It
can also be considered usable for converting different foreign currencies into national currency
or vice versa in effective manner. The companies gains many importance effectively by using it
and some these are described below:
Easy to buy- It provides very easy mode in order to buy it which makes companies to
invest in it in effective manner. Its purchasing cost is very low as well as it can be purchase and
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sale easily through electronic mode. It makes companies to invest easily because it does not take
more time as well as cost in effective manner. It does not consist any restrictions or legal process
in order to sell and purchase it in effective manner.
Positioning the company- By the investments in digital currency, companies make their
strong position in the market by adopting technologies in effective manner. It also helps them to
develop their reputation in the market in effective manner.
Helps in cross border transactions- Due to increase in digitalisation all over the world
creates open environment for the companies in order to trade their goods and services all over the
world in effective manner. Companies faced many restriction in order to exports their goods as
well as receives payments from another country (Li and Chan, 2019). Crypto currency creates
easy environment for the company in order to exports and imports goods and services in
effective manner. Its value is same in all over the world and makes transactions easy and quick in
effective manner.
Helps in protect customer privacy- In digital time, cyber security is the main issue that
are faced by the companies. It creates safe environment for the customers or companies in order
to transact without facing any issues of data hacking with the help of its payment method. It also
decrease the data breaches cases in effective manner. By the help of it, companies make
trustworthy relationships with their customers as well as make long term engagement in effective
manner.
Curb Chargeback fraud- Many customers ask companies in order to refund them after
using their products and they are compelled to pay them back. Crypto currency's payment
method, blocked customers money to the companies with the helps of its block chain mechanism
and it does not allowed to get refund from the company.
It is analysed that company should use crypto currency as Bitcoin in order to make easy
method for the payments in all over the world through internet in effective manner. It helps them
to received regular payments from its customers for their products in effective manner (Rice and
Deschaine, 2020). It makes companies credibility in the minds of customers that helps them in
order to increase sales as well as customers long term engagement for particular brand in
effective manner. It is important for the company to used crypto currency with intense care.
Because its market can be sunk in future as it rises suddenly. This makes companies to not blame
it for any fraud because it was not regularised by statutory authority.
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CONCLUSION
From the above mentioned report, it is concluded that digital technologies helps
companies to operate their business in most effective manner. Slack and Video conferencing are
two most effective collaborations tools that helps companies to operate their business in
pandemic situation. Cloud computing and cloud storage are most effective storage technology
that helps companies to store their important data in effective manner. Cost, Security, Recovery
and Accessibility are most effective advantages of cloud computing and storage that helps
companies to operate their business in effective manner. Internet connection, Privacy, Lack of
support and Technical issues are some disadvantages of cloud computing that creates problems
for the companies in order to store their important data in effective manner. Ransomware and
cloud attacks are most effective challenges related to privacy and security creates problem for the
companies in order to protect their data in effective manner. Easy to buy, positioning the
company, helps in cross border transactions, helps in protect customer privacy and curb
chargeback fraud are some importance for the companies in order to use cryptocurrencies in
effective manner.
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