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July 19, 2016
UCaaS is unified communications as a service. Unified communications offered as part of the “as a service” model is quickly becoming the go-to solution for businesses with complex communications needs. So, is UCaaS truly deserving of the accolades it is receiving? What can UCaas solutions offer your business? Keep reading as we take a deep dive into details about the service UCaaS can provide to you.
Let’s break this down into two parts. First, what is unified communications? This term refers to the complex mix of communications and communications methods that businesses use to function today. The components of UC are:
The “as a service” model simply means that a particular technical need is met via a service that is accessed via the cloud. Communications as a service is popular because the customer enjoys the benefits of a unified communications platform while the infrastructure is handled by the UCaaS provider. Even better, that unified communications platform provides an intuitive interface to manage all the components from video conferencing to IP phones. This usually occurs via an app or other software that connects to the cloud.
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Businesses adopt unified communications as a service because it meets some important needs including:
Unified communications as a service offers a single point of management for all the communications needs for your business. UCaaS solutions covers areas including SMS, chat, video conferencing, as well as customer service center functionality.
UCaaS is also cloud based. There is no need to install additional VoIP servers, or extra phone lines. Instead, your chosen UCaaS provider will handle management functions including maintenance, security, and configuration.
Because unified communications is largely driven by VoIP, it’s important to have a basic understanding of business VoIP, and how it supports the voice functionality offered by UCaaS providers.
Simply put, VoIP converts voice into data packets that are transmitted to a cloud phone service. Universal Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) drives the operation of phone numbers and voicemail notifications.
All of that functionality exists with UCaas, but the complexity is removed. With UCaas, your employees can make phone calls, but you have none of the infrastructure concerns. That burden is passed on to UCaaS providers. Your team can engage in whatever business communication functions they need to no matter where they are. UCaaS enables business VoIP on any computer or mobile device as long as it can connect to the cloud.
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If you attempted to build an in house UC platform, you could expect to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars. That’s not taking into account the amount of time you would spend managing it. Then, each time you grew, you would have to reinvent the wheel, so to say. That’s another thing to consider. Your UCaaS solution will be scalable. It’s also the perfect solution for any company with its eye on disaster recovery. Your service provider can help ensure that you stay online and available through severe weather events, or loss of power. Whether your business needs change or something else comes up, UCaaS unified communications guarantees availability.
As you learn more about unified communications as a service, you may run across information about a different communications platform. This is CPaaS. It stands for communications platform as a service.
This is a communication platform that is meant for developers who want to add text and voice functionality to the apps they develop. Essentially, they use APIs to add the messaging functions they need to the software they are developing.
This is different from unified communications as a service that is a business communication solution for businesses to have their comm. Needs met via a single platform. It doesn’t require you to have any technical skills.
Keep this in mind. If you are developing an app or other software, and want to integrate voice or text, CPaaS might be a good option for you. However, it isn’t a substitute for UCaaS that you can use to streamline voice, messaging, video conferencing, contact management, screen sharing, and your business phone system.
Many, if not most, companies will benefit from adopting UCaaS solutions. If you are motivated by saving money, streamlining processes, and outsourcing tasks that are not mission-critical, consider the following benefits of UCaas.
When you consider that UCaaS solutions are cloud-based, it’s clear why unified communications as a service is a budget-friendly choice. Not only do you save on installation and maintenance, you can potentially save on:
That’s not all. Because UCaaS platforms are designed to meet all of your modern business communication needs, you can also eliminate expenses related to the following solutions:
Keep in mind that this is money-saving without loss of functionality. Instead, your service provider will help you use UCaaS to add value to your company.
The service UCaaS can provide is miles ahead of traditional phone service. Without this technology, remote employees must often piece together a patchwork of solutions to stay connected with the office and customers. In some cases, they may even have to lug around special equipment for video conferencing, customer support, or other duties. With UCaaS, workers can seamlessly execute their duties without dealing with equipment or hodgepodge communication tools.
As long as they have a high-speed internet connection workers can use business phone services, video conferencing, instant messaging, web conferencing, file sharing, and collaboration tools.
Without UCaaS you might have various communications tools and collaboration tools. You may even pay separate licensing and maintenance fees for these. Worse, different workers may be using different tools, or versions of the same collaboration tools. What a mess.
Rather than juggling all of these standalone instant messaging tools and other apps, consider streamlining your business communications tools into a single, cloud-based solution via UCaaS.
Rather than spending hours configuring video conferencing, instant messaging, SMS, collaboration tools, and phone service for each user, our UCaas solution practically sets itself up. This means your team can focus on doing their jobs, not replicating the kind of service UCaaS provides automatically.
If you have a staff of remote workers, it makes sense to be concerned about endpoint security. If they are using multiple communication tools, you have even more reason for concern. Are those tools secure, are they updated with the latest security patches? Sadly, the business world is full of people who would love the opportunity to access your sensitive data. With UCaaS, your provider takes care of encryption and other security measures, and your business communications security only has to cover a single suite of tools from one cloud-based provider.
UCaaS platforms also allow you to monitor use of your system on demand, and in real-time. You can never be too safe.
Imagine adding 100 new employees, opening a new store, or breaking ground on a new office complex. Setting up a traditional phone system along with providing all the other communication tools your team needs is a major undertaking. That’s the kind of thing that could keep your in-house IT staff busy for a year or more. Can you afford that kind of resource allocation? That’s not including the work you will have to do with your business telecom provider.
That isn’t the case with unified communications. Growing your business with UCaaS means that your communications solution is cloud-based, and easy to update. There are no clunky or expensive phone system updates. Instead, your new staff can use features like call routing, call forwarding, IM, and web conferencing right away. They just need access to the internet!
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