Telecoms & Technology News

Better together. No, we’re not about to lecture you on Brexit. This post explains how the combination of Microsoft’s Office 365 software with the 3CX PBX Unified Communications solution packs a powerful punch for your business. The extensive functionality and substantial cost savings of both offerings will help your business boost its bottom line and realise a huge range of benefits. The good news is that the integration of these two services is now completely seamless. When the latest version...

These are challenging and uncertain times for a lot of UK businesses. Ours too. Being a tech and telecoms company, we’re privileged to have a front seat view of all the available tech to keep teams communicating with each other, and business operations running smoothly (even when remote). Because we’re on the road working with clients across the UK we also regularly work fully remotely. Here are five tools we use every day to maximize connectivity within our team while minimizing our...

With Covid-19 spreading across Europe many businesses are asking their teams to work remotely to contain the spread of the virus. While some businesses are already set up for remote working, many are needing to equip their teams with the right tools to continue business from home with very little notice. Cloud Calling hosted voice plans enable companies to make calls as if they were in the office and video conference with their colleagues and clients as if they were working together in person....

Table Of Contents Introducing encryption Who holds the key to your data? The importance of monitoring and education In conclusion Cloud storage has moved into the mainstream - but ensuring 24/7 access to your organisation’s cloud network while guaranteeing the security of your service is a difficult balancing act. This issue is compounded by the public’s misconceptions around cloud security. After the well-publicised attack on Apple’s iCloud, there was an immediate drop in the popularity of...

In today’s climate of austerity, cutting costs is de rigueur in the world of business. Technology is often regarded as the solution to many organisations’ financial woes, helping businesses to work smarter and achieve operational savings as a result. But where should you start? Many businesses put their communications strategies in the firing line, which makes sense with companies reportedly losing an average of $11,000 per employee every year due to ineffective collaboration and...

If you want to reduce your business expenditure, then your telephone system is a good place to start. By introducing a hosted telephony solution, you could not only realise substantial cost savings but also improve your productivity and your customer service. However, it’s important to find the right communications solution for your business. You need to reduce your costs without sacrificing the quality of your service or the productivity of your staff. Here are the steps you may want to...

Disasters are inevitable, often unpredictable and bring abrupt disruption to your business. From small service interruptions to total business shutdowns for days or months, or even fatal damage to your organisation, the effects vary in type and magnitude. Disasters can also result in revenue loss with US businesses reportedly losing $700 billion a year to IT downtime. To minimise disaster losses, a good disaster recovery plan is a necessity for every business unit, system and operation within...