When Snow Strikes Can Your Company Still Communicate?
Posted by Cloud Net on Thu, Jan 07, 2010 @ 08:05 AM
Has your company got a disaster recovery plan in place? How much would it cost if your company were unable to operate its phone system for more than 24 hours? It has been estimated that a third of UK companies have suffered from company telephone problems within the last year. These have been caused by problems such as flooding, road works and power cuts. By choosing of the right phone system your company could avoid potentially damaging losses.
Natural disasters rarely occur but if they did is your company prepared to continue to communicate? Snow, fire, flood, and badly driven JCB's all have the power to put your business out of action by knocking out your telecoms system. With traditional landlines your company will have no chance of operating using your office number.
A Hosted VoIP telephone system has huge advantages over a traditional landline and has the potential to save your business. Some VoIP providers for example Cloud Net can simply send out another pre configured phone or multiple phones to an alternative address or addresses. This means that they can assign your business number to your new phones and you can plug them into any broadband connection in any location and continue trading on the same number.
Another advantage of using hosted VoIP is that the virtual PBX is controlled in the cloud so that you don't need another PBX system sorted when you find new premises. A virtual PBX can also be used to divert calls from the office phone number to multiple mobiles or even your home phones. This means you will be able to continue working immediately even if you don't have access to the internet!
Communication is one of the key factors of business success; a hosted VoIP solution is far more sophisticated than a traditional phone system and it could be the difference between business survival and business failure. Hosted VoIP should definitely be considered when considering your future.
