There’s more to business VoIP than just saving money

When most people are considering making the switch to business VoIP, it is predominantly because they see it as a cost saving exercise. However, VoIP is quickly becoming more of a strategic implementation for many businesses, regardless of their size or industry.

The freedom and flexibility offered by the features of business VoIP make it an excellent compliment for companies adopting a cloud-based strategy. Gone are the days of having to receive calls in specific locations, the power of business VoIP allows users to receive calls wherever they are, just as if they were still in the office.

Removing the need for a fixed office location benefits owners and employees in many ways. Any adverse weather conditions or natural disasters that would usually affect office access, or causes damage to office equipment and have devastating results for your business, can be minimised. A business VoIP solution allows you to easily deploy a disaster recovery strategy as your phone service is based in the cloud.

By allowing employees the flexibility to work from home you can save them the busy rush hour commutes. This can help boost their productivity, free time, job satisfaction, and benefit the employee’s morale, all whilst still being connected to co-workers and customers.

A business VoIP system also makes it much easier for users to stay up to date, as upgrades and new features can be developed and added without the need for expensive hardware upgrades.

Conclusion

Early adopters of business VoIP focused primarily on the cost saving measures it brought to the table, rather than any of the other selling points.

Around a decade ago the quality of calls was deemed too poor for business use, this was due to slow Internet speeds, but the constant development of the data infrastructure has led to dramatic increases in speed over recent years.

User Interfaces (UI’s) have also developed over time, becoming far simpler to use, and greatly reducing the need for an IT expert to maintain your system. In fact, if you are comfortable with virtually any modern day program, you feel quickly at home navigating the UI yourself, and making use of the fabulous features on offer.

Therefore quality, flexibility, and ease of use, are now all equally important considerations for companies making the switch to a business VoIP system.