Author name: Megan Augustine

What MSPs are Missing When it Comes to Premise-Based IP Phone Systems

  When it comes to IP phone systems, Managed Service Providers are missing opportunities to increase value to their clients in a variety of ways. The Issue IP phone systems are replacing traditional systems for a variety of reasons. The primary of which is feature sets. IP systems provide a much richer set of features […]

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What Message is Avaya and Toshiba Sending to MSPs?

  Earlier this year, telecommunications giant, Avaya, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Three months ago, Toshiba announced plans to shut down its business phone division, leaving dealers across the nation shocked and scrambling to come up with alternative solutions. Brian Metherell, vice president and general manager of Toshiba America Information Systems’ (TAIS) Telecommunication Systems Division

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Why MSPs Aren’t Yet Fully Leveraging the Cloud for Their Clients

  Managed Service Providers today operate much differently than they did a few years ago, due in large part to the proliferation of the cloud and virtualization. At many businesses, thin clients have replaced expensive desktop PC’s, and Virtual Servers and virtual services now handle much of the heavy lifting such as file sharing and

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When Should MSPs Be Talking to Clients About HPBX?

Whether you’re partnering with an HPBX provider, or you’re considering doing so, chances are good Hosted PBX is going to come up as a topic with your clients at some point. Even though many MSPs aren’t “phone people,” in today’s ever expanding IP space, clients are expecting more. That includes voice services. So when, exactly,

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Leveraging Hosted PBX For Voice Disaster Recovery

Tape backup in a fire-proof safe moved off-site is the way most businesses used to handle disaster recovery (DR). When it came to their business phone system, battery backup units were the typical best practice of the day. But now, as more services move across data networks to the cloud, disaster recovery, especially for business

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Voice Services Turning into Billing Nightmares for MSPs

Billing issues are exactly that – issues. Every business owner across every industry has had to deal with them at one time or another. Billing issues can arise for any number of reasons; clients disputing time spent on a project, accruing overuse or unexpected charges, being double billed, etc. The list of potential issues is

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