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Category: UCaaS

6 Oct 2021

Cloud Contract Gotchas That Can Result in Higher Costs

Swartz ConsultingBudgeting & Cost Reduction, Planning & Strategy, UCaaSNo Jitter

Tips for reviewing the cost structure of your next cloud communications service.

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16 Sep 2021

Negotiate a Better Cloud Contract to Avoid Traps

Swartz ConsultingBudgeting & Cost Reduction, Planning & Strategy, UCaaS, Unified Communications and VOIPNo Jitter

Learn where to look for potential billing “gotchas” to escape unpleasant future surprises

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18 Jan 2020

Avoiding Common Pitfalls in a UCaaS Migration

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19 Mar 2019

How Microsoft is Innovating in Collaboration

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With Microsoft crowned Best of EC 2019 Overall winner, here’s one judge’s observations from the evaluation process.

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16 Jan 2019

What Are You Really Getting with Your Cloud Solution?

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Your cloud solution may have more components than you thought; be sure that you understand all that’s involved…

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14 Nov 2018

Lessons Learned from the Trenches of UCaaS Implementations

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Despite best planning efforts for UCaaS implementations, things aren’t always what they seem when you get down to the nuts and bolts.

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14 Jun 2018

Getting Technical with Cloud Migrations

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Advice from the trenches on moving communications systems to the cloud.

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29 Mar 2017

EC 2017 Livestream: Melissa Swartz on SIP Trunking and UCaaS

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Melissa Swartz provides top tips Navigating SIP Trunking on Enterprise Connect Livestream from the 2017 conference.

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26 Jan 2017

3 Considerations when choosing a UCaaS partner

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Developing an effective Unified Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS) solution can be complex and challenging. If you will soon be moving your network to an as-a-service model, there are three major considerations to help you…

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4 Jan 2017

UCaaS Feature Parity Not a Guarantee

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UCaaS solutions may not be weighed down by millions of lines of legacy code, but they don’t have the benefit of years’ worth of user-prompted development, either.

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11 Apr

I Read the Microsoft Teams Voice SLAs So You Don’t Have To

Melissa Swartz Ι April 11, 2024 At the end of the Microsoft keynote at Enterprise Connect, there was an announcement that, effective April 1, the Teams Phone Service Level Agreement (SLA) will be for 99.999% uptime – or “five 9s” as it’s also known. From the “What’s New in Microsoft Teams | Enterprise Connect 2024…

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23 Jan

10 Mistakes To Avoid When Replacing Your Communications System

 Melissa Swartz Ι January 23, 2024   After working on projects replacing hundreds of phone systems over my years as a consultant, I have noticed some common trends in the projects that are the most challenging. Here are the 10 most common mistakes we see when replacing a telephony system: Skipping the needs assessment.Often a…

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20 Sep

10 Ways to Evaluate Communications Technology for the Long Term

Melissa Swartz Ι September 20, 2023 If it’s time to replace your communication technology, the task can be overwhelming. Where to start? There are so many options.  Many people turn to reports by various analyst firms to find out who the top players are and shorten the list of choices. This makes sense, as long…

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3 Jul

Managing AI Tools Requires More Data Transparency

Melissa Swartz Ι July 3, 2023 One of the major themes at Enterprise Connect 2023 was artificial intelligence (AI). From keynote presentations to booth demos, AI demonstrated the ability to improve experiences and make life easier. It’s embedded in many products today, and undoubtably, in more to come. One compelling use case for AI is…

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27 Jul

The Quest for Meeting Parity: Items to Include

Meeting management skills are more important than meeting technology in creating inclusive, productive meetings. Here are some considerations for managing your next meeting.

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