A Study You Can Use
A new study from Microsoft and AMI Partners uncovers that about $24 Billion in productivity is lost by SMB due to technology issues.
Recurring Revenue
“Do work and get paid once. Build an asset and get paid for as long as it lasts.” – Seth Godin
Recurring revenue is building up an asset. It’s like a savings account where every dollar put in adds up and reaps interest. The business model shift for IT shops from break/fix to managed IT services is the shift to monthly recurring revenue (MRR).
Google ‘Keeps’ Trying to Be a Part of Your Workflow
Now more than ever you’re expected to be productive on the go. That’s the great thing about technology, it let’s you be more productive, more often, from anywhere. For example, with the Bria app* from Counterpath combined with a Wi-Fi or 4G , you can take your hosted VoIP phone system anywhere!
Likewise, apps like Evernote and Pocket have been very popular for their ease of use in helping users keep track of to-do lists and articles to read later.
Google is trying to get in on that hot action with the announcement of Google Keep, a seeming mash of Google Now, Evernote, and for some reason, Microsoft’s design formerly known as Metro.
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Just 1000
Here is a snapshot of the Premise IP-PBX market from NoJitter, since Enterprise Connect starts today in Orlando.
Now that is all about mass market. Selling millions of units is required, except for the end of the long tail. What most small businesses need are 1000 to 10,000 customers. A mom-and-pop retail store probably needs 5K-10K customers. An ISP or an MSP needs 1000 to 2000 customers.
WEBIT Rocks!
One of our channel partners really rocked it by making two lists on MSPMentor! WEBIT Services made both the MSPmentor 100 Small Business and the list of the Top Managed Services Providers in the world.
“Qualifying for our MSPmentor 501 Global Edition puts WEBIT in rare company, and the MSPmentor 100 Small Business Edition identifies a new generation of MSPs that keep small business IT systems and cloud services running worldwide.” said Amy Katz, president of Nine Lives Media, a division of Penton Media (the company that produces MSP Mentor).
A big congratulations to WEBIT Services!
TeleCommuting is Increasing
According to new research, telecommuting is increasing globally. Channel Partners notes that telecommuting will be a burden for the SMB space:
“The increase of mobile workers also brings a number of concerns for SMBs, such as the cost of solutions that support mobile workers and security from theft and data privacy. Other concerns include mobile-data pricing, transaction security and mobile device pricing.”
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Hosted VoIP Lite: Getting Your Feet Wet
Making the move to a new business phone system can be downright scary. The communications technology that a company chooses has become so critical to business efficiency, that one IT misstep can easily set you back weeks in terms of productivity.
This is just one of the many reasons we’ve seen businesses turn to a hosted VoIP phone system. With hosted VoIP, there’s no big upfront commitment. No massive equipment or servers to finance, no infrastructure changes, no heavy wiring. You are free to try out the system with as small of an initial deployment as you’re comfortable taking on – even just a single phone – before deciding if it’s right for your business.
Hosted VoIP Phone Systems vs. TDM: Who Really Wins on Cost?
The cost savings of a hosted VoIP phone system often comes under scrutiny from some of the remaining providers of TDM, or “traditional”, phone systems. You know the kind, those broom closet phone boxes of yore. Through the use of a narrow lens, they push out misinformation that may lead small business owners to think that a TDM solution will somehow save them money over VoIP.
This is, however, an act of desperation on their part – not a reflection of reality. By choosing the scope of their argument, they can stack Apples v. Oranges and shine a deceptively attractive light on their systems. Zoom the camera out a bit, get the whole picture, and you’ll see why smart businesses have been abandoning TDM solutions in droves for the advantages of hosted VoIP.
