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In businesses and organizations across the world, rooms once humming with wires, black boxes and blinking lights now sit empty. In a lonely phone closet, there’s only dust, a single lonely terminal, or perhaps a foosball table where IT pros can let off steam. The cloud – and more specifically, cloud communications – is the source of the transformation, which has fundamentally changed the IT landscape. Some IT pros have embraced it. Some are working on migrating to the cloud over time. And others, through choice or necessity, are sticking with a premises-based approach. Read on to find out why some IT pros are shopping for game tables to go in empty server rooms while others are untangling wires and watching blinking lights—and which cases make the most sense for each approach.

It’s time to find a new communications solution for your company. Before you start your search, consider this: No two company’s operations are quite the same and different organizations benefit from different types of phone systems. Understanding the factors that are driving many businesses to move their communications to the cloud will help you determine if a cloud communications solution is right for you. Here are seven operational trends propelling today’s move to Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS). Check off each statement that rings true for your company. The more checks, the more your company will excel in the cloud.

Businesses today are increasingly turning to Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) to meet their cloud communications needs. But how do you know which offering is right for you? This eGuide outlines 2 categories -- and questions within each -- to help you evaluate UCaaS providers and ensure you make an informed decision hat will benefit your business for years to come.

This is a time of rapid and dramatic progress in the cloud communications landscape. New technological innovations help companies incorporate location-independent systems, allowing workers to collaborate and communicate wherever they may be. And all signs indicate this is only the beginning, with the industry poised for unprecedented growth. In fact, as enterprise software moves to the cloud, the traditional unified communications space is having its own dramatic shift. The consumer experiences from Snapchat to Instagram to Facebook among other consumer technologies—are changing the expectations for communications. New models for collaboration and engagement, supported by big data and the cloud, provide a whole new world of opportunities.

What if the cloud could radically improve your customer’s experience, your operations, and your bottom line? There’s a reason why many organizations are taking advantage of the benefits of cloud for contact centers. This eBook, focuses on two profiles for small contact centers, small business and small of large - a small contact center that is part of a much larger enterprise. Get key insights from independent market research that will help you make a case to take your customer communications platform to the cloud. With the right solution, your business can benefit from enterprise-quality capabilities at a price you can afford. And you can realize a return on investment in as little as three months! Download this eBook and learn: • How to calculate ROI and time-to-value in different types of small contact center profiles • What factors to consider when selecting a cloud vendor • Three common myths about the cloud

Thrill customers and empower employees with omni-channel, socially-infused digital experiences to drive better business outcomes IBM Customer Experience Suite features rich, integrated capabilities for managing web content, rich-media assets, real-time social communications, robust customer self-service capabilities, business analytics and mobile device delivery IBM Employee Experience Suite enables employees to easily find and share relevant information across multiple platforms, diverse geographies with multiple languages, and within the context of business applications

IP communications across multiple, sometimes untrusted, networks needs to be normalized, managed and secured. As part of the most cost-effective, easiest to manage line of Session Border Controllers on the market. Read to learn how they can help you.

Don’t let your communications system hold you back. PBX systems once provided top-of-the-line business communications, but they weren’t designed to accommodate business growth and change. And cloud-based platforms have altered the landscape of business communications. Your PBX isn’t just an inconvenience, it could hurt your business. This eBook covers common problems associated with PBX systems as well as their impact on your business. Learn to identify signs of trouble in your business communications as well as key features to look for in a new system. Don’t let a fear of the unknown hold you back. Download the eBook and learn: • Key warning signs to look for in your PBX • The impact of maintaining an outdated system • How modern communication tools can benefit your business

Frost & Sullivan review the limitations associated with a single-provider approach to MPLS networks and its impact on the enterprise. They examine Virtela's Global Service Fabric - a multi-carrier network approach that provides a best-of-breed global MPLS network solution.

Multinational companies (MNCs) are facing a unique combination of escalating customer, competitive and operational pressures which are forcing them to fundamentally change the way they do business and manage their IT infrastructures supporting network, security and mobility needs. Lack of IT resources, limited capex and more complex global implementations are driving an increasing proportion of MNCs to offload, or 'out-task', various aspects of their day-to-day management responsibilities to skilled third-parties that can help perform these functions well.

Find out how companies have deployed remote access SSL VPNs to increase remote user satisfaction, improve accessibility to corporate resources, support business continuity planning, and reduce overall implementation and ongoing management costs. The white paper also covers how cloud-based SSL VPN services address high availability requirements, support unforeseen spikes in activity and optimize network performance. Lastly, learn how a single SSL VPN platform can support all your mobile access, telecommuting and partner extranet requirements to improve your ROI.

Christian Kane is an Enterprise Mobility Management Research Analyst with Forrester Research, where he helps clients develop and improve their desktop and mobile strategy. His research spans mobile hardware, mobile operating systems, mobile device management solutions, and mobile applications.

Effective security for cloud-hosted web applications requires full visibility into the environment in which the apps live and the potential exposure to vulnerabilities — and to do so consistently, while proactively monitoring for attacks without causing delays in application development and delivery. Cloud adoption means that a focus on perimeter security is not sufficient and may even be obstructive, because it can impact application performance and availability. By completing this form, I agree that I'd like to receive information from Amazon Web Services, Inc. and its affiliates related to AWS services, events and special offers, and my AWS needs by email and post. You may unsubscribe at any time by following the instructions in the communications received. Your information will be handled in accordance with the AWS Privacy Policy. https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/

This is a case study which shows how Leicester Theatre Trust (LTT) implemented a revolutionary communications solution based around a service-orientated Unified Communications architecture from NEC.

This is a case study which shows how Voorhees College implemented a revolutionary communications solution based around a service-orientated Unified Communications architecture from NEC to provide students, faculty and staff in five locations with software-based voice and desktop communications tools to achieve a 40 percent savings over its previous traditional telephony solution.

This white paper is a business briefing for C-Level Executives on how integrating a range of technologies - including unified communications, service oriented architecture, virtualization and cloud computing - can transform the productivity and profitability of large enterprises.

Written by: IDC Abner Germanow, Jonathan Edwards, Lee Doyle IDC believes the convergence of communications and mainstream IT architectures will drive significant innovation in business processes over the next decade.

The proliferation of communications channels has set expectations around cost and productivity benefits. Unified Communications (UC) is proffered as a way of helping bring them all together, but companies struggle to justify the business case for it. Against this background, how important is UC as an approach to streamlining communications, and how can businesses exploit it?

Case Study: NEC provided intuitive and user friendly technology to enrich the whole guest experience with improved service times, personalized assistance and quality communications.

Time Warner Cable Business Class delivers all the communication services your business needs with scalable Internet, Phone and Cable TV services supported by our reliable wholly-owned network. Meet with our local, dedicated account representatives for a free evaluation so they can tailor a solution that's right for your business. For a free communications evaluation, contact us to learn more!

Time Warner Cable Business Class delivers all the communication services your business needs with scalable Internet, Phone and Cable TV services supported by our reliable wholly-owned network. Meet with our local, dedicated account representatives for a free evaluation so they can tailor a solution that's right for your business. For a free communications evaluation, contact us to learn more!

Time Warner Cable Business Class delivers all the communication services your business needs with scalable Internet, Phone and Cable TV services supported by our reliable wholly-owned network. Meet with our local, dedicated account representatives for a free evaluation so they can tailor a solution that's right for your business. For a free communications evaluation, contact us to learn more!

Time Warner Cable Business Class delivers all the communication services your business needs with scalable Internet, Phone and Cable TV services supported by our reliable wholly-owned network. Meet with our local, dedicated account representatives for a free evaluation so they can tailor a solution that's right for your business. For a free communications evaluation, contact us to learn more!

Time Warner Cable Business Class delivers all the communication services your business needs with scalable Internet, Phone and Cable TV services supported by our reliable wholly-owned network. Meet with our local, dedicated account representatives for a free evaluation so they can tailor a solution that's right for your business. For a free communications evaluation, contact us to learn more!

The recent economic downturn has created some formidable challenges for the retail banking industry. Fraud and identify theft are on the rise, costing banks big money and raising customer concerns about security.