Small Business Tech Tips

I’m in the process of opening up a new office, and one of the first big decisions to make when doing so is what we are going to use for a phone system.

We’ve been using a PBX from Shoretel at Everon for quite some time very successfully, so my initial inclination was that we would probably use one again. However, due to some unique circumstances with this new office, I decided to use a hosted PBX instead:

• The team is expected to grow very quickly
• We will most likely have multiple offices and people working from home
• We want a large degree of flexibility in terms of how we are going to use the system/what features are included
• We didn’t want to manage any hardware ourselves
• We are very concerned with cash flow (who isn’t?!)

For all of these reasons, we decided to go with a hosted PBX provided by our friends at DSCI.

The hosted PBX gives us a ton of flexibility, and is priced on a monthly basis per user, making it easy to add or subtract users. In addition, we don’t have to purchase any of our own equipment, and there won’t be any annual maintenance contracts – a nice boost to the cash flow. This is of course consistent with the greater overall trend of technology services being delivered from “the cloud” – something small businesses can take real advantage of.

When you are considering your next phone system, take a look at hosted options. They may be ideal for your business, and your wallet.

Mike Cooch
CEO
Everon Technology Services, LLC

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Tags: DSCI, everon, hosted pbx, shoretel

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