Why Businesses Are Moving Their Contact Center to the Cloud..Should You?

December 12, 2013 Aerocom

Today, many contact centers worldwide have begun moving to SaaS (hosted) call and contact center platforms- at a quick speed. According to researchers and studies, results have predicted that up to 70% of contact centers will be using a hosted platform by 2014! That’s just around the corner. Is your businesses contact center part of this migration? If not, here are the top 5 reasons why companies are moving their contact center off-premises and into “The Cloud.”Caller_Thumbs_Up

1. Versatililty/Scalability

  • Hosted platforms provide a universal call center solution
  • Work from virtually anywhere
  • Agents can be connected via VoIP or PSTN through soft phones, IP phones or mobile phones
  • Managers can login from any browser and view agent activity

2. Free Upgrades

  • If your hosted call center platform is upgraded, all customers reap benefits at no additional cost
  • New features and improvements are constantly being made
  • No additional cost for added features and functionality

3. Business Continuity

  • Maintain productivity by logging in from home
  • Offers platform redundancy

4. More Efficient Call Routing

  • Allows usage of the internet to route inbound calls between multiple remote callers
  • The type of equipment your contact center uses does not matter- destination agnostic
  • Monitor agents, generate reports, and view real-time telephony

5. Better ROI/TCO

  • Capital expenditure to get started is minimal
  • Utilizing VoIP increases efficiency and can lower the long term costs
  • No expensive equipment to manage or maintain

So do you think switching to the cloud is the right move for your company’s contact center? Give us a call! We represent every telecommunications provider…so let us help you!

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