{"id":4182,"date":"2013-12-23T16:36:11","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T16:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aerocominc.com\/?p=4182"},"modified":"2015-05-07T16:02:05","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T23:02:05","slug":"tips-for-choosing-an-ip-pbx-for-your-small-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aerocominc.com\/info\/tips-for-choosing-an-ip-pbx-for-your-small-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Choosing an IP PBX for Your Small Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The proliferation of hosted-private branch exchange (PBX) solutions has led to a surplus of information about these virtual telephony systems. Small business owners should consider the pros and cons of both hosted PBX and on-premise PBX systems when evaluating a new system for their offices. We provide for all small business owners deciding between <strong>Cloud-based<\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/aerocominc.com\/products\/\">on-premise PBX systems <\/a><\/strong>to consider the following:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Real Total Cost of Ownership<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On-premise systems typically require a large upfront investment<\/li>\n<li>Hosted systems are paid through monthly payments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Value of Specific vs. Bundled Functionality<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Capabilities of hosted and on-premise PBX systems are pretty equal<\/li>\n<li>Hosted PBX bundle features and charge a set per-user price<\/li>\n<li>On-premise PBX provides greater flexibility on the features and functionality they want to pay for<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ease of Customization<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attainable with on-premise systems, as an on-staff IT professional oversees the systems\u2019s deployment and management<\/li>\n<li>With hosted systems, customization is often handled by the provider<\/li>\n<li>If your system requires advanced customization, on-premise PBX may be more reasonable for your business<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">User Experience<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On-premise PBX systems will prioritize data traffic<\/li>\n<li>With hosted PBX solutions, voice and data packets will often fight for preference<\/li>\n<li>Hosted vendors may offer Session Border Controller (SBC) to help improve data quality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">True Costs of Tech Support<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If your company currently manages its own data, implementing a hosted PBX system is unlikely to eliminate your existing staff<\/li>\n<li>If your company currently does not have an IT team, then Hosted PBX can potentially save your company from having to hire technical staff members<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[php snippet = 8]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a small business owner? Consider these pro&#8217;s and con&#8217;s of both hosted PBX and on-premise PBX! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerocominc.com\/info\/tips-for-choosing-an-ip-pbx-for-your-small-business\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\">Read more &#8250;<\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aerocominc.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4182"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aerocominc.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aerocominc.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aerocominc.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aerocominc.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.aerocominc.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4182\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aerocominc.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aerocominc.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aerocominc.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}