Hosted PBX for Any Situation

03/11/2014 17:04

There’s a lot of talk about disaster preparedness for businesses and if you don’t have Hosted PBX already, then you might find it worthwhile to stay a while and listen. Admittedly, disasters are rare occurrences, but then it only takes one to potentially bring your business to a screeching halt and, in a worst case scenario, cause so many lost scenarios that it’s hard or impossible to recover. These risks are why organizations invest in business continuity and disaster recovery solutions. Since a phone system is central to operations, it makes sense to make it a core part of a recovery plan.

IP phones offer several advantages that work well in terms of maintaining continuity. For instance, plug and play phones can be transferred among locations with all settings and contacts intact and work perfectly as long as there is a connection available for them. This allows employees to relocate to a new location or even work from home simply by bringing their phone set with them.

Of course, it’s not always possible to make sure you have your phone with you when a disaster strikes. For that reason, it’s important to look at some of the other benefits of Hosted PBX. This solution has forwarding and routing capabilities that can be configured from any computer with an Internet connection so that you can instantly forward your calls to an alternative number if your office phone is unavailable. This alternative number can be anything you choose, from a cell phone to a home or hotel phone. This ensures that you are always able to get your calls no matter what and helps businesses keep operating and stay in touch with customers.

What makes all these benefits and features even better is that this solution isn’t limited to just being for emergencies. It can be a hard sell to invest a lot of money in something that you may never need. Fortunately, this phone system works every day to reduce expenses and improve productivity through its advanced next generation features. Call forwarding and mobile device integration is useful for working outside the office while traveling or just for keeping up with important calls while popping out for lunch. The ability to take your phone with you and use it wherever is useful for working from home or for making reorganization easy as employees can take their phones with them when moving to new desks. All things considered, Hosted PBX is extremely useful in any situation.