ShoreTel Cloud Communications: Delivering big results for Contact Centers

ShoreTel Cloud Communications: Delivering big results for Contact Centers
In the world of unified communications, contact centers are the focal point of all customer interactions, and therefore play a key role in forming long-term customer relationships. The conventional route has been to employ on premise contact centers, but lately we’ve seen a major shift as more industry titans gravitate toward cloud-hosted contact centers. There are many reasons organizations are turning to cloud technology. Not only is it scalable and flexible, it also offers cost savings and has mobile features to better meet business and employee demands. Let’s explore the advantages in more depth:

 

Rapid deployment and easy integration with existing infrastructure

For the deployment of on premise systems, complete IT infrastructure including hardware, software, telephony, etc., need to be installed. This requires huge capital investment and can prove to be quite time consuming.

 

A cloud hosted contact center is fast and easy to deploy as services are offered by vendors through the Internet. No need for any special equipment. All that’s required is a computer and an Internet connection to access cloud hosted contact center services.

 

Cost effectiveness and lower capital expenses

Cloud-based contact centers don’t require any upfront expenditure for their deployment. These are based on a pay-as-you-go pricing and payment model. Companies can choose the services they want and pay for only those which they need. This is more cost effective because the IT spending is low as compared to on premise contact centers and results in better return on investment.

 

Scalable contact center solutions

Another advantage of a cloud hosted contact center is that the operations can be easily scaled up or down by taking up or releasing online resources as per the requirements. In the case of on premise systems, more hardware/software will be required to handle an increased call flow. Similarly, if the call flow drops, it will result in a waste of resources.

 

Global delivery – Anywhere, anytime access

The rapid proliferation of online services and mobile devices is driving the demand for customer support that is available 24×7.

 

Cloud hosted solutions allow companies to provide on-demand support to consumers, which can be accessed anytime from anywhere in the world.

 

Personalized and localized customer services 

With cloud hosted applications, businesses can pick and choose specific services to ensure a more personalized user experience. The services can also be customized keeping in mind the customer demographics – geography, language, profile, etc. Another benefit is that cloud computing allows the integration of different applications with support such as billing software, purchase order management, business reporting, analytics, and much more.

 

Thus, with the help of cloud hosted contact centers, businesses can lower their operational costs and deliver quality services more efficiently.

 

To learn more about cloud based communications, read our recent blog post where we demystify the top 3 concerns about cloud phone solutions.

 

About Inflow

Founded in 1997, Inflow is one of the nation’s top Unified Communications and Contact Center consultants in today’s market. Pioneers in cloud unified communications and cloud contact center success, Inflow is the first company to provide contact center consulting and training focused solely on helping you elevate your customer experience.

With over 200,000 endpoints supported under Inflow’s innovative success programs around the world, Inflow built its brand and reputation around providing unrivaled customer support. Inflow is in Mitel/ShoreTel’s top 2% in global customer satisfaction, and quickly acquiring a top spot with RingCentral, Genesys PureCloud and NICE inContact.

By partnering with Inflow, you can expect the highest level of strategic consultation, execution, and optimization available in the industry.

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