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How Unified Communications impacts post Covid19 world

In UDCaaS
October 22, 2020
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Ever since the world was hit by COVID-19, Unified communication systems have played a huge role in keeping the world business connected. It is only through video conferencing tools that students were able to continue with their academics, businesses were able to keep their office collaboration intact and general people were able to stay in touch with their families while maintaining social distancing.

But how can the pandemic change cloud business for the better? Certainly, after COVID-19 outspread, one thing that most businesses have started to invest in is a sustainable Unified Communication system. What businesses require amidst uncertain situations is sustainability: a system that could keep it alive and growing, if not growing at all times.

Cloud Business move towards agility more than ever

The term “agile” is considered more related to the IT sector; however, it fits the purpose equally in any type of business domain. The idea so to create solutions that are the best fit and faster than the traditional way of developing solutions. During the pandemic, COVID-19, far-reached teams could collaborate using Collaboration tools. Thus, they were able to share ideas and experiences for better customer satisfaction. This trend is sure to stay in a post-Covid world.

Accelerated decision making rules the business space

In the fast-paced market, businesses can’t afford delays in decision making. Accelerated decision making is the key to foster a successful cloud business journey. In a post COVID era, leadership teams are seen to change their approach towards governance, thereby engaging decision-makers more frequently than ever. This is made easier with easy to pull video calls and short audio conferencing meetings.

Faster communication and collaboration

Unified Communication systems have engaged teams to work remotely and improve communication even in the hardest of times. Tools like Cloud PBX systems, SIP Trunking, VoIP, IP telephony, and many others have made their mark in the business space. Collaboration increases agility and better decision making. This foster’s work from home and virtual meetups more than often.

RELATED: EXCITING UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS BENEFITS TO WORKPLACES

MachCloud – the platform for business communication and other cloud services

MachCloud offers services that foster business communication and operations in modern business space. Equipped with modern back-end infrastructure, MachCloud understands modern business combination and cloud needs. Get Teams Voice options with or without buying a Microsoft 365 subscription, deploy Cloud and Hybrid PBX Solutions, and offer Windows Virtual Desktop services to foster remote working with MachCloud.

Keep your business equipped with all the Right tools for remote working and contact a MachCloud expert today.

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Get ready for Microsoft Teams certified desk phones

In Microsoft Teams
August 7, 2020
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After amazing Telephony Services, Microsoft has introduced new Teams certified desk phones.

Recently Microsoft explained in a blogpost how Teams capabilities can be enhanced using modern Phones. Formally a part of Microsoft Teams Displays, the desk phones provide a modern experience of communication and collaboration. The devices are enriched with features like high-quality call and video capabilities, buttons, and a hands-free experience. The devices are powered by Cortana, AudioCodes, Poly, and Yealink.

What are the new Microsoft Teams certified desk phones and devices?

Since Microsoft is already eager in making Teams the most secure platform for communication, the introduction of a new certified desk phone will add to the already tight security of Teams. Here are the desk phones that Microsoft has announced to offer by the first half of 2021:

  • Basic Microsoft Teams IP Phones

These phones promise the functionality of a full-fledged office Business Phone and telephony services. It is expected that Microsoft is planning for a normal phone interface with Buttons. This means the desk phone can be used like typical office phones with or without a touch interface. The hardware interface is kept for an overall cost-effective device affordable for businesses and easily replaceable for existing out-dated telephony services.

  • Microsoft Teams USB Phones

Many users are still used to heavy calling and would need out of the box features in addition to Microsoft Teams calling experience. To cater to that, Microsoft offers USB peripherals that can be attached to USB phones. They are easily connected to PCs or MACs for a rich Teams Calling experience. The basic Yealink USB phones are expected to land in the market by late 2021.

Related: MICROSOFT TEAMS INTEGRATION WITH BUSINESS PHONE: WHAT TO EXPECT?

Microsoft is committed to providing a next Level communication with Teams

With new phones in the market, the concept of remote working can be eased for work from home employees. Since after the COVID-19 work from the home shift, many organizations are moving towards a more hybrid workplace environment. The announcements on the introduction of Teams Display devices are the next step to foster a hybrid workspace for companies.

MachCloud- the all-in-one Microsoft Teams service provider

MachCloud is committed to foster communication and enhance business communication for modern organizations. With a broad range of telephony services to choose from, MachCloud lets you stay on top of the curve with prompt communication. The platform provides Microsoft Teams Calling solutions in addition to Teams Direct Routing. The MachCloud Solution for Microsoft Teams service is committed to providing Teams related solutions to originations that are willing to make the shift to Teams. The experts at MachCloud are always ready to assist organizations with expert advice and assistance.

Get started with MachCloud for a rich next level business communication experience.

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5 Technology Must Haves for ‘work from home’ scenario

In Business Communication, Digital Communications, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Office 365
July 10, 2020
3 Min Read
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Work from home has become a norm in companies ever since the COVID-19 had been declared as a pandemic. However, in the IT sector, the term “work from home” has been circulating for more than a decade now. People who telecommute often know what gadgets to have their hands on, for a smooth work from home experience. However, this pandemic has forced most of the organizations to implement telecommuting and get their hands on the latest technology to facilitate home working.

What are the major Home Working Technology Must-Haves?

Cloud communication tools have emerged as major essentials to keep teams connected while staying geographically apart. If you think you can manage with a normal chat-based tool or simple email communication, you might be surprised that it isn’t enough to cater for today’s collaboration needs.

  • Video Conferencing Tools

Either it is your regular Agile meeting or a comprehensive Project feasibility report meeting, a video conference is essential for one on one communication with your boss or employees for better Team collaboration. There are many freely available Video conferencing tools, but they are vulnerable to threats. However, Microsoft Teams is a full-fledged solution that provides secured Video conferencing experience.

  • Project Management Tools

While staying at home it requires more effort to notify Teammates of the project progress. Investing in a better project management tool is always a good idea since it reduces the time you need to notify every member of the team on the work progress. Cloud-based Project management or business productivity tool would be an excellent choice to foster the team’s collaborations being geographically apart.

  • Microsoft Teams Collaboration Solution

This is by far the most effective and efficient productivity solution to cater for modern-day project sharing needs amongst project teams. Since its native to Office 365, you get to share any SharePoint content, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel work files for better understanding and collaboration. In addition to this, Teams offers Calling in Teams Solutions for easy calling right from your Office 365.

  • Cloud PBX for Staying Connected

Even if you are not working from home, this tool comes in handy for normal office communications. A cloud PBX lets you stay connected with other Teams members via cloud communication technology. It is also cost-effective for the organization and lets you stay in control of your cloud-based calls and offers all the features of a Cloud Phone system. So, whether you are working from home or office, a Cloud PBX is a must-have technology!

  • Digital Assistants

Digital assistants have emerged as an important tool to cater for fast-paced communication. Most workers are mostly familiar with digital assistants. These tools can carry out calls for you, take notes, and send emails at the scheduled time and much more. Modern telecommuting requires a digital assistant that can adapt to the working schedule and learn about next Gen communication requirements.

Related: WORK FROM HOME SIMPLIFIED WITH UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS

MachCloud – The cloud communication platform for modern-day business communication

MachCloud provides a digital communication solution that derives collaborations and makes it effective amongst remote working teams. MachCloud has assisted various teams in connecting them for productive working amidst the employees to work from home scenarios. It offers services Like Microsoft Teams solutions including Calling in Teams, Direct Routing for Teams, Office 365 reselling, SIP trunking, and Cloud PBX. No matter what size your organization, there is something for every type of business.

Get started with MachCloud’s services for a smooth work from home experience.

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Tips to Organize Your Team with Business Communication Tools (COVID-19 Edition)

In Business Communication
July 1, 2020
3 Min Read
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Business communication tools demand has been drastically increased ever since the Coronavirus disease has enforced businesses to work from home. Companies that had already invested in a cloud-based communication setup had been able to continue their business communication via the already setup cloud-based communications technologies. However, the companies that hadn’t entirely shifted to the cloud had to make abrupt decisions.

Here is a little how-to guide for companies who are having a hard time mobilizing remote working with internal communication tools and overall business communication.

How to Organize Your Workforce without Losing Essential Communications

  • Invest in a Hosted PBX

A Hosted PBX is all you need for a geo-redundant and integrated environment and cloud-based business communication tools. This way, the overall business communication can be routed over mobile phones of the entire organizations and the flow of communication remains intact! It is even pocket-friendly too. So, stay updated with the latest communication trends and get ready to equip your company with a Hosted PBX and necessary communication tools.

  • Introduced Softphones and say good-bye to landlines

With a traditional phone system, your business communication is kept tied with the physical lines within the walls of your office. This is the time of communication on the go. With modern Softphones and Business communication tools, you get to experience communication from anywhere and thus it has emerged as a modern collaboration tool.

  • Know where Text messaging is important

Collaboration doesn’t always mean video conferencing for every single discussion. Modern Collaboration demands calling at the right time and communicating via text and sharing information and necessary documents. Glitches in a call or a video call can hinder communication whereas Textual communication is fast, easy, and effective.

  • Keep employees in the loop

Here’s the bonus tip: to keep the workflow intact while working remotely, it is important to keep all the employees in the loop. The adage “out of sight, out of mind” is real. So, you have got to keep the employees engaged with your communication skills, necessary internal communication tools via cloud-based communications technologies.

MachCloud can help uplift your business communication tools during the COVID-19 crises

MachCloud is a robust platform that can cater to all your work-from-home business communication issues. Experts at MachCloud are more than ready to assist you with your collaboration challenges and setup a modern-day business phone to keep your business communication intact. MachCloud offers Cloud PBX setup, SIP Trunking services, Microsoft Teams Direct Routing setup, and Calling in Teams solutions.

Get started with MachCloud to stay in the know and keep your company communication intact.

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Microsoft for healthcare features empowers healthcare providers via Teams

In Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams
May 18, 2020
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Microsoft for healthcare has gained popularity ever since the coronavirus pandemic has taken the rise. Microsoft Teams has benefitted business, academic industry, and other domains while organizations had to impose a work from home policy. On top of that, Microsoft Teams health has benefitted the healthcare industry with its novel solutions for collaborating amongst the healthcare providers.

New capabilities in Microsoft 365 empower healthcare professionals

As the number of confirmed cases increase in the coronavirus dashboard, experts from Microsoft sensed a few needs for better healthcare collaboration amongst the providers and thus has rolled in new capabilities to empower healthcare organizations amidst COVID-19 pandemic with Microsoft Teams health care solutions. Features like very urgent messaging, visit scheduling, contacting the on-shift clinician and other new features are part of Microsoft for healthcare and directly address core challenges that the healthcare providers are facing these days with messaging and health systems.

Empowering the frontline workers and the healthcare sector

To stay informed about the availability of beds and supplies that are running out like masks or ventilators, the experts at Microsoft has created a Healthcare Emergency Response Resource Tracking system. The Microsoft Teams health Emergency Resource Tracking Solution can now be used to manage emergency responses and frontline workers can collect the information via their devices especially with coronavirus dashboard. Then the healthcare leads can take quick decisions in real-time on where to divert the upcoming patients due to scare resources.

The messaging features allow care teams to securely coordinate patient care

Microsoft Teams health solutions include new messaging features including the following capabilities:

  • Secure communication: Teams is end-to-end encrypted and deploys the latest methods of security
  • Priority notifications: This alerts the recipient unless a response is received. The messages are sent every two minutes up to 20 minutes.
  • Message delegation: This allows receipt to delegate messages to another contact, while the original recipient is busy in surgery or unavailable.

Also read: Tips to keep communication services up during covid-19

Enhancements added to healthcare data interoperability

With the growing needs of data handling and digitizing patient data, one of the top priories is the interoperability of data. Microsoft this introduced emerging standards like FHIR in Microsoft for healthcare, to cater for this challenge. Microsoft Team’s health solutions include providing a hub to access digital health records of patients.

MachCloud – The all-in-one platform for collaboration according to modem day collab needs

MachCloud is a robust communication services provisioning platform that empowers businesses with all the tools needed for a modern-day collaboration experience. MachCloud offers MachCloud Solution for Microsoft Teams®, the Microsoft Teams oriented Calling solution with additional solutions like MachCloud, Calling in Teams, and Direct Routing via Microsoft Teams. With a variety of pricing and plans, MachCloud has got one for every type of business.

Head to MachCloud to experience modern-day collaboration with the latest tools and security.

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Tips to keep communication services up during COVID-19

In Business Communication, Microsoft Teams
April 29, 2020
3 Min Read
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During the COVID-19 pandemic crises these days, the communication services are playing an active role in bringing together employees and continuing the flow of business. Workers have now found creative ways to use Microsoft Teams to keep the employee engagement intact, because after all, working from home isn’t easy for those who aren’t used to it. To keep the work spirit alive, IT pros at MachCloud have shown many lucrative benefits that clears customer concerns on why use Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft Team’s commitment to customers

MachCloud is committed to serve its customers with best possible options during the high demand of collaboration amidst work from home requirements this lockdown season. The rich communication platform offers various solutions like Microsoft Teams Direct Routing solution for its customers. Teams is available for Individuals as well as for IT professionals. Individuals are befitting from Teams for e-learning and education based online activities these days. IT pros are dependent on Teams for a secured business communication since Microsoft provides its Direct Routing services in their own systems equipped with best in line security standards. Microsoft has shown commitment to its customers by providing Teams collaboration features for IT business and other business domains.

5 creative ways to use Microsoft Teams

Amidst the pandemic situation, IT pros have found creative ways to use Microsoft Teams. Here is a compilation of 5 best ways how MS Teams can be used as an effective tool for communication services:

  1. Keep communication frequent: For the Team leads, Greet everyone every day. Or at least every other day. It makes the employees stay in the loop.
  2. Share Teams Tips: Provide guidance to employees on daily basis to work on communication tools faster like “Get work done fast with slash commands”
  3. Personalize the tools: Get a personalized view to feel comfortable with the interface.
  4. Title each chat: Since there must be many chats going on simultaneously, it is always a good idea to Title each chat.
  5. Structure to your conversations: plus, bookmark the important bits so you don’t have to follow the entire conversation each time.

MachCloud – One Stop Solution to cater for modern business collaboration needs

MachCloud offers various solutions for collaboration and a variety of communication services all in one place. With pocket-friendly calling plans, MachCloud caters for digital business communication needs with its solutions like MachCloud Solution for Microsoft Teams® and MachCloud®. With MachCloud, you can stay in control of the communication platform and bring more bangs for your bucks to your business.

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Microsoft Teams Security Facilitates Business Domain

In Business Communication
April 20, 2020
3 Min Read
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Microsoft Teams Security

Microsoft Teams security continues to remain on top of all others during this pandemic crisis. Video conferencing for official purpose is not new in the business domain. However, with the rise of COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a great increase in remote workers around the world, since businesses have opted for virtual offices to practice social distancing. The modern digital collaboration tools have, thus, become the focus of business and academic industry.

Amidst this pandemic and health crises in the world, there has been seen a record rise in daily traffic. One service reported a 535% increase in online traffic. However, with the irises in digital collaboration, privacy and cyber security remain one of the top issues companies have to face in these pandemic crises. Some services have, unfortunately, fallen prey to the increased intensity of cyber crimes and thus lost many clients’ trust. However, Microsoft Teams Security continues to win Microsoft Teams customers’ hearts.

Microsoft Teams security provides top-notch security features to its customers

In the wake of this pandemic, Microsoft Teams has emerged as popular tools where academic and business industry has greatly benefited from it. It has facilitated companies with top-notch collaboration tools like video conferencing, call conferencing, chats, calls and simple messaging. Microsoft Teams is the state-of-the-art digital communication platform that has satisfied customers with all the privacy and security concerns.

Two-factor authentication – 2FA makes Microsoft Teams security reliable

Microsoft offers end-to-end encryption in their own domain (not in telephony domain outside Direct Routing) as main feature of Microsoft Teams security to all of its video conferences and calls. In this way, the customers can easily communicate without any intrusion or eavesdropping within the call or video conference. Microsoft Teams provides a rich set of privacy rules that the platform adheres to. All the data shared within the conference is protected with latest encryption mechanism.

Microsoft further enhances Teams security by enabling two factor authentications that makes Teams reliable and secure from outside threats. In this way, all the business conversation and information sharing remain private between employees. Privacy and security are the focused factors in Teams.

Data is encrypted while at rest and in transit making data sharing secure and reliable. Teams even makes use of AI via chat boxes during meetings to combat any cyber bullying and other harassment behaviors.

ALSO READ: Unleash the power of Microsoft Teams with an existing PBX telephone system

MachCloud – The robust platform for Calling in Teams Solutions

MachCloud is an all-in-one digital communication platform that is equipped with all the modern collaboration tools of today. It offers Calling in Teams solution. Its product, MachCloud Solution for Microsoft Teams®, provides simple and reliable solutions for cloud communication for Microsoft Teams. MachCloud Solution for Microsoft Teams® is a fully automated service for end-to-end encrypted calling in Microsoft Teams through Direct Routing.

Head to MachCloud to unleash the power of Microsoft Teams with a modern approach.

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Coronavirus Crisis: Tips to continue process of Effective Business Communication

In Business Communication
March 20, 2020
4 Min Read
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Coronavirus Crisis Communication tips

The whole world is talking about coronavirus and how it has impacted the process of business communication. Companies are forced to opt a work from home policy and believe it or not, businesses were not prepared for this! There are sandstorms in the middle East, Hurricanes in the West, Earthquakes in the East that disrupt business but never on the face of this earth has been seen a virus effecting business globally! The hype is real and so is the impact of it.

Coronavirus Crisis Communication tips

Defeating the challenges posed by Coronavirus

In the recent week, many businesses around the globe have directed the employees not to commute to work and opt for telecommuting. Since then, there has been a great increase in the adoption of systems that require employees to effectively work from home. Microsoft has been lenient enough in this time of business crises that it has offered a lot of remote workforce support through its Microsoft Teams solutions. The process of business communication is affected since remote working has become a hindrance in imparting business communications objectives throughout the teams.

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An insight to employee experience with Microsoft Teams and MachCloud

Here are 5 tips to support businesses carry out business communication with an effective process of business communication in this time of COVID-19 crises:

Create a COVID-19 command room: Fist thing first, there just has to be a team that delivers assets present in the actual organization from its servers especially files servers and other assets.  Your business’ key personnel must be included in the team and they should (sadly) commute to work in order to make the assets available for the rest of the workforce (working from home). Don’t (Just Don’t) make the team of more than 7 people as a precautionary measure.

Develop an HR Action plan: An HR plan will decide and monitor the rules that your employees will have to adhere to in order to work from home. The HR Team will frequently communicate the rules via the process of business communication deployed in such a scenario.

Deploy Microsoft Teams Direct Routing: Microsoft Teams provides a flexibility to adjust calls and Call routing plans across the globe according to your business. Microsoft Teams let you connect and collaborate with your work teams efficiently while you work from home. Team leads can also monitor the progress of each project along with the communication of teams within Teams.

Keep in the communication in flow: Here’s a rule of thumb: Out of sight, out of mind. As soon as the top management is away from the employee’s sight, suddenly employees start to feel free. In order to keep the team intact, it is essential to keep the communication in flow

Create a process of communication plan: Since Coronavirus is not going to die so soon, it is important to have a communication plan in order to achieve business communication objectives throughout the origination. Since employees aren’t commuting every day, there must be a plan to which they adhere to so the business does not have to suffer and there is minimal loss.

MachCloud – the all-in-one business communication platform

The good news is: Unlike many other businesses, MachCloud has continued its services throughout these coronavirus global crises and continue to do so until (and long after) coronavirus crises has ended. With unmatched and uninterrupted services, MachCloud offers Microsoft Teams Direct Routing, SIP Trunking, Cloud PBX and other services like MachCloud and MachCloud Solution for Microsoft Teams for better collaboration and communication in the coronavirus work from home crises.

If you haven’t deployed MachCloud yet, now is the right time to make the move. Get on board with MachCloud and re-discover the process of business communication while your employees work from home this Coronavirus season.

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