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Microsoft 365 | Rebranding Office 365 business plans

In Microsoft 365
April 17, 2020
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The news is huge! Microsoft has decided to rebrand Office 365 business plans and name them on Microsoft 365 context, from April 21st, 2020. A few years ago when Microsoft 365 was introduced, its sole purpose was to provide a subscription bundle of Windows 10, Office 365 and Enterprise Mobility + Security. However, recently, Microsoft made an announcement that the tech giant has decided to rebrand a few subscription plans, and introduced a few new plans.

Which plans are affected by this M365 name change?

The flowing plans are affected by this announcement:

  • Office 365 Business and Office 365 Pro Plus

Both of these will be called Microsoft 365 Apps starting 21st April, 2020. To distinguish between the two, Microsoft will continue using “for business” and “for enterprise” as labels

  • Office 365 Business Premium

This will be rebranded Microsoft 365 Business Standard and all occurrences in documentation must be changed accordingly.

  • Office 365 Business Essentials

This plan will now be called as Microsoft 365 Business Basic from 21st April, 2020.

  • Microsoft 365 Business

Even though it is not a part of Office 365 family, Microsoft has announced this would be rebranded as Microsoft 365 Business Premium.

Which plans remain unchanged?

Other than the plans mentioned above, most plans are unaffected by the name change announcement. To give you a clear view you about whether your subscription plan is rebranded or not, take a look at the following list and find it yourself. The following plans have remained unchanged.

Office 365 for Government

  • Office 365 G1
  • Office 365 G3
  • Office 365 G5

Office 365 for Enterprise

  • Office 365 E1
  • Office 365 E3
  • Office 365 E5

Office 365 for Education

  • Office 365 A1
  • Office 365 A3
  • Office 365 A5

Office 365 for First line

  • Office 365 F1

The motivation behind rebranding

The Microsoft officials mentioned in the blogpost, where they announced the rebranding news, that the idea of rebranding is to indicate that Office 365 is not just Word, Excel and PowerPoint that half of the world still believes. Office 365 has grown a lot in the past years with products like Teams, Forms, Stream, and Planner and the name Microsoft 365 is a true depiction of what Office has evolved into, over the years. The officials confirmed that there won’t be any changes for now in price, features or the plans.

MachCloud – the favorite Microsoft 365 Provider for Resellers

If you are in search for a Platform to offer best in line Microsoft 365, look no further. MachCloud offers the best Reselling opportunity for all Office 365 resellers in the market. With better profit margins and a high reliability of services, MachCloud has become the favorite platform for Resellers. It offers basic plans like business plans (which include Business Basic, Business Apps, Business Standard and Business Premium), enterprise plans (which include Enterprise E1, Enterprise ProPlus and Enterprise E3) as well as Add-ons like Business Voice, Phone System and Business Apps. With the addition of delivering telephony services you offer a complete package, all from the MachCloud Portal.

Stay ahead of the curve and get your hands on MachCloud for a smooth and profitable service delivery to your customers.

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How to Determine the right number of SIP Trunk Channels for SMEs | A Guide

In SIP Trunking
September 5, 2019
3 Min Read
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Do you know SIP market size is expected to grow to an astounding USD 12.70 billion by 2023?  You can be a part of the trend too. How? Establish an SME, adopt Digital business communication solutions and read the following carefully.

SIP trunking

Why SIP Trunking?

It is a fact that SIP Trunking Providers are going through a major breakthrough in the cloud communication solutions era. Market is growing and so better services are expected along with top-notch infrastructure. The major growth factor in SIP Trunking is low CAPEX and low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Further, there is a drastic increase in the adoption of cloud communication (Another fancy term for digital business Communications by SIP Trunking Providers). SME cloud computing is also gaining popularity pertaining to the high amount of revenue streams that SME Cloud Computing Providers are able to generate. SIP Trunking is best suited for SMEs due to its low rates on international calls.

SIP Trunking Channel


SIP Trunk or SIP Trunking Channel?

So, how many SIP Trunks does an SME need? Technically speaking, Just One. There’s a difference between a SIP Trunk and a SIP Trunk Channel:  a SIP Trunk is like a main Phone Line having one or more individual SIP Channels for each call. Look it this way, SIP Trunk is a super highway where the individual lanes are your SIP Channels, for a smoother business communication journey. How cool is that?

 

Finding out how many SIP Trunking channels you need

If you are an initial startup and unable to decide how many SIP Channels you need, you need to talk to your SIP Trunking Provider. But wait, you need to select a few SIP Trunking providers first, know their rates and then contact them. They’ll better guide you based on your business growth. Generally, a rule of thumb is: one channel for every three employees. Secondly, the best person to tell you about the amount of incoming and outbound calls is your own Office receptionists who has to make a dozen calls a day. Looks like you don’t have to search too far for an exact number of calls your business gets each day.

If your business is operational internationally then you must have a dozen or more international clients initially. You need to take up a better plan on Digital Communication to have smoother communications. If your business is communication based then you might need one SIP Trunking channel per employee, however for average businesses, a good ratio is: One SIP Trunking Channel for every two employees.

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MachCloud’s best-in-line SIP Trunking Services

If you are still searching for a SIP Trunking Provider, look no further, MachCloud provides the best SIP Trunking services along with guidance from industry’s experts. MachCloud is a full fledged Communication and Service Delivery platform with services including Cloud PBX, MachCloud, Reselling of Office 365, Calling via teams and Skype 4 Business Server 2019. With MachCloud you can avail the opportunity of getting free calls mixing different technologies which is offered by very few Providers out there.

So, gear up and head over to MachCloud for a substantial growth in your business.

 

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Basics of VoIP Plans that can benefit your cloud business

In VOIP
July 25, 2019
3 Min Read
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VoIP or Internet telephony is the trend of the modern era cloud business communications. Adoption of VoIP plans is widespread today.  In fact it’s the first step towards the emerging Digital communications trends of the future including UDCaaS and other services like Hosted Voice, Managed PBX and many other technologies. IT is crucial to take this first step carefully to land in a proper position to shape up your business communication for emerging future trends. Here’s an insight towards VoIP Plans and features you should look for in a VoIP service and plans that are suitable for a progressive business.

VoIP Basics

To get more out of your IP telephony system, it is important that you know the basics of VoIP plans and features. VoIP phone system enables businesses to effectively utilize multiple channels of communications using a single plan in a cost-effective manner. With this service, digital communication channels include messaging, video conferencing and scheduling, texting, calling everything using a broadband connection. Users or company employees stay connected to one another using VoIP Apps and devices. Not only it streamlines overall business communications, it is also pocket-friendly.

VoIP Plans

Providers generally provide 3 basic types of plans which include Pay-as-you-go model, in the basic plan, you are offered all basic digital communication features like Conference calling, Music on hold (Some providers make this a part of their National plan), Call recording, a Reception console to facilitate you with easy-to-use front end to use the system, Voicemail, Ring groups, Auto Attendant (IVRs), Call Recording, Call Queues, CRM Integration, Contacts directory and many more. Some providers also include Emergency calling as part of their basic plan.  The pricing varies from provider to provider; however, you should expect an estimated amount of US$ 3.99 – $ 5.99 user / month. For the National (or next-to-basic level) plan, the services are the same but with additional 2000 Minute Bundle where you can make calls to Over 30 countries and over 10,000 cities. The pricing is roughly around US$ 18.99 – $ 21.99 user / month. For the last type of plan, generally providers offer to make outbound calls to mobile phones in all listed countries. The prices is roughly estimated to be US$ 35.99 – $ 41.99 user / month

Many Providers also offer free trails for a few days depending upon their company policy.

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MachCloud and seamless voice services with MachCloud

MachCloud is Digital Communications and Service Delivery Solution platform for businesses to cater for the growing needs in business communications all over the cloud business space. It offers services such as MachCloud to seamlessly connect employees from any other telecom services and offers calling via Office 365 and your own Cloud PBX. It offers to combine Skype for Business, Cloud PBX and Calling via Teams without any investment. The calling plans include Fixed Tariff in Fixed Tariff Calling Plan, services to seamlessly migrate without changing phone numbers, a unified invoice to combine Office 365 licenses and other Microsoft Services and telecom services and a Geo Redundant platform.

Get your hands on MachCloud to get the best services in most affordable rates for a progressive cloud business communication.

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