NSN Management

Why Traditional Phone Systems Fail at Modern Businesses As organizations in Oklahoma and the surrounding region strive toward greater efficiency and stay ahead of the latest technology, traditional telephone systems are falling short. Specifically, we’ve noticed five key areas where those systems are falling those businesses short. High Cost It’s simple: traditional phones are just more than VoIP systems, oftentimes a lot more. A study by Frost & Sullivan revealed that businesses spend an average of $1,000 per user on traditional phone systems, including hardware, installation, and software licensing. [i] This presents a significant financial burden for businesses, especially small and medium-sized businesses.  In contrast, companies can expect to reduce their monthly telephone costs by over 50% when switching to VoIP. In our experience, that’s a huge reason why businesses decide to make the change. [ii]   It’s not just a high one-time cost either. In terms of oper...

What does it cost to manage your network? It’s not an easy question to answer, because each business will have slightly different needs that can affect the cost of their IT support. An accounting team who does most of its work in-office, for example, will have different IT support needs (and costs) than a law firm with lawyers working remotely. What we can do here is to help you understand the three main ways that businesses pay for IT support: hiring in-house staff, paying for an hourly IT consultant, or working with a flat-rate managed IT service provider. By arming you with the costs of each approach, and their relative benefits, you’ll be prepared to make an informed choice. Should I Outsource My IT Support or Build an Internal IT Team? The first thing you’ll need to decide is whether you want to outsource your support to an IT firm or run IT as an internal function. According to research, businesses should expect to spend on average between 2% and 7% of their revenue on IT-rel...