Enterprise-Wide Considerations When Selecting a UC&C Partner

Author: Lyndsay Cook, Senior Vice President Marketing at PGi
Source: https://www.pgi.com/blog/2018/11/what-features-do-users-want-from-their-ucc-providers/
Enterprises
that are looking to improve collaboration and communication are increasingly turning
to the UC&C industry. According to Gartner, global spending on
UC&C will
reach $44.2 billion in 2021. As medium
sized and global organisations accelerate their adoption of unified
communications and collaboration technology, the industry needs to adapt and
exceed the rising expectations of end-users. When selecting unified communications
and collaboration technology, organisations need to address key considerations
including:
User-friendly Experience
If UC&C platforms are challenging to
navigate for employees that lack technical know-how, workers may be reluctant to
use them in the long run. It is important that organisations ensure that
employees are both trained and motivated to effectively adopt these new technologies
in their daily work routines. Sourcing and adopting tools and services that are
inclusive for employees of all skill levels and deliver a user-friendly
experience is key.
Delivering Efficiency
One of the main enterprise considerations is
the ability of the chosen UC&C platform to increase individual and overall
business productivity levels. By enabling employees to complete their work
faster and receive responses needed in real time, organisations can ensure a
higher degree of efficiency, and a greater amount of staff satisfaction.
Reliability and Uptime
When collaborative technology crashes,
enterprises can experience downtime, drops in productivity and missed business
opportunities. The industry should be striving to ensure that systems are
working seamlessly, which will reduce the likelihood of these complications. When
there are issues, users need to be assured that they can easily notify and seek
support from customer service staff to assist them in an efficient and
professional way.
Maintaining
Flexibility
Users want UC&C services that make sense
for their individual work styles and business environments. As many companies
are offering increased flexibility for remote workers, it’s important that they
have the right collaboration platforms to ensure that all employees are able to
deliver the highest quality work, whether they work in the office, at a client
site or remotely from home. A flexible and convenient approach to collaboration
should allow employees to communicate in real time, in the way that is
personalised and right for them.
Ensuring System Security
According to Thales Security, 67 percent of global enterprises have experienced a data breach, which is why so many organisations, quite rightly, prioritise security across their business infrastructure and having a secure UC&C system in place is more important than ever. In case of major security incidents, enterprise buyers need to consider partnering with providers that have solid security channels and ‘crisis action plans’ in place to protect customer data, system integrity and brand reputation.
These are some of the factors to consider to both improve and update your collaboration and communication strategy in 2019.
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