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TURHUNE PRICE GAREISS 01Telecom’s Major Move
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Phone Telling You About Your Business?
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Telecom’s Major Move to the Cloud
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by Peter Terhune, Enterprise Solutions Architect at Conga (www.getconga.com)
It’s no surprise that that the cloud has taken over just about every industry, and completely disrupted the way people and
organizations do business. e telecom industry especially is in the midst of making a major move to the cloud, in hopes of taking advantage of the serious bene ts that it provides. Salesforce, for example, has notably positioned themselves as one of the go-to cloud platforms for telco companies looking to enhance their legacy infrastructures and provide better experiences
to employees and customers. Telecom customers looking to take advantage of Salesforce unlock
a host of additional add on products from the Salesforce AppExchange that can help solve a number of business challenges.
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What Is Your Cloud Phone Telling You About Your Business?
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by Jason Price, Senior Advisor of Cloud Services at Select Communications (www. selectcommunications.com)
It’s no secret that paradigms like digital nomads, IoT and BYOD are shaping the way companies approach and invest in collaboration
technology. For many IT and business leaders, the response to these trends involves cloud communication.
Shi s toward cloud adoption among businesses – and the potential bene ts of
those shi s – are documented to the point of being overstated and cliché. A simple Google search uncovers how 82% of companies saved money by shi ing to cloud-based collaboration
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