There remain very few organisations for whom their employees can all work at a fixed desk location, in a specific office all of the time, and in complete isolation from their colleagues. As organisations strive for a competitive edge, there are many questions to consider:
“How do we get the best out of our employees?”
“How do we attract and retain talent?”
“How can we ensure our employees collaborate effectively, efficiently and securely in virtual teams around the business?”
As consumers we are used to having access to platforms and tools to collaborate with friends, family and other groups – we now expect this in the workplace too.
In all organisations, the IT function is constantly balancing the need to keep the lights on – to remain secure and compliant, and manage costs with the demands of the business to enable, transform and create competitive advantage.
Managing a communications infrastructure with its implications on security, the need for high availability and the ability to keep pace with changing work patterns, and employee expectations is a stretch even for the best resourced teams.
We increasingly spend our time using applications from cloud providers – whether that’s productivity tools from Google or Microsoft, or application such as Salesforce, we expect the tools we use to speak to each other for an integrated end-user experience.
ICON Now is Maintel’s cloud communications service for organisations in the UK with between 100 and 1,400 employees. ICON Now provides cloud telephony, UC, conferencing and collaboration for the modern digital workplace, with a simple subscription charge.
Rapid to deploy and simple to manage, without sacrificing features and functionality, ICON Now enables organisations to be more effective and efficient through seamless communication and collaboration.