Unified Communications
What are Unified Communications?
This is something we’re asked on a daily basis. In a nutshell, UC is considered to be a business and marketing concept. It’s the ability to communicate using a set of products with one single user interface across multiple devices. It encompasses collaboration tools such as video conferencing, instant messaging and user presence, website integration, call recording, mobile extension and VOIP.
But to us its more than just a business and marketing concept, it’s become a way of life. It’s used now to empower the modern workforce with the communication and collaboration tools they need to operate in any location, on any device. UC allows us to have a better balance of work and family life, where productivity and results are measurable, and changes can be implemented quickly.
But like anything in this life, choosing the right UC solution and partner for your business can feel like a minefield, especially if your blinded with jargon and end up with a whole range of features you simply don’t understand or need!
At BlueSky UC we make this super simple. We listen and tailor the solution to your bespoke needs and deliver exactly what we have promised.
What about hardware?
Our solution is designed to be set up quickly and is fully scalable. In reality, you don’t actually need any additional hardware and can get going right away from your existing personal devices!
But, if you want additional hardware to better suit a changeable work location, BlueSky supply a line of dedicated hardware which connects to your cloud system directly from your office network, home, or public WiFi.
We have a full range of hardware options depending upon your requirements, including headsets, handsets and more.
How long will it take to set up?
Because our solution works on a bring your own device basis, the Bluesky UC platform is lightning fast to spin up.
Gone are the days of major operational disruption with onsite installations, and the various reasons for delays! – With our platform you’ll be ready in a matter of minutes. The system can be configured remotely and won’t even require engineers on site!
What applications will my employees have to learn?
Usually, it’s pretty challenging to get employees to learn how to use new software, for a variety of reasons!
Our solution is designed with the end user in mind. Collaboration made simple. It’s intuitive, and lets the user do everything from chat, to host videoconferences with just a click. So training and encouraging your team to utilise the features of the system won’t be a problem.
If you prefer to have a little more control over your own system, that’s ok! We can provide you with admin access via a separate browser interface, where you can adjust things in the settings like user management, device management and even your own dial plan!
Will my business be safe working from home?
Yes it will! Safety and security are crucial pillars to our design philosophy. All of our hardware and software is developed to be secure by design.
There are other solutions available where resellers encourage you to invest in external protection such as firewalls, or additional bandwidth on a VPN, which often end up being a waste of time and money. In reality, we feel that’s just too complicated!
Instead, we utilise the security inherent to WebRTC, which runs a securely encrypted user-to-user connection for all communications. This keeps every moment of collaboration completely hidden from hackers no matter what WiFi connection the end-user is connected to.
Can my CRM, ERP, Marketing Automation, and billing software be integrated to the system?
Our platform supports a wide range of software and hardware integrations. We have a long list of applications already signed off, why not get in touch if you have a specific requirement or would like a proof of concept.
We’re constantly adding more integrations, because we believe in creating a single, truly unified tool!
Is this solution a good fit for the size of my business?
The beauty of our solution is that it’s fully scalable and can be tailored specifically for your set up and budget.
Our hardware can be purchased as a service, or skipped entirely if your team works fine on their current personal devices. Since the system itself can easily accommodate anywhere from 1 to 1000 remote workers, our platform can be easily designed for you to pay as you grow.
