January 28, 2010 11:19 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
economy,
investment,
ROI,
SMB,
UC,
Unified CommunicationsThe economy is certainly recovering, but recovering does not necessarily equal "recovered". It all depends on the filter you are looking through.
Apple and
August 24, 2009 3:03 AM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
end-user training,
investment,
ROI,
training,
UC,
Unified CommunicationsI read an article recently that talked about the promise of cost savings with unified communications and that the ROI (return on investment) doesn't always pan out the way it does in the marketing brochure.
I think the argument put...
June 9, 2009 3:22 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
cost savings,
invest,
ROI,
SearchUnifiedCommunications,
TechTarget,
UC,
Unified CommunicationsIn the midst of an economic downturn, right now probably doesn't seem like a good time to be investing in a full-fledge UC implementation. But, what many people don't know is that UC can immediately save your company money and give you the...
February 25, 2009 2:32 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
cost savings,
ROI,
SMB,
UC,
Unified CommunicationsROI is generally at or near the top of the checklist when trying to determine if a given project should be approved. Of course, the project may make workers more efficient, it may improve logistics or increase the speed at which products or services can be delivered to customers, or it may just be...
February 22, 2009 10:04 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
Evangelyze Communications,
OCS 2007,
OCS 2007 R2,
Office Communications Server,
ROI,
SmartChat,
SmartSIP,
SmartVoIP,
Unified CommunicationsUC-B is apparently a term coined by Blair Pleasant (and others at UCStrategies.com), President and Principal Analyst for COMMfusion Unified Communications. In
September 30, 2008 1:27 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
efficient,
investment,
productivity,
revenue,
ROI,
UC,
Unified CommunicationsAh, the 'Good Ole Days'. Remember when business decisions and investments could be made based on ROI (return on investment). If a business invests $1 million in new manufacturing equipment that helps them produce higher quality widgets faster, thereby increasing output and bringing in $200,000 a...
August 29, 2008 1:40 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
corporate culture,
education,
Evangelyze Communications,
ROI,
training,
UC,
Unified Communications,
userUnified Communications is many things to many people. Many organizations (and even some experts) are still struggling to define what it is, what it isn't, what are the features and benefits, and what are the pitfalls. Arguments can be made about how it will streamline communications and allow the...
August 23, 2008 1:06 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
handsets,
licensing,
ROI,
UC,
Unified Communications,
value,
VoIPFor new companies or old companies building new facilities, the value of VoIP is easier to define and the return on investment can be realized much quicker. Deploying only one infrastructure- the network infrastructure- for voice and data, rather than an IP network for data and separate wiring and...
July 28, 2008 4:26 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
productivity,
ROI,
UC,
Unified Communications,
valueThe features and benefits of unified communications sound great, but for most businesses you have to be able to demonstrate and quantify the actual return on investment. The fact that it is "very cool" does little for the bottom line. But, what if you could tell the CFO, or the Board of Directors...
