Telecom; Past, Present, and The Cloud

With Christmas under our belt, ’tis the season to take a look at the past, present, and future. In Telecom and technology, we’ve seen a huge movement toward mobility. Everywhere we look, someone is utilizing a mobile device, for personal use, professional, or both. Businesses are trying to take advantage of the edge they can attain over their competitors and what better way to do it than staying connected to employees and customers 24/7 if they choose- for little or no extra cost. This has led to the SMB’s gaining that competitive edge over the larger businesses.

When we reflect on the past and look into our future for 2014, we also see a clear trend toward the Cloud. Questions still remain about it, but many have adapted the Cloud to their business strategies and for good reason. The benefits are, again the competitive edge, more possibilities and applications available, lower costs, typically easy integration- no need for extra equipment. The concerns still border along the security issues, which is why 2014 will likely be a big year for resolving those concerns and issues.

NWMAP offers multiple carrier strategies for implementing the Cloud and other Telecom services. Trusted carriers who have Cloud security services, dedicated networks for reliability, security, and flexibility. There are so many options available and we believe we’re in the right spot for our clients to pick and choose what fits them best. We don’t charge for reviewing your current services and we offer free quotes as well: https://nwmap.com/contact-us

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cloud Advatages: Email in the Cloud

Other than getting more for less, email in the Cloud is something businesses should look into:

Businesses today depend on cost-competitive and dependable communications services to stay connected and maintain productivity. Considering junk mail filtering and ease of transition, staying connected is easy through Outlook, the Micrsoft Exchange email in the cloud.

Benefits include:

  1. One more way for small businesses to thrive and stay competitive.
  2. More storage.
  3. Easy transition.
  4. Secure inbox.
  5. Always keeps business owners in sync with employees.
  6. Stay connected features so if needed, you can take the office with you.
  7. Easy updates.
  8. Access any time, anywhere.

How can you get this service? Have additional questions? Contact us: https://nwmap.com/contact-us

Key Aspects of Great Salesmanship

This being the last month in 2012, people are gearing up for the New Year, hence new goals and new resolutions. At NW MAP we’re often looking ahead in technology and what’s new in Telecom. This year has been focused on the Cloud and hosted services- making more things possible for more businesses. Do we have goals for selling these products and services? Well…yes and no. Our number one priority is our clients, always has been, always will be. So we’ll continue to do this in 2013.

Is there anything you or us can strive for this coming year? We’ve compiled a short list of key sales aspects that have hit high on lists for business, technology, and sales in general:

  1. Create value before claming any. If you sell, you’ll want to create relationships and establish value not only within your services, but also as a business…as a salesperson. At NWMAP we offer free bill reviews and service evaluations- we offer several no-charge services up front before anything else.
  2. Offer something specific. All types of businesses exist out there, and many have various and differing needs. If you want to get in the door, offer something specific to their needs.
  3. Make time. Time is a love-hate relationship for people in sales. Establishing relationships take time. Something you do now may benefit you 6 months from now. This also means taking time to grow- you can go to seminars, hit the books and take classes, groom yourself to be the best, organize your time wisely, and spend time social networking.

We hope to continue helping others and establishing relationships in the future. Happy holidays from the NWMAP team!

Contact us any time: https://nwmap.com/contact-us

Selling The Cloud

Recently I ran across an article about Cloud Serivce Brokerages. If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past couple of years, Cloud technology is beyond emerging, it is in the spotlight. We’re all still figuring it out, where it fits into, how it’s best utilized, troubleshooting any issues, while businesses are weighing the pros and cons. Just as NW MAP does for Telecom services in general, there will be professionals needed to help businesses navigate the Cloud for consumers.

This article (link below), and others like it, predict that Cloud Brokerages will be a $100 billion dollar industry/third party assistance/integrator business. Those of us in Telecom have long known about how big a deal this will become. In fact, at NW MAP we are one of the first Telecom agencies to offer some unique services and products utlizing the Cloud. We figure we’ve been in the business for several years, and while Cloud Brokerages will be popping up seemingly overnight, we’ve been there all along and want others to cash in on this too.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/121012-cloud-service-brokerages-emerge-as-264947.html

Businesses can get low prices for the specialized services they need, not to mention be more efficient with or without an IT Department. For some smaller businesses, marketing can be an issue- lack of funds and people for an IT Department so these services are ideal. If you’d like to get a head start take advantage of these services, find out more from one of our agents: https://nwmap.com/contact-us

You can also take advantage of this for a selling opportunity as well- putting money in your pocket. We’re currently looking for talented sales agents to help get the word out and cash in on this opportunity: For more info: https://nwmap.com/contact-us/become-an-agent

Related info: https://nwmap.com/nw-map-offers-innovative-marketing-tools-businesses-can-harness-the-power-of-cloud-technology

Cloud Technology and The IT Department

If you asked…What has changed the landscape in the last several years of the IT Departments the most? Hands-down, Cloud Technology. It’s changing Telecom and technology in general, but of course IT Departments are usually the day-to-day players here. With an increasing number of employees utilizing mobile devices (BYOD) and increasing capabilities within the Cloud, the game has changed.

The ease and flexibility of Cloud technology is revolutionary- you just can’t beat it. Another factor is reduced spending- get more with the Cloud. Small business can communicate and run their operations as efficiently as a large business would. This is a significant competitive edge. The benefits are numerous as we learn more about how businesses adopt and adapt to Cloud Computing.

Security is typically number one when it comes to an enterprise’s data and communications and this is where the learning curve for IT Departments remains today as they select, maintain, and utilize Cloud technology to its fullest potential. A Cloud Firewall service is very useful if a business feels security could be jeopardized with Cloud service. As much as the technology develops here, the solutions to any caveats will keep pace.

At this point IT Departments should begin preparing for Cloud technology as it becomes the latest trend that’s here to stay for quite some time. If you have any questions about Cloud services, benefits or concerns, please contact NW MAP and an expert can assist you today: https://nwmap.com/contact-us