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For the IT team of an organization, migrating to VoIP often leads them to making a calculated choice on the delivery model, i.e. whether it is best to choose the on-premisebased systems, cloud systems, or, hybrid systems. Every delivery model has its own advantages and disadvantages; majority of these are accepted by all but there a few that are highly debated. If you too are facing a situation where you have to make a choice for your organization then it is very important to zero-in on the one that suits the communication needs of your company.
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HowHybrid SystemsAreDifferent FortheITteamofanorganization,migratingtoVoIPoftenleadsthemtomakingacalculatedchoiceonthedeliverymodel,i.e.whetheritisbesttochoosetheon-premisebased systems,cloud systems,or,hybridsystems.Everydeliverymodelhasitsownadvantagesanddisadvantages;majorityoftheseareacceptedbyallbutthereafewthatarehighlydebated.Ifyoutooarefacingasituationwhereyouhavetomakeachoiceforyourorganizationthenitisveryimportanttozero-inontheonethatsuitsthecommunicationneedsofyourcompany. Someoftheimportantfactorsthatshouldguideyourdecisionare: • Presentandfuturecommunicationneedsofyourorganization • Thetotalnumberofusers,includingmobileworkersaswellastemporarystaffing • Calculationofpeaktimerequirements • Businesscontinuity,redundancy,securityanddisasterplanning • Existingtelephonyinfrastructure,networkcapacityandtelecomcontracts • Desiredtimeframes,resourcesandexpertiseofthein-houseteam • Youwillalsoneedtoanalyzethecapitalexpenditureandoperationalexpenditurestodeterminecapability,functionality,flexibilityandscalabilityofthesystemsinconsideration.Letusputthingsintoperspectiveonallthethreedeliverymodels. • Theon-premiseVoIP • Ifyouareoptingfortheon-premiseVoIPdeliverymodelthentheIPphonesandIP-PBXequipmentareallinstalled,runandmaintainedinyouroffice.ThecompletesystemisconnectedinternallytotheLAN,andthroughyourISPtotheInternet.ThesystemreceivesandsendscommunicationusingthePSTNlinesorSIPtrunks.ThesearethendistributedtotheIPorVoIPphones. • Theprimaryadvantagesofon-premiseVoIPare: • Bettercontroloverthesystem–Youwillbeincompletecontrolofsystemi.e.allthehardwareandsoftwareneedstobeinstalled,runandmaintainedbyyourorganization. • ImprovedCustomization–Theconfiguration,specificationsandapplicationscanbecustomizedtosuittheneedsofyourorganization,whichisoftennotpossiblewithhostedsolutions. • TCO–Thetotalcostofownershipoftheon-premiseVoIPsystemisonetimecapitalinvestment.Theonlyrecurringcoststhereafterincludetheupgradesandmaintenances. • Betterqualityofservice
Networkconvergence–Thisiseasilyachievedbyusingthesamenetworkfordataandvoicecommunication.Networkconvergence–Thisiseasilyachievedbyusingthesamenetworkfordataandvoicecommunication. • Thedisadvantagesofon-premiseVoIPare: • Needscapitaloutlay • In-houseteamorsystemtechnicianisrequiredtomaintainthesystem • Scalabilityaswellasflexibilitycanbelimited • HostedVoIPorCloudbasedVoIP: • IncaseyouareinclinedtowardsusingthecloudbasedVoIPmodelthenyouneedtoknowthatthenecessarysoftwarehardwareandinfrastructureisownedandmanagedbythehostedVoIPserviceproviders.YouwilljustneedtohavetheIntegratedAccessdevice,switchesandIPphonesinyouroffice. • Advantages: • LowUp-frontcostsandquickdeployment–ThebestthingaboutcloudorhostedVoIPisthatyouwillhavetoincuronlyasmallup-frontcostsandthesystemcanbedeployedveryquickly. • Advancedfunctionalitiesandfeaturescanbeeasilyaccessed. • Thisisahighlyscalableandflexiblesystem • Thesystemismonitoredroundtheclockforoptimalperformance • Dataredundancyanddisasterrecoveryiseasyandsecured • Disadvantages • Increaseinrecurringexpenses,whichleadstohigheroperationalbudgets • Providersdecidesonthetypeandtimingsoftheupgrades • Customizationsareheavilylimited • ServiceinterruptioncanbefrequentaswellastheQualityofservicemightbelow • HybridVoIP • ThisisprobablythebestchoiceifyouwanttoswitchtoVoIPyetretaintheTDMPBX;actuallyhostedVoIPisjustaTDMPBXthatisconnectedtoaVoIPgateway.Thegatewayisusedtoconnecttotheexistingdeviceslikelinesandhandsets.Thisadeliverymodelinwhichtheusersareabletogetthebestofbothworlds–cloudtelephonyaswellason-premisehostedsystems.ThisisagreatsystemifyouwanttoswitchtoVoIPwithoutincurringhugecostsaswellas
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