From small scale businesses through large businesses, the backbone of a business phone system is their PBX, or "Private Branch Exchange." From the rudimentary days of the old switchboard systems, to the modern computer controlled business phone systems of today - it's more than just a means of communication - the PBX is how things get done. Let's have a look at what it takes to integrate the power of one of these into your everyday workflow.
How you go about buying an integrating a PBX into your business will depend largely on what sort of features and services it provides, as well as how you plan to host it. How much growth do you expect, and how long should the system continue to serve you? What kind of infrastructure do you have in place already, and can you use it in the new system?
Answering some of these questions can be vital to getting the most out of the system. To help you find those answers, here's some food for thought...
Power outages happen regularly. It is a bit ironic to be considering cutting edge business phone systems, and realise that it's going to be driven by a power network that largely runs on a power grid engineered to the needs of the last century. An worse, a modern computerised system can be brought to its knees by a power outage. Luckily many modern PBX systems come replete with their own integrated battery systems, a UPS (uninterruptible power supply") to prevent this from leaving your business dead in the water, should the power go out. Even in the event of a blackout, your clients and employees will still be able to count on communications going unimpeded, and the backbone of your business will remain functional, taking calls as usual.
If you'd prefer not fit a PBX into your business's physical location, there are hosting options available. Rather than installing a machine to service your business, a hosted PBX is a standard business phone system, hosted and managed by a provider. The advantage is largely that you can take a hands off approach to the system, and have little investment in equipment. Calls can easily be routed to other numbers as well, such as cells and home phones. The advantages do come at a price though, with much of your system being tied up remotely, which can become a nightmare should you later switch to a local system. Transferring everything from menus to voicemail to extensions to the new system can become difficult.
No one can say for certain how their business will grow over the coming years. One thing is certain though, your choice of business phone system will be one of the crucial factors in shaping those coming years of expansion. As you can see, the technology and flexibility of today's business phone systems is astounding. The PBX forms the nervous system of your company, extending into each nook and cranny, delivering vital messages. Without choosing a powerful and business phone system though, that nervous system is left lacking, and your business crippled. Power and expandability are critical in finding the PBX that's the right fit for you.
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