{"id":7728,"date":"2019-12-03T11:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T11:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/?p=7728"},"modified":"2023-01-17T10:26:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T10:26:39","slug":"how-to-create-a-business-case-for-a-new-cloud-phone-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/how-to-create-a-business-case-for-a-new-cloud-phone-system\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Business Case for a New Cloud Phone System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">The market for cloud communications is growing at an incredible pace. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/office\/features\/hosted-pbx\/overview.html\">cloud PBX<\/a> space alone is expected to be worth at least $20.83 million by the end of 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2019\/07\/22\/1885630\/0\/en\/Cloud-PBX-Market-Driven-by-Growing-Demand-for-VoIP-Networks-Over-Conventional-Phone-Lines-Cloud-PBX-Market-Valuation-USD-20-83-Million-By-Forecast-2023-at-a-13-2-CAGR.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">with a CAGR of 13.2%.<\/a> However, even with all this growth, some technology buyers are still having a hard time developing a business case for the adoption of a cloud strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Convincing a CEO to make the switch from an existing legacy phone system into the cloud isn&#8217;t always easy. While the cloud has a lot of benefits to offer, including scalability, innovation, and even better cost savings, many companies have already invested a great deal of money into their existing technology. Buyers need a way to convince their CEOs and executives that the cloud transition is the best way forward for their business.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"cta-banner  CID-2FdM5dTp IID-69d00415d1c55\"\r\n\t\tdata-dl-custom-type=\"ctaButton\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-banner-img-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-banner-img\" style=\"background-image:url(\/gb\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ucaas-component-digital-transformation-300x200.jpg)\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-body\" data-dl-custom-type=\"ctaButton\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cta-sub-heading\">Complete business communications system<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"cta-heading\">Find out more about RingCentral solutions<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<p>Call management, conferencing, HD video meetings, and team messaging in one collaborative solution.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"rc-cta-shortcode btn btn-primary btn-lg\" data-dl-element=\"button\"\r\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary\"\r\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-dl-additional-info=\"Find out more about RingCentral solutions\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-dl-name=\"Find out more about RingCentral solutions | Learn more\">Learn more<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n<h2><strong>Highlighting the Benefits of Moving to the Cloud<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Often the easiest ways to convince a CEO to explore a new solution is to help them visualise the potential benefits that come from the transition. For instance, a cloud-based phone system can help today&#8217;s companies to avoid a number of potential roadblocks for growth while taking advantage of endless new opportunities. With a cloud-based phone system <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/office\/voip-phone.html\">like RingCentral Office<\/a>, teams can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid common maintenance problems: Because everything is based on the cloud, there&#8217;s no need for things like initial hardware investments, expensive repairs or even extended downtime while machines are upgraded. There&#8217;s no demand to chase down replacement parts, and the risk of system failures is minimised.<\/li>\n<li>Scale and grow with ease: Scalability is one of the biggest benefits of moving to the cloud. Adding and managing system users is a breeze through an all-in-one cloud-based interface. What&#8217;s more, a robust software base provides incredible flexibility as the needs of the business continue to change.<\/li>\n<li>Simplify disaster recovery: If anything does go wrong with your technology system, it&#8217;s much easier to recover from a disaster with a cloud-based system where everything is backed up online. What&#8217;s more, most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/office\/unified-communications.html\">UCaaS<\/a> providers also offer a guaranteed uptime in your SLA for absolute peace of mind.<\/li>\n<li>Explore new opportunities: With cloud phone systems, business leaders can manage their mobile and remote workers with as much simplicity as managing office workers. Everyone stays connected and productive with a complete suite of web-based tools.<\/li>\n<li>Create more flexibility: On the cloud, businesses can offer a \u2018bring your own device\u2019 solution for phone systems, maintain their existing phone numbers, and more \u2013 wherever their teams are located. What&#8217;s more, you can control all of your communication channels through the same platform, making communication management simple.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Using the Cloud to Future-Proof Business<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The cloud phone environment gives modern businesses everything they need to take advantage of next-generation communication solutions. Whether you&#8217;re looking for call reporting and recording features, shared voicemail, automated dialing, or wall-boards for real-time reporting, there&#8217;s sure to be a UCaaS offering that works for you.<\/p>\n<p>With the right cloud-based phone system, like RingCentral Office, you can even cut down on the stress of having to subscribe to multiple vendors to access overlapping technology. With the cloud, companies can spend less time supporting their phone systems and more time investing in new opportunities and growth.<\/p>\n<p>Now that BT will be shutting down support for ISDN in 2020, and switching it off in 2025, there&#8217;s never been a better time to start planning your journey to the cloud.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uc-expo-cta text-center IId-bottom-banner-144903516 CId-bottom-banner-1098205596\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;\">Learn more about cloud communications and how it can help your business.<\/span><span class=\"text-center\" style=\"display: block;\" data-dtm-element=\"button\" data-dtm-context=\"bottom-cta\" data-dtm-additional-info=\"Learn more about contact centre tech\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg\" style=\"margin-top: 16px; font-weight: bold;\" title=\"Learn more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-dtm-name=\"Bottom CTA\">Learn more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The market for cloud communications is growing at an incredible pace. The cloud PBX space alone is expected to be worth at least $20.83 million by the end of 2023, &hellip; <a href=\"\/gb\/en\/blog\/how-to-create-a-business-case-for-a-new-cloud-phone-system\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How to Create a Business Case for a New Cloud Phone System&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":244,"featured_media":7731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Create a Business Case for a New Cloud Phone System | RingCentral UK Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cloud communications is growing, however, some technology buyers are still having a hard time developing a business case for the adoption of a cloud strategy.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/blog\/how-to-create-a-business-case-for-a-new-cloud-phone-system\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"RingCentral Team\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Create a Business Case for a New Cloud Phone System | RingCentral UK Blog","description":"Cloud communications is growing, however, some technology buyers are still having a hard time developing a business case for the adoption of a cloud strategy.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/blog\/how-to-create-a-business-case-for-a-new-cloud-phone-system\/","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"RingCentral Team","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":":\/gb\/en\/blog\/how-to-create-a-business-case-for-a-new-cloud-phone-system\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/how-to-create-a-business-case-for-a-new-cloud-phone-system\/"},"author":{"name":"RingCentral Team","@id":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/cc4f043d2b478862a8622c28b0ebd08c"},"headline":"How to Create a Business Case for a New Cloud Phone System","datePublished":"2019-12-03T11:00:56+00:00","dateModified":"2023-01-17T10:26:39+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/how-to-create-a-business-case-for-a-new-cloud-phone-system\/"},"wordCount":645,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/#organization"},"articleSection":["UC - 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