Communication Services and Disasters

There are days when you feel absolutely indestructible. At least I hope that is the case when it comes to your new business. So you got that communication service with all the bells and whistles including call forwarding and voicemail set up with the business application. Just because your communication does not include nearly as many physical equipment, doesn't mean you do not need to prepare for physical disasters. Those can cause power outages which could potentially put your business off the grid and that is the last place that you want to be. While VoIP’s reliance on the internet promises better availability in times of trouble, VoIP systems still need to be configured properly to ensure ongoing availability and redundancy patterns. For this reason, Irvine recommends that small to medium-sized businesses take advantage of hosted or multi-tenant VoIP solutions in which the vendor handles all of the PBX functions including routing calls via the internet. Business continuity during a natural disaster starts with selecting the right VoIP service provider.