In today’s market, a real Multi-Tenant solution is capable of handling multiple customers (tenants) on a single server. A multi-tenant solution will be most competitive if it is a hosted model. This is because the actual software your customer will be using is not the ‘tenant’, but their server is.
A Multi-Tenant solution shares the same resources with all of its tenants. For both resellers and customers, there are many benefits when implementing a multi-tenant function. To learn the benefits of a multi-tenant solution, read our previous blog post on ‘The Benefits of Multi-Tenancy for Resellers & Users’.
Aside from being available in the cloud, we compiled a list of things that your Multi Tenant should have to be a ‘real’ or ‘true’ Multi-Tenant Solution.
Price
The software development and maintenance costs are shared with a Multi-Tenant solution. By sharing the same single server for multiple customers, you are using fewer resources. The reseller is significantly cutting costs and these savings can decrease customers operating costs.
Scalability
When upgrades and new versions are released, it is easier to manage these updates with customers on a hosted Multi-Tenant solution. The reseller has the ability to release the updates more easily through the cloud, instead of installing new hardware. This saves time and money for both the reseller and the customer because time is not wasted traveling to the customer, installing the physical hardware or having to stop operations during the update. The reseller only has to release the update once and all tenants will receive it.
Diversity
Hosted Multi-Tenant solutions allow resellers to expand their target market. Everything can be managed online and they no longer have to visit their many customers to set up the servers. Hosted Multi-tenant solutions are more affordable than a single-tenant solution and this attracts different customers with different budgets. Multi-Tenant also allows you to have a variety of different size customers.
Some PBX and Unified Communications Features
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- CRM Application Integration
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- Screen Sharing
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- Call Rating
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- Hot Desking
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- Customization
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- Compatible with most IP Phones
- Call Recording
Most companies offer hosted and on-premise solutions for their PBX products. Both options have their pros and cons and it ultimately comes down to the needs of the company. Hosted solutions have several more advantages and features than on-premise. To learn more about the features of Hosted Telephony, read this previous blog post.
As a reseller, do not let service providers trick you. If your Multi-Tenant solution does not offer competitive pricing, ease of scalability, ability to reach a diverse market or the features mentioned in this post you do not have today’s latest Multi-Tenant solution.
Bicom Systems PBXware Multi-Tenant edition is our most popular product! Our Multi-Tenant edition enables you to increase efficiency in the workplace and transform the way you conduct business in the same way the Business and Call Center Editions do. To learn more about Bicom Systems Multi-Tenant solution have a peek at our product overview brochure or email us at sales@bicomsystems.com.
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