Monday 24 December 2012

Does Voip Monitoring Really Matter?

By Saul Saresi


The world of Voip is exploding like a coke can filled with popping candy, and everyone wants a piece of the action. And when there is so much action to be had, market share to be gained and profits to be made, one thing is for sure; people want to know that their investment is protected, and that means monitoring.

Monitoring is essential in all forms of everything - from money and profits to peace and happiness - and the world of Voice Over IP is no different. In such a faced paced and driven environment there is no excuse for poor performance caused by faulty service providers.

Due to the nature of Voip technology, however, all of the components which are required to be working in order to successfully make calls are out of a company's direct control. This (unavoidable) relinquishment of power by all companies using this technology, is one of the biggest business stumbling blocks it faces, and the reason why effective monitoring is in such high demand.

Although there are several methods of monitoring, the most effective at the current time is known as end-to-end, a method which duplicates the calls to SIP devices and then analyzes the call reactions in order to assess the system services and quality. If a problem is noticed an alert will then be sent out informing the service provider.

Monitoring systems also offer companies the opportunity to view their performance statistics in a very detailed manner, usually through a fully interactive dashboard interface which can be logged into remotely at anytime. This functionality can provide valuable insights for a range of factors for all manner of businesses.

Regardless of what a company's motivation for utilising monitoring systems may be - whether simply to ensure the risk of bad service provision is minimised or to gain valuable insights into their company's performance - the systems that are there have their advantages and should be utilised wherever possible.

Time, credibility and reliability all equate to money, and failure to provide basic securities and assurances for your clients will affect your profits and reputation, whatever business you are in. With Voip this effect is magnified due to the still unproven technology on which it is based.

So whatever reasons there may be for not switching to Voice Over IP yet, there are many more reasons why you should, and the gap between why and why not will only continue to increase for the very forseeable future. So if you want your business to get to that next level before the competition do yourself a favour and make the switch to a registered provider today.




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