Modernize The Base

Migrate like a GROWING FAMILY

Migrate like an ESTABLISHED FAMILY

THREE PATHS

PROFILEs OF CLOUD MIGRATION CANDIDATES

TO THE CLOUD

All roads on the business communications technology journey eventually lead to the cloud. But the paths to the cloud are as diverse as the crisscrossed highways, railroads and airways one can take across the nation.

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Migrate like a COLLEGE GRADUATE

So, how are you going to get there? Since every business is unique, with specific communication system requirements, choose the path that best suits your business profile.

Your business fits this profile if:

It is a start-up with no pre-existing phone system You have recently acquired a business and have decided that it makes more sense to bypass an investment in integration and go straight to the cloud OPEX models work best for your business need You have limited IT resources or highly mobile staff

Some organizations can jump directly to the cloud. Like college grads, they have no roots and can easily book a flight across the country to start a new life.

You have an existing on-premises system You know you will eventually replace your existing system, but you are not ready to leave it behind just yet Your immediate and short-term business needs can be addressed with updates and upgrades that modernize your system until it’s time to take that final step to the cloud

Your business fits this profile if:

Some businesses may have to take amore structured approach to the migration process. They are better off planning their move across the country like a growing family.

You have an existing on-premises system that has not reached end of life You can adapt your communications system to do more by adding applications that work with your existing system and provide the features and functions you need

Your business fits this profile if:

Some businesses need a hybrid approach to cloud migration. They will fare better if they plan their move like an established family.

say the cloud is the most critical part of their digital transformation strategy.

of small businesses say that implementing efficient communications and collaboration tools is critical to customer satisfaction.

of small businesses say that providing employees

Plan the Journey

Whichever path to the cloud you take, you’ll want to plan your journey carefully. Afterall, you wouldn’t go across the country to start a newlife without knowing how you’re going to get there. So why embark on a business communications technology journey without a plan?

Take a hard look at what your communications system has and what it should have to get your business to the next level, and map your route using Mitel’s hierarchy of telecom needs.

Know where you are before you leave

Determine how the cloud will help your business when you get there and structure your journey to fit your unique situation and your business communications needs along the way.

Think ahead

Create a communications strategy that defines the steps you need to take to keep pace with ongoing advancements in communication technology that will benefit your business on the road to the cloud.

Define a strategy

Ensure your plan allows you to use the full potential of your existing system’s features and technologies with incremental updates and upgrades that deliver the features and functions you need on your journey.

Maximize existing potential

Structure your journey as an evolutionary modernization process defined by your unique business communications needs.

Modernize to optimize

Wherever you are in your thinking about migrating to the cloud, Mitel and its Certified Partners can ensure you define a path that fits your business. We deliver communications experiences that empower your organization to thrive in a changing world by making communication and collaboration seamless across your entire organization.

Chart your own path

Download Mitel’s cloud migration E-book You Can Get There From Here: Profiles of a Cloud Migration Candidate to learn more about migrating to the cloud.

Source: 'The Only Certainty is Uncertainty' White Paper by Frost & Sullivan

Source: Workplace Productivity and Communications Technology Report, Mitel and Kelcor

with efficient communications tools is essential to attracting and retaining talent.

Source: Workplace Productivity and Communications Technology Report, Mitel and Kelcor