Jola Cloud Solutions' Blog

There has been a rise in demand for SIM-only contracts in the car industry but what is driving this demand?

The industry

It has been widely published that new car sales have risen at their fastest rate for nine years, which seems to indicate that car dealerships selling new cars are enjoying a bit of a boom, so why the switch to SIM-only contracts?

Remote working

A customer emailed in with a suggestion for our leased line quoting tool last week. I looked into it and thought it would really benefit the base so sent it to our MD. He was on holiday with his family in France, yet quickly approved it on his mobile phone. I then got onto our web developer who was on holiday with his girlfriend in Norway who picked up the email on his tablet and responded with his action plan and timescales. With work email on so many of our devices we take away with us can we ever really switch off?

Vodafone has been advertising their 'Break-free - go SIM-only' campaign for a while to residential customers, but did you know that they are also offering the best SIM-only bundles for businesses too?

• Choose the amount of standard UK minutes you need - unlimited is available as an option
• Add minutes to non-geographic numbers - very useful for business customers
• Choose the amount of texts - unlimited again if you like
• Choose the data you need - up to 10GB
• 30 day contracts across all bundles
• 4G as standard

According to the Recruitment Industry Trends survey the recruitment industry generated £28.7 billion turnover last year a rise of 8.2% on the previous year. 91% comes from temporary contracts, which I thought was a sign of the times. The industry is growing and looking to hosted voice to support this growth, but why?

According to a recent article in the Telegraph, start-up activity is on the rise. 49% of small businesses reported setting up their business with less than £2000 and one in ten companies started with no funding at all. So with no money in the pot how are these businesses communicating with their customers and growing?

Security service companies such as home alarm fitters are turning to the cloud to host their phone systems, but why?

I was out with one of our JolaPhone dealers last week demonstrating the platform. The customer, warming to the concept, made the point that they would probably need to upgrade from their existing ADSL circuit to either Fibre broadband or a leased line. The dealer replied that he agreed but it was not something they got involved in. When the customer nipped out to get their BT bills I ask Jon why he felt that way. He said they did not do 24/7 support and the 36 month commitment on leased lines worried him in case the customer went bust or didn’t pay. Dealing with the carriers was a pain he said. It took ages to get prices from them all and even then he had to haggle to be sure he was getting the best deal. By the time he went back to the customer they had usually progressed the circuit with someone else.

5 tips for generating high quality IT contracts

Q. When is an organisation absolutely, definitely in the market for a complete IT overhaul?
A. When they are moving into a new building

There are hundreds of construction consultants in the UK ranging from huge international companies like Capita and Mott Mac to small local businesses. Often they are given the task not only of overseeing the construction and fit-out of a building but also making sure utilities and IT infrastructure are ready to go when the client moves in. They are a remarkably un-tapped resource for IT companies and here are 5 ways to help you engage successfully with them.