Jola Cloud Solutions' Blog

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.

Data analytics and cloud computing, two of the hottest IT trends of the moment, are combining to fuel growth in the cloud analytics market, new figures have suggested.

Starting a business is exciting. It is you, your business plan, your investment and in many cases a few trusted and experience staff members. Money is tight and the focus is bringing in early revenues to stay in the black and grow as planned.

Design agencies with up to 20 employees located both on business parks and in city centres are turning to Jola for their connectivity. They use powerful machines and software such as the Adobe Creative Suite to create materials in PDF to be emailed to clients for review and when approved send large print-ready files and specifications to the printers. Some use cloud proofing software such as RedPen to allow clients to log into their design work and mark up any changes in the proofing process. To do all of this they need a fast and reliable Internet circuit.