Node4, the Cloud, Data Centre and Communications solutions provider, today announces a new and improved Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) platform. The new offering is being built on a shared architecture which means Node4 channel partners can offer clients both a customer dedicated platform and a multi-tenant one, allowing much smaller organisations to affordably access top-tier collaboration tools.
Mark Phelps, Collaboration Product Manager, said:
“It’s a really exciting time for Node4 and its customers and partners. We have seen fantastic take up of our recently launched Collaboration platform, with thousands of users already benefitting from our Collaboration Experiences."
"The development of a shared architecture solution will enable partners to provide clients of every size the benefits of our Cisco Powered enterprise-class collaboration experience. This is only the first in a number of major product portfolio enhancements Node4 is going to announce across the coming months, intended to help businesses supercharge their collaborative abilities.”
This new shared architecture will allow Node4 and its partners to service smaller customers, and makes Node4 one of the few Cisco HCS providers that can deliver to SMEs.
Channel partners can now bring the Cisco Enterprise Class experience, delivered in the cloud, to customers with as few as 30 seats. Normally, customers of this size would be forced to compromise on the technology choice, or would be forced to purchase on-premises or managed services, rather than a fully hosted, CMSP certified, Cisco Powered service. However Node4 partners can now build a shared architecture instance that can be dedicated to a single partner. This shared architecture instance can then be used to service a number of a partner’s end customers through a single set of applications, providing simplicity, scalability and more direct customer control to every channel partner.
Richard Buxton, Head of Collaboration at Node4 commented:
“UC and collaboration are key pillars for Node4. We’re focused on providing our customers with state-of-the-art technology to help them keep up with the rapidly evolving workplace of the future. We want to help small and medium businesses to be part of the future of work revolution, and our improved solutions will do just that.”
Andrew Wilson, Channel Sales Director at Node4 added:
