Simplified Partner Service Offers Resellers A New Window Into The World Of Evolve IP

Global collaboration provider, Evolve IP, has launched a new ‘window into its world’ of integrated cloud-based communications, to make life simpler for its reselling partners. The creation of a single ‘Anywhere Portal’ is designed to provide a streamlined and more efficient route into Evolve IP’s service stack for provisioning and administration.

Evolve IP works with many of the world’s biggest tech companies and innovative industry leaders to create robust and reliable solutions for a growing reselling partner base. It specialises in securely integrating unified communications, collaboration tools, contact centre, voice, and omnichannel solutions into the cloud.

The Anywhere Portal aims to deliver enhanced levels of service and support. It is based on a new user interface which is fast and clean as well as mobile and desktop compatible.

Powerful step forward

Senior Solutions Consultant, Adrian Penny, says the new portal provides resellers with the ability to provision, manage and support their customers all from a single convenient resource.

“Anywhere Portal is a single space that houses all the solutions our customers have with Evolve IP. We want to make it as easy as possible for them to manage their customers and services. The Anywhere Portal gives them the ability to build and configure all Cisco BroadWorks services via our core telephony platform, allowing them to add customers to detailed configurations easily.”

Benefits include full Webex integration, customer password resets, multi-factor authentication, and bulk upload capabilities. In addition, comprehensive reporting and business analytics is combined with one click functionality to build multiple devices, meaning no more custom credentials.

Penny concluded: “Our previous provisioning portal was much more limited. We’ve added lots more features and functionality based on a sophisticated engine which can automate a lot of the core processes which were previously manual. It reflects our three core pillars of efficiency, automation and simplicity.

“Evolve IP is designed to advance today’s hybrid workplace and the Anywhere Portal represents another powerful step forward to help partners deliver faster, easier and quicker responses to their customers. It’s a win-win for all parties.”

Internal workshops are taking place throughout May to boost knowledge and ensure users become more familiar with the new portal.

Game changer

The launch of Anywhere Portal is being hailed as a ‘game changer’ by Nikki Hough, UC Deployment Manager at leading solutions provider, Babble.

“We can build and deploy a significant number of users easily and efficiently. This complements the industry-leading solutions that Evolve IP can provide the team and makes the Evolve IP offer more complete and compelling,” 

 He added: “Anywhere Portal also provides us with an extra level of security with two-factor authentication; which is of course a priority for any business’s service that they provide. This solution was the missing piece in Evolve IP’s offering and so it’s great to see it in place. We’re excited to explore what we can achieve with the Anywhere Portal in the future.”  

To find out more about Anywhere Portal, visit https://www.evolveip.net/en-gb/solutions/anywhere-portal

Evolve IP EMEA Partner Engagement Model Continues Growth Trend

Evolve IP today announced the addition of a series of new reseller partners across the EMEA region – to fuel continued growth in its partner network and expansion of its cloud-based Unified Communications platform that reaches more than 73 countries.

The company’s successful partner model is built on a combination of a deep understanding of partner needs, customer use cases, training, co-sales, implementation, support resources, platform resiliency and geographic coverage, as well as support for important charitable causes. 

Recently, Evolve IP kicked off its partner event schedule by hosting a successful golf day with key resellers, technology partners and the Evolve IP EMEA team, all in support of UNICEF, its chosen charity for 2023. A total of 32 players tee’d off at the Downs Course, Goodwood amidst a collaborative and competitive spirit helping to raise funds for the children’s charity. 

Productive partnerships

The event, aimed at collaboration, brought together players from the partner and client community where relevant industry issues, priorities, and goals were a central theme. Sponsors included Akixi, Dubber, Enghouse Networks, Intelligent Billing, Green IP, Knight Corporate Finance, Mason Hayes & Curran, ProVu and Bandwidth.

Jamie Hughes, Evolve IP’s UK Sales Director, commented afterwards: “The Evolve IP success story continues to grow with the recent addition of 11 new reseller partners.

“Productive partnerships represent the cornerstone of our business and the golf day was a great use of everyone’s time. Needless to say, the course was quite tough, but the weather was warm and the conversation was lively. It was a brilliant way to have some fun, bring people together, network and discuss ways of working smarter and more efficiently. Plus, we did a good deed raising valuable funds for charity.”

Evolve IP EMEA is planning more events throughout 2023 to further develop its partner network, expansion of geographic coverage and solving client’s distributed communications challenges. To learn more about its solutions or to become a partner, visit https://www.evolveip.net/en-gb/partners 

Evolve IP Aspires To Become The ‘Crown Jewels’ Of Cloud Communication

Fast-growing global collaboration provider, Evolve IP, has strengthened its ambitions to become the ‘crown jewels’ of cloud-based communication, after hosting a successful partner day at the Tower of London.

Leading industry figures from across the world gathered at the historic venue for a day of insightful presentations, interactive workshops and an evening of entertainment, as part of a ‘powering partnerships’ theme.

The carbon neutral event attracted more than 110 guests including from the US and Holland. It showcased how to ‘make the future of work better for everyone’ and was sponsored by technology partners Akixi, Dubber, Enghouse Interactive, Intelligent Billing, Snom, Mondago, Poly, Tiger TMS and Yealink. The day began with an early morning private tour of the crown jewels.

Opportunities

Evolve IP’s EMEA Managing Director, Paul Harrison, told the audience how despite tougher economic times, the brightest days for the sector lie ahead; giving a nod to the history of the iconic venue too.

“We have to keep changing and adapting. The biggest opportunity is ahead of us,” he enthused. “It’s important to expand our ecosystem and continue to globalize – bringing best-of-breed solutions together with new technology and partners. We need to stay relevant and learn from history.”

He revealed how:

  • Current cloud comms penetration in the UK has grown by 38.9% with 7.6m installed users today.
  • Total market revenue will grow by 80% from £1.26bn in 2022 to £2.26bn by 2026
  • A five-year forecast will see over 6.8m additional users moving to a cloud comms solution by the end of 2026 reaching a total installed base of 14.5m users at 80% penetration.

Evolve IP works with many of the world’s biggest tech companies and innovative industry leaders to create robust and reliable solutions for a growing reseller base. As a global collaboration provider, it specialises in securely integrating unified communications, collaboration tools, contact centre, voice, and omnichannel solutions into the cloud.

Visitors learned how Evolve IP has a 15-year trading pedigree with 374 staff globally and all of its EMEA offices are now fully carbon neutral. New products and future developments include enhanced Webex functionality, plus the creation of a single ‘Anywhere Portal’ which provides a simplified and more efficient window into the Evolve IP world.

Building relationships

Harrison hailed the event a resounding success and emphasised: “Productive partnerships are becoming ever-more prevalent in today’s dynamic business world, where fluidity, versatility and innovation can help build long term sustainable success.

“We recognise the importance of partnerships which is a key cornerstone of our ethos and evolution. Partnerships can unlock new doors, opportunities and deliver greater customer value and service. We don’t do the one size fits all as we never want our customers to compromise. We want to give them exactly what they want. The market is very demanding. We’re growing and the market is growing too.”

He continued: “It was great to be able to host events like this again. This annual gathering is integral to building relationships with our partners as a team and understanding how we can best support them and their growth.”

The Partner Day included a host of product suites and vendor demonstrations as well as a series of market insights from high profile speakers. MP David Morris provided an interesting insight into his musical past before a series of awards were presented to high performing partners. It ended with guests watching the sunset over the River Thames as part of an evening of entertainment.

International stage

For Jamie Hughes, Sales Director at Evolve IP UK, an exciting new dawn is rising for the company, its partners and customer base.

“I think what is special and unique around us is that we are an agnostic platform, for example across Webex and Teams or even a SIP handset or analogue device. We are the glue that makes everything work together not just in the UK but on an international stage too. We join all the dots together.”

Hughes emphasised the growing role of sustainability and added: “This is huge for us and more importantly our partners where I’d say 80% of tenders now focus on sustainability planning. We want to be leading from the front and pushing our boundaries.”

He added: “The Tower of London was a fantastic venue, steeped in history. To bring everyone together was so rewarding, beneficial, enjoyable and also long overdue. The social side matters too, as well as telling our business story in a compelling and engaging way.”

Members of the company’s Netherlands team came over too, reflecting Evolve IP’s growing presence not just in the UK but across EMEA.

Harrison concluded: “Our ultimate objective is to enhance today’s hybrid workplace and help make the future of work better for everyone. The Tower of London event provided the perfect platform to showcase strategies and plans for this year and beyond – reinforcing why partnerships take centre stage and how we aim to become the crown jewels of cloud communications.”

 

Evolve IP To Celebrate The Power Of Partnerships With Tower Of London Event

Fast-growing global collaboration provider, Evolve IP, is hosting a special Partner Day at the Tower of London later this month to showcase the power of partnerships.

Leading industry names will gather at the iconic venue on March 23rd for a full day of insightful talks, interactive workshops and an evening of entertainment.

Productive partnerships are becoming ever-more prevalent in today’s dynamic business world, where fluidity, versatility and innovation can help build long term sustainable success,” says Evolve IP’s EMEA Managing Director, Paul Harrison.

“We recognise the importance of partnerships which is a key cornerstone of our ethos and evolution. Partnerships help create best-of-breed solutions and can unlock new doors, opportunities and deliver greater customer value and service.”

Industry leaders

Evolve IP works with many of the world’s biggest tech companies and innovative industry leaders to create robust and reliable solutions for a growing reseller base. As a global collaboration provider it specialises in bringing together unified communications, collaboration tools, contact centre, voice, and omnichannel solutions securely into the cloud. 

Harrison continued: “It’s great to be able to host events like this again. This annual gathering is integral to building relationships with our partners as a team and understanding how we can best support them and their growth. We have some great talks planned and some enjoyable entertainment for the evening. It’s important we have fun on the day too.”

A mix of high profile Evolve IP technology partners will be in attendance, hosting talks and joining the exhibition space to help demonstrate their product suites and solutions. These feature Akixi, Enghouse, PRD, Dubber, Snom, Mondago, Poly and Tiger TMS.

The day will begin in the Armouries where guests will get the opportunity to meet vendors, learn about their latest solution updates and collaborate with technology partners. Attendees will then move to The Revellers, to wind down, watch the sunset over the Thames, and enjoy an evening of entertainment.

Evolve IP’s EMEA Managing Director, Paul Harrison.

Impressive impact

The iconic location has been specifically chosen, as Evolve IP wants to make an impressive statement of intent with its first event back since the pandemic. 

Harrison highlighted: “We want to make a big impact with our first event back. The team has grown and the business has come a long way since we last hosted an Evolve IP Partner Day in 2019. Members of our Netherlands team are coming over too, reflecting our growing presence not just in the UK but across EMEA.”

Evolve IP spent 2022 streamlining the business, simplifying messaging and growing its talented team. It says 2023 is going to be a big year for growth for both the company and its EMEA partners. Harrison concluded: “Our ultimate objective is to enhance today’s hybrid workplace and help make the future of work better for everyone. The Tower of London event provides the perfect platform to showcase strategies and plans for this year and beyond – reinforcing why partnerships take centre stage.”

 

To find out more about the Evolve IP Partner Day, visit: www.evolveip.net/en-gb/partner-day-2023 

 

Heficed Paves the Way for Widespread IP Accessibility for Equinix Clients #Heficed #Equinix #IPv4

Heficed, the provider of network infrastructure solutions, announced they are bringing the IP Address Market to the Equinix platform. This will provide widespread accessibility to IP assets for Equinix customers, levelling out the playing field for companies with limited capacity to build their own IP infrastructure and contributing to the growth of the world’s largest ecosystems of interconnected partners.

In order to provide continuous quality service, businesses need sufficient IP resources to sustain the growth of their operations. IP Address Market will enable Equinix clients to access a vast amount of IPv4 addresses, paving the way for streamlined and accelerated scalability.

The exhaustion of IPv4 addresses has put up new barriers for scaling business; the IP Address Market helps Equinix clients break through these obstacles with the resources needed to grow and sustain their operations much faster, and without aggravating the IP shortage issue.

IP exhaustion was a predetermined problem, as no one had anticipated the scale at which the internet would evolve; the 4.3 billion IPv4 addresses were not meant to sustain the rapidly growing IoT market and the vast amount of always-on connections. In 2019, the last regional internet registry ran out of available IPv4 addresses, escalating the issue even further.

The IP Address Market mitigates the problem as it enables unused IP addresses to reenter the market. Consequently, it provides access to extensive IPv4 resources, enabling businesses to lease necessary IPs and continue scaling their operations without contributing to the current strain placed on the market.

“IPv4 shortage has had its effect on hindering technology development and limiting operational expansion,” says Vincentas Grinius, CEO of Heficed. “We developed the IP Address Market with the goal to support businesses in overcoming the challenge and provide them with the much needed IPs. That’s why we are excited about presenting Equinix customers with more opportunities to scale their ventures.”

This will further accelerate the development of the IP Address Market and bring the concept of IP leasing one step closer to being recognized as the new industry standard, enabling more efficient resource allocation and helping to build sustainable IP infrastructures.

Recently Heficed enhanced their Geolocation search feature, enabling IP address selection by the desired location. In the near future, the company plans to roll out additional features, such as Take Away IPs (TAIP), Bring Your Own IPs (BYOIP), and automated IP health checks. The end goal is to have full operational sustainability with zero need for provision.