Cloud Communications Delivers Better Business Outcomes
An IDC Infographic, Sponsored by Vonage
Cloud Communications Delivers Better Business Outcomes
A new IDC study for Vonage identifies four levels of communications technology maturity. In which of the four levels below does your business fit?
Communications Powerbrokers
The most sophisticated cloud users, they use cloud communications to enable strategic vision and digital transformation (DX) goals.
Typical Industries:
Retail
Transportation
CPaaS/API adoption:
- >70% use CPaaS/APIs today
- 90% will within two years
47% improvement in speed to market for products and services
42% improvement in customer satisfaction and loyalty
34% reduction in costs leading to increased profitability
Communications Respecters
Have adopted cloud communications, but prefer private cloud and use on-premise legacy platforms.
Typical Industries:
Banking
Telecom
CPaaS/API adoption:
- >30% use CPaaS/APIs today
- 60% will within two years
34% improvement in speed to market for products and services
29% improvement in customer satisfaction and loyalty
18% reduction in costs leading to increased profitability
Communications Confused
Have adopted cloud communications, but prefer private cloud and use on-premise legacy platforms.
Typical Industries:
Insurance
Manufacturing
CPaaS/API adoption:
- <10% use CPaaS/APIs today
- 30% will within two years
32% improvement in speed to market for products and services
18% improvement in customer satisfaction and loyalty
16% reduction in costs leading to increased profitability
Communications Uninformed
Biggest users of traditional voice telephony for communications. Lowest users of modern tools like text, social, IM, and chat.
Typical Industries:
Real Estate
Government
CPaaS/API adoption:
- Only 1% use CPaaS/APIs today
- Only 2% will within two years
16% improvement in speed to market for products and services
8% improvement in customer satisfaction and loyalty
18% reduction in costs leading to increased profitability
Guidelines for Success
Want to improve your company’s communications technology? Be sure to:
- Approach technology decisions thoughtfully, including assessing their contribution to business needs and your overall business mission
- Consider use cases and apply the technology that’s best for each case
- Always connect with customers the way they prefer, whether it’s text, Web, chat, social, or voice
- Evaluate where your organization falls on the maturity scale—and learn how to advance.
Check out the IDC white paper and our Communications Advantage assessment tool to see where your business stacks up against competitors when it comes to business communications maturity.
Methodology: Vonage and IDC surveyed communications technology decision-makers and recommenders from more than 800 firms, with at least 250 employees, across various industries.
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