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Jun 07 2017 What’s Wrong With Being Small

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Twenty-five years. This year marks the 25th year for MicroAutomation. Wow, that’s a long time! A few months ago, when I realized that MicroAutomation has been in existence for almost a quarter century, I found myself reminiscing about the early days and remembering all of the challenges we have faced since we opened our doors. One […]

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May 31 2017 Manufacturers Developing Applications: Brilliant Or Foolhardy?

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Should you trust manufacturers with application development? I bring up this question since several of my customers have reached out to me recently to discuss how they can move away from the manufacturer for development and support of their applications. When they were all making their selection for a technology refresh, they went through the standard process […]

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Mar 13 2017 Moving Your IVR TO The Cloud? Here Are 6 “Free” Tips To Help You Get Started

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“Let’s just move the IVR to the cloud!” Your boss, CFO, CIO and everybody else seems to be saying it. And you agree. (All of you have probably read Chad’s blog on CapEx vs. OpEx.) Moving to the cloud gets you the redundancy and capacity you’re no doubt looking for, in addition to helping you […]

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Mar 03 2017 3 Reasons To Move Your Contact Center To The Cloud

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What would you say if I were to ask you, “What is the goal of your contact center?” Hopefully it’s something along the lines of helping people solve their problems in a way that is as efficient and painless as possible. (If not, well… that’s a whole different issue.) It’s a very “warm and fuzzy” human pursuit, but if […]

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Feb 21 2017 To Answer “Cloud VS. On-Premise”,”CAPEX VS. OPEX” First

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I’d like to think I’m a smart guy, or at least I am good at giving the impression of one. I’ll take either. But when I was asked to develop a series “or even a single blog” on the infamous “cloud vs. on-premise” debate as it relates to call center technology, I struggled at first. Where do I […]

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