Why VISITS Chose Access4 as their UCaas Provider
We recently interviewed one of our most valued and long-standing Australian MSP’s, VISITS, a Managed Service Provider based here in Melbourne, on why they chose us as their UCaas provider of choice. We were blown away with what they had to say, you can check out the full case study here.
We wanted to share some of the key takeaways with you to highlight what to look out for in an MSP provider. So, why Access4 for UCaaS?
Why Access4 for UCaaS?
Like many Managed Service Providers, the increasing demand for Unified Comms solutions like Microsoft Teams, has brought a necessary change to the traditional Managed Service business model. Visits saw this opportunity several years ago and decided to slowly include more Voice and UCaaS related projects into their service offering.
Luke Johnson, Product Manager at VISITS, explained that they were looking for a partner that could help them to get to market quickly, and to increase their technical knowledge so they could start winning more UCaaS opportunities. They recognised the need for Unified Comms and wanted to find a way to bake this into their business even though it wasn’t part of their traditional market approach.
We collaborated with VISITS to launch their Microsoft Teams Calling solution and they began bringing us into their pre-sales opportunities early. With this strategy, we were able to win an increasingly large number of deals together, which is what we’re most passionate about at Access4 – winning together.
Luke Johnson, Product Manager at VISITS shared,
“From day one, we’ve had a strong partnership with Access4 and that’s extremely important for us as UCaaS or Voice was never part of our core business. We started to slowly bring in more Voice related business on the side, mostly in response to the adaptation of Microsoft Teams being the primary collaboration tool for several businesses.”
What are the benefits of selling-with a UCaaS provider like Access4?
So, all of this is good and well but what real tangible benefits did VISITS achieve from deploying the SASBOSS™ platform and partnering with us at Access4? We’ve outlined some of the main benefits achieved below.
Simplified provisioning & support
VISITS initially built their own Microsoft Teams Voice offering, and deployed and managed it themselves, but they ran into stability issues and lacked the expanded feature sets required to provision UCaaS solutions, especially for more complex organisations.
This led them to find a replacement solution and platform, and to reach out for assistance. We helped to enable their team very quickly and helped them migrate their existing customers’ solutions onto the Access4 SASBOSS™ platform. This made provisioning incredibly easy and gave VISITS access to all levels of support.
Luke shared some advice for other MSP’s during the interview,
“UCaaS is still quite new for a lot of MSP’s that have never focused on Voice before. I would strongly advise other MSPs to look at Access4, they have an extensive platform capability particularly when it comes to interoperability and a brilliant contact center functionality.”
‘Vastly better customer experience’
When you work with a UCaaS Provider that offers you robust technical support, along with a platform that hums, the customer experience is dramatically improved. Many of our team at Access4 have come from the Managed Services Industry, this means we understand the needs of our partners extremely well. That personnel skillset is invaluable for many of our small to large MSP’s.
Luke Johnson also shared,
“We’ve experienced material resource saving across the board, but most importantly working with Access4 has led to a vastly better customer experience”.
Unlocked net new recurring revenue
VISITS was able to hit the ground running quickly and efficiently by signing up as a Platinum Partner under the Advantage Partner Program. Ultimately, having access to a detailed and well-structured partner program set them up for success on a technical and sales enablement level. The robust technical features and functionality of the SASBOSS™ platform meant that instead of sinking costs in attempting to evolve their internal Voice system, VISITS were able to enhance their solution offering which made it far easier to sell UCaaS and win deals.
Luke Johnson shared,
“With minimal investment we’ve been able to scale our offering and expand our capability by leveraging Access4’s team and SASBOSS™ platform. The breadth of Access4’s offering has unlocked monthly recurring revenue for us that was previously not possible.”
We love what we do at Access4, and it’s always fantastic to receive such positive feedback from MSPs in the market. If you found this helpful, you might also like to check out this blog titled ‘Want an MSP Partner Program that will get you results in selling Voice?’.
For more details on the Advantage Partner Program, check it out here and read the full Case Study here.
Peter Eldon
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May 30, 2022
