Is your company technologically ready to shift to remote work again if necessary?

The short answer to this is “no”. None of us is ready and none of us wants to unexpectedly have to work full-time from home again but now we know it’s possible and we need to be prepared. Last year millions of companies were scrambling to come up with the right solution for working remotely. As businesses like Zoom and Microsoft Teams made billions of dollars off the pandemic and served as viable solutions, they were not complete solutions. The piece of the puzzle that was left out was the phone.

Voice over Internet Protocol phones (VoIP) can be used anywhere you have internet, softphones that are on your computer, or apps that run on your cell phone. All of these are great solutions and will act just as if you are sitting at your desk in your office, but inevitably they add one more vendor, login or website you have to remember.

Fortunately, there is a better solution: check with your VoIP phone provider and see if they offer an all in-one-solution for remote office phones and video conferencing and if switching will save you money. If you’re not currently using a VoIP provider, please contact us at F1 Computing Solutions and we would be more than happy to answer any questions you may have about moving to an all-in-one solution, preventing your company from experiencing downtime in the event of another shutdown.

Meet the Expert

Chris Kays founded F1 Computing Solutions, LLC, in July 2005. Having spent many years in the IT field and knowing just how difficult and frustrating it could be to find support in a timely manner, Chris decided his IT company would focus on high-quality, timely customer service.

Chris was honorably discharged as a disabled veteran after four years of service in the United States Air Force. Following that service, Chris became a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service in Springfield. After 15 years working his way up through the ranks into management while simultaneously putting himself through college at MSU, earning a bachelor’s degree in business, Chris decided to start F1 Computing Solutions. During Chris’s time at the Postal Service, he frequently put his computer and programming skills to use. He even cut the manager’s workload in half with a program he created; a program that was then implemented at post offices nationwide.

Chris is immensely proud of his many accomplishments throughout his life. He is and always will be a proud American and is even more proud to be from Springfield, Missouri. Chris is honored to be able to continue with a thriving business supported by the very community to which he has always belonged.