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Read our latest blog post to find out why the Azure cloud is the ideal choice for storing your communications records and how it can benefit your business.

The Contact Center is the linchpin of a company when it is about customer satisfaction. This is where the first contacts and inquiries are handled. The personal interface between customers and the company plays a decisive role in success because an excellent customer experience becomes a differentiating factor between competitors. The new ASC handbook highlights the current trends and challenges of contact centers and provides recommendations how to deal with compliance requirements and customer…

The profound changes in working habits and the increasing use of digitalization are leading companies to change their organization and implement new systems to enable their employees to work in the best possible conditions. It is in this context that the notions of digital Workspace (focused on tools) and digital Workplace (focused on the workplace) are now fundamental in the evolution of corporate governance. More globally, the company is becoming virtual, dematerialized and professionals are…

The recording of communications is no longer a need, but a real necessity that is becoming more and more common in many sectors of activity. The digital transformation accelerates the application of new regulations related to the protection of personal data and its conservation. Each need requires a customized migration to a 100% cloud infrastructure, respecting the constraints of each project at deployment.

In the last 20 years, more and more customers have turned towards banking and finance networks thus influencing the way that banking data is managed. On the downside, financial scandals as well as cases of cybercrime and money laundering have become more frequent, too. As a consequence, the last years have seen a number of new directives or the amendment of existing ones that aim at facilitating tracking transactions. But what does this imply for the retention periods of recorded calls? What…

The digital transformation of contact centers was sped up by lockdowns or stay at home orders and caused rapid changes. This transformation not only caused changes within the contact centers, but also with customer expectations. In the following, Eric Buhagiar, Managing Director at ASC, explains how the digital transformation changed the customer experience and what can be expected for the future of contact centers and customer services.

How ASC is handling the crisis – An Interview with ASC‘s CEO Dr. Gerald Kromer.

Many companies have experienced a boost in digitization during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to solutions for video conferences that see a substantial spike these days, there are useful tools for all areas in a company to enable and facilitate working from home. COVID-19 affects ASC’s customers and its business as well as the working processes of the cloud company from Hösbach. We have talked to Dr. Gerald…

Cloud computing is no longer a hype - cloud computing is reality. Convincing ad-vantages are decreasing costs and a flexible, scalable IT. Cloud services are handy and grant even small companies access to otherwise unaffordable equipment and software solutions. But are they safe to use? We present facts and figures about cloud security and explain what safe usage of cloud services can look like.

The demands of financial service providers in the security and availability of cloud services are incredibly high. But yet, moving IT services to the cloud promises financial service providers more efficiency, too. Consequently, it does not come as a surprise, that the financial industry is venturing out into the cloud as well following a trend that other sectors have already taken to the next level.

Thought leaders are opinion makers and opinion leaders at the same time. Not only do they have innovative products to offer but also appear in the public as experts. Unique content and a strategic orientation make a thought leader a great support and advisor. But how can a medium-sized family-run company from Germany position itself as a thought leader? Here are some ideas.

Trust is one of the most important criteria when it comes to selecting a cloud service provider. Consequently, customer and provider must jointly define organizational, operational, technical, and infrastructural measures which guarantee a maximum of trust and security in cloud usage. In this article, we have compiled a list of the key factors to consider when selecting a cloud service provider.

Three out of four companies are already using services from the cloud. In our study “Communications 4.0 – Communication and Collaboration in the Cloud” we present drivers, chances, and challenges. Here comes a summary of the most important results of our cloud study.

A successful connection to the cloud hinges on a careful and thorough planning process. ASC regularly carries out cloud onboardings for recording and analysis solutions. In the following interview, Uwe Kleinschmidt, Head of PreSales & Consulting, and Tamer Çalışkan, Head of Development Operations at ASC Technologies AG explain us the process and point out the aspects to pay special attention to.