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The Future of Remote Agent Call Centers

Outsource Consultants

In response to the remote agent trend, leaders are embracing a “hub and spoke” call center model. This model allows for agents to work comfortably from home but within a proximal distance for occasional in-person visits. Across training environments, where hands-on training may be preferred.

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Covid-19 and Contact Center Business Continuity Plan Information Security Implications

Eckoh

The current pandemic has forced contact center operations leaders to take extraordinary steps to provide ongoing customer support functions with the only available option being moving facilities-based agents to a work from home model. Obviously, neither of these options is good for the caller or the organization.

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Predictable Outcomes Amidst Unpredictable Times: How Cisco IT kept Contact Center services running from our homes

Cisco - Contact Center

Telecommunications regulations in India posed another challenge when it came to contact center agents working remotely. Within 3 days, we modified our VPN solution to meet the new requirement that at-home agents connect through VPN using static IP addresses.

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25 Tips & Best Practices for Identifying the Best Call Center Services

Callminer

Inbound services provide customer assistance and technical support for programs and software. Installation over the cloud is much faster and cheaper than in-person installation. Virtual, or utilizing “at-homeagents. Outbound is ideal for businesses that need assistance reaching customers.

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Workforce Optimization and GigCX: An In-depth Interview with CX Subject Matter Expert, Terry Rybolt

Vistio

He has worked for large multinational corporations in business development, technical support, and strategic planning throughout his career, and is recognized as a seasoned leader and gifted communicator who understands how technology aligns with businesses and client objectives to drive operational performance and cost savings.