How to Evaluate Microsoft Teams Calling in 2026: Licensing, TCO, and the Continuity Question

Posted by Shawn Boehme , May 20, 2026

A 100-User Company Walks Into a Microsoft Teams Phone Evaluation The IT director thinks the math is simple. They are already paying for Microsoft 365. Microsoft promotes Teams Phone Standard at around $10 per user per month. For a 100-user company, that looks like $1,000 a ...

Nextiva Alternatives: Best UCaaS Replacements in 2026

Posted by Shawn Boehme , May 19, 2026

Seasoned UC professional helping businesses across the U.S. and Canada streamline communications.

Contact Center AI: Why Built-In Beats Bolted-On for Mid-Market Communications

Posted by Shawn Boehme , May 13, 2026

The Conversation I Have Most Often Right Now Every couple of weeks, I sit down with an IT leader at a mid-market company who ...

What Microsoft Teams Continuity Actually Looks Like (And Why It's a Conversation Most IT Teams Aren't Having Yet)

Posted by Shawn Boehme , May 08, 2026

On July 9, 2025, Microsoft Teams Went Down for Most of a Day The outage started at 22:20 UTC. By morning, it had spread ...

Top 10 8x8 Alternatives in 2026: Stable, Transparent, US-Based

Posted by Shawn Boehme , May 05, 2026

8x8 was once a Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Unified Communications — a position it held for ten consecutive years. In ...

UCaaS vs VoIP in 2026

Posted by Shawn Boehme , Apr 29, 2026

VoIP and UCaaS are often treated as the same product. They are not. VoIP — Voice over Internet Protocol — carries phone ...

PanTerra vs Zoom Phone: Full UCaaS Comparison

Posted by Shawn Boehme , Apr 28, 2026

If you’re evaluating PanTerra Networks vs Zoom Phone, you’re comparing two very different companies. PanTerra is a ...

PanTerra vs Nextiva: UCaaS Comparison [2026]

Posted by Shawn Boehme , Apr 28, 2026

If you're comparing PanTerra Networks vs Nextiva, you're asking exactly the right question. On the surface, both are ...

Best RingCentral Alternatives in 2026: Complete Guide

Posted by Shawn Boehme , Apr 24, 2026

RingCentral dominates the UCaaS business communications market by sheer size. With over 300 integrations, international ...

VoIP for Healthcare in 2026: The Complete Buyer's Guide for HIPAA-Compliant Phone Systems

Posted by Shawn Boehme , Apr 22, 2026

If you run a medical practice, dental office, or multi-location healthcare organization in 2026 and you’re searching for the ...

HIPAA Compliant Business Phone System Guide

Posted by Shawn Boehme , Apr 17, 2026

Healthcare organizations face a stark reality: 275 million patient records were breached in 2024 alone (HHS OCR, 2024) — ...

Best UCaaS Providers for Small Business [2026]

Posted by Shawn Boehme , Apr 15, 2026

If you're a small business searching for the best UCaaS business communications provider in 2026, the market has never been ...

PanTerra vs 8x8: Full UCaaS Comparison [2026]

Posted by Shawn Boehme , Apr 15, 2026

If you're evaluating PanTerra vs 8x8 in 2026, you're looking at two established UCaaS providers with more than two decades ...

PanTerra vs RingCentral: Full UCaaS Comparison [2026]

Posted by Shawn Boehme , Apr 13, 2026

If you're comparing PanTerra Networks vs RingCentral, you're asking the right question at the right moment. Both platforms ...

Microsoft Teams Hidden Costs After Deployment

Posted by Shawn Boehme , Apr 10, 2026

Microsoft Teams hidden costs catch most companies off guard. Teams comes bundled in your Microsoft 365 plan—it looks free. ...