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   3CX Hosted PBX Done Right In my last post I discussed that 3CX is Cloud Ready on Azure. That is a somewhat bold statement considering what it takes to actually architect a correct solution in the real world. There is a lot to consider when designing an IP PBX that is functional and operational, one that you would be proud of. When I say proud, the primary criteria would be that the end users or consumers of the voice service are happy customers, the voice quality is clear, the Apps work, and the phones operate flawlessly. If you really consider all of these factors, on it’s face it seems so easy! IP PBX vendors make money off of sales of their products. At the end of the day the IT professional (now also considered the telephone guy) has to be able to support the solution and make the end users happy. We IT guys and gals out there know it takes a lot more to make that happen than simply spinning up a box on Azure or AWS. There are many components that...

  3CX V15 is Gaining Ground on Azure Good morning! Well since I last blogged about 3CX on Azure a lot has changed in the world of 3CX. Namely, 3CX V15 was released in the last quarter of 2016 for GA. As a 3CX partner we had access to the beta release and we were able to test it again on Azure. 3CX V15 works great on Azure, there is no multi-tenant version moving forward from V14, so the port requirements that I had blogged about earlier are now gone. 3CX V15 uses HTTPS and regular SIP ports, so there is no need for 1:1 NAT mappings to multiple ports like there was on V14. 3CX has also released the Linux version of the PBX and it is not for Linux novices in my opinion. For a hosted PBX voice solution the 3CX V15 Linux boxes have a very small footprint and is designed with hosting providers in mind. 3CX is moving their model to be more cloud friendly on Azure and AWS. There are some concerns I think that need to be addressed though. Setting up 3CX right out of the box is ...