Franchise services

Streamline your technology with managed franchise services

Managing network and communications technology for franchises can be complicated. Whether you have three stores around town or hundreds of locations across the country, the very nature of franchise operations makes it harder to ensure operational compatibility, eliminate data silos, address security gaps and gain visibility into network and device performance.

Managed franchise services from Spectrum Business for enterprise can help. Our Managed Workplace Package for franchises delivers integrated franchise technology and network services on a single platform. Available as a co-managed or fully managed solution, Managed Workplace Package delivers high-performance connectivity, communications and equipment to help you achieve uninterrupted success and profit growth.

The benefits of managed services for franchises

Co-managed or fully managed franchise services deliver lots of advantages for your business, your IT team and your franchisees.

• Improve performance: Managed franchise services ensure a proactive approach to monitoring and maintaining your network, enabling faster detection and resolution of issues that can impact performance or lead to disruption.
• Lower costs: Choosing managed franchise services can reduce your need to hire specialized in-house staff, helping to save on the costs of salary, training and benefits.
• Eliminate capital expenses: Rather than purchasing and deploying your own hardware and software, a subscription for managed services allows you to access the franchise technology you need at a predictable monthly expense.
• Reduce IT burden: A managed services arrangement lets you offload both routine and highly specialized tasks, freeing up time for your IT teams to focus on other priorities.
• Access expertise: Managed franchise services deliver access to IT experts who are up to date on the latest technologies and security practices.
• Simplify compliance: Managed service providers help ensure that your network complies with industry standards, laws and regulations.
• Greater security: A managed services provider will usually offer more robust security measures and regular updates and patches to enhance protection against cyber threats and data breaches.

Franchise services from Spectrum Business for enterprise

Managed Workplace Package for franchises from Spectrum Business for enterprise is a modular, all-in-one solution delivered over the Cisco Meraki platform. This managed franchise services offering provides a complete network solution that’s easy to manage, simple to scale and backed by a support team that’s with you every step of the way.

Built on our nationwide, dedicated fiber network, Managed Workplace Package for franchises combines comprehensive networking communications solutions with managed services and IT expertise. As a result, you get technology that supports every location while delivering greater efficiency, enhancing customer loyalty and improving your profit margins.

With Managed Workplace Package for franchises, you can:

• Protect your margins by improving network performance: In margin-sensitive businesses, outages and downtime translate to loss of revenue. Our managed franchise services deliver unparalleled network connectivity options and technology solutions that are backed by industry-leading service level agreements (SLAs), so you and your franchisees never have to worry about connectivity setbacks.
• Prevent cyberattacks and data breaches: From ransomware attacks to breaches that put customer data at risk, cyber threats have the potential to cripple your business. Managed Workplace Platform helps mitigate business risks with integrated network solutions managed by security experts. Unified threat management (UTM), managed firewalls and other security features are bolstered by automated security updates that keep pace with evolving threats and changing regulatory requirements.
• Simplify network management: Our managed franchise services provide your organization with an immediate boost in technology expertise and IT support. Our cloud-based portal lets you access performance insights and device activity from one location. A single point of contact for installation, billing and maintenance lets you manage your network more efficiently. 

Comprehensive franchise services on a single platform

Available as a co-managed or fully managed service, Spectrum Business for enterprise Managed Workplace Package for franchises provides a single platform with comprehensive services.

• High-speed internet: Dedicated Fiber Internet delivers fast, symmetrical dedicated internet service with speeds up to 100 Gbps.
• WiFi services: Managed WiFi services include design, implementation, management and monitoring of WiFi connections, providing customers employees with secure access for better experiences.
• SD-WAN technology: Secure SD-WAN services let you quickly and easily scale your network while improving application performance with intelligent bandwidth allocation.
• Unified communications: Our Unified Communications solutions lets your teams communicate and collaborate efficiently with access to voice calling, virtual meeting rooms, instant messaging and other collaboration tools
• Switching: Seamlessly integrate multiple existing systems like point-of-sale (POS) technology to streamline business operations.
• Advanced security: Mitigate risks with integrated and auto-updating security solutions managed by Spectrum Business for enterprise security experts.
• Management portal: Access data and insights from a single cloud-based portal to better manage your network and drive volume and margins.

Why customers love Spectrum Business for enterprise

With superior enterprise technology and extensive expertise, Spectrum Business for enterprise is a partner to America’s leading businesses and communication service providers. We improve your organization’s performance by making your needs and successes our priority. Our modern fiber network and complete technology portfolio allow us to design and deliver solutions that solve business challenges, and our commitment to providing the best experience delivers extraordinary value for our clients. It’s no wonder that 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies rely on Spectrum Business for enterprise for technology solutions.

FAQs

What are managed franchise services?

Managed franchise services are solutions offered by third-party providers that help franchises to solve networking, communications and management challenges. Managed franchise technology services enable franchise IT teams to outsource both day-to-day tasks and highly specialized skills to teams of experts.

What is Managed Workplace Package for franchisees?

Spectrum Business for enterprise Managed Workplace Package for franchises offers a single platform for managing networking, communications and security for franchise businesses. Available as a co-managed or fully managed solution, Managed Workplace Package helps streamline franchise management, improve network performance, enhance operational efficiency and increase data security.