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3CX v20: what changed, and should you upgrade now?

The latest 3CX release reworks the admin console and call-routing engine. We break down what is worth the upgrade for small and mid-sized phone systems.

Most small and mid-sized businesses we meet in the Greater Atlanta area aren’t short on technology — they’re short on a plan for it. Equipment gets bought reactively, settings get left at their defaults, and nobody owns the result until something breaks. That’s exactly the gap we’ve spent more than three decades closing.

Below is the same practical guidance we give our own clients. None of it requires a big budget — just a willingness to treat your IT as the business asset it actually is.

Start with what you already have

Before adding anything new, it’s worth understanding what’s already running. Our 7×24 monitoring works with your existing equipment to surface the efficiency — and the risk — hiding in your current setup. More often than not, the first wins come from configuration, not new hardware.

“When there’s an issue, we can normally fix it remotely and solve the problem before you’re even aware something’s wrong.”

A short checklist to work through

  • Document every way people and devices connect — including the ones nobody mentions.
  • Confirm backups exist, run, and have actually been restored from at least once.
  • Review who has access to what, and remove anything left over from past staff.
  • Make sure one person — internal or A&J Computers — owns the plan and the follow-through.

Get those four things right and you’re ahead of most businesses your size. When you’re ready for help with any of it, that’s what we’re here for — as your single point of contact for IT, phones, cloud and security.