These days employees rely on different business-critical applications specifically suited to their roles: Office workers access email and cloud storage. Delivery drivers use map software to reach their destinations. Marketers build business brands on social media.  While these apps are great for productivity, they can also put pressure on business budgets.

Digital services consume data, which can become expensive when employees use it for non-work-related tasks. This has become more prevalent as employees access more digital services and work remotely. 

But how can businesses manage how their employees use data meant for work tasks? 

Some Of The Methods Businesses Have Tried To Control Data Use 

Businesses have tried different ways to manage how employees use their workplace data. These include:

Business Firewall: This is one of the oldest methods and requires employees to connect through a firewall.This approach is very cumbersome and can become more expensive than topping up data. 

Business SIM Cards: This is great for separating business and personal costs, however, if employees are using it on their personal devices, their personal operations usage will use the same data. This will lead to extra costs with constant top-up requirements. 

Business Devices: Companies could give employees business-only devices for workplace tasks or provide phones with dual SIM slots so employees can switch between SIM cards. But these options are also finicky and bring extra expenses. 

Vodacom Business Tickets Are The Ideal Solution

With Vodacom's Business Tickets, you can buy bundles for specific apps and services ranging from email to social media, navigation and collaboration. These bundles will only be active for the services they are purchased for and the apps linked to them. This helps businesses control where their spend goes and ensures that employees only use the bundles for the specific purpose their roles require. 

 For example, employees can use the Navigation Ticket if they need regular access to navigation software such as Google Maps, Apple Maps, or Waze. The Email Lite and Email Plus Tickets will keep them connected if they regularly use Outlook, Gmail, or Yahoo Mail. And if they rely on Teams and Jabber, the Communication Ticket is their answer. 

These are the Business Tickets you can get from Vodacom Business:

Collaboration Ticket: This is for employees that need to use meeting programmes like Microsoft Teams and Zoom while on the move. 

Email And Email Plus Ticket: This ticket ensures that employees can always be connected to their emails on apps like Gmail and Outlook. 

Navigation Ticket: This ticket is for drivers and employees who are constantly on the road. This ticket works with apps like Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze, ensuring these employees are always on the correct route and on time.

Cloud Ticket:  This ticket allows users to access cloud services to back up important files and data. It works on One Drive, Google Drive, Drop Box and iCloud.

Social Ticket: For your social media manager, the social ticket gives them access to all of the relevant social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook Messenger and TikTok.

What if they travel a lot, so they need maps and communication? Get both the Navigation and Communication tickets! The beauty of Business Tickets is that companies can deploy several to a contract. If the allocated data runs out, they can easily add more through Vodacom's website, the Vodapay app, calling Vodacom customer care, or using USSD by dialling *135#.  

It's an eloquent solution for businesses. They can predict spending for their operational budgets without installing technical equipment or constantly monitoring employee activities. Just allocate the Business Ticket bundle, which lasts for 30 days, and cancel it if no longer needed. They can budget ahead, less administration is required, and they know employees can only use that data for specific tasks. 

Employees must be connected to the right applications to do their jobs, whether at the office, on the road, at home, or somewhere else. Now, companies can eliminate the headaches that come with managing that connectivity. Just allocate one of several Business Ticket bundles to an employee's mobile contract, and the rest will take care of itself! 

Stop fretting over where your data budget is going—learn about Vodacom's Business Tickets and ensure your employees are connected and productive without draining your pockets. 

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