Business Continuity Planning for Contact Centers
When business disruption inevitably happens, customers still expect you to help them with their questions and needs—quickly, calmly, and with empathy. Whether a natural disaster strikes or an unplanned event causes call volume to surge, it’s more critical than ever to provide customers with the type of exceptional, uninterrupted service they demand and deserve.
During times that have tested their businesses, we want to thank our customers who have placed their trust in the Five9 Intelligent Cloud Contact Center to ensure their customers could continue relying on them. Together, we keep agents connected and engaged so customers can always receive the service and support they need.
Five9 is ready to partner with you as you work hard to support your customers during any disruption. We can help you ensure business continuity, rapidly move your contact center to the cloud, and equip your remote workforce for success. Five9 is your trusted resource for the information and tools you need to provide world-class customer experiences.

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Maintaining Business Continuity
Resources to help you prepare for disruption, rapidly and reliably scale operations to maintain peak performance, and continue to provide extraordinary support for employees and customers.
Blog Posts
Tough Times Are Going to Impact Your Business >
Embracing the Disruption and Upping
your Business Continuity Plans >
The ‘Business Is Unusual’ Reality >
Customer Stories: How We Are Helping >
How Five9 is Innovating with Google Cloud to help with Covid-19 >
Stay Calm and Embrace the Chaos that is WFH >
Podcasts
Keeping Up With the Customer Experience During COVID-19 w/ Dan Burkland >
The Power of the Five9 FastTrack Program w/ Casey Dunigan >
On-Demand Webinars
How Teladoc Handles 30% More Calls With 20% Fewer Staff >
When Customer Response is Critical: Stay Connected with Customers in a Time of Need >
How to Build a Contact Center in 48 Hours >
Virtual Contact Centers: Business Continuity in Difficult Times >
White Papers
Keep Your Customer Service Up When the World Goes Down >
Maintain Business Continuity With the Five9 Intelligent Cloud Contact Center >
Data Sheets
Five9 FastTrack Program to Accelerate Remote
Agent Deployment >
Videos
How DoorDash Quickly Scaled to Meet
Customer Demand Without Disrupting Service >


Engaging and Empowering
a Remote Workforce
Resources to help you transition to a remote work environment and enable agents with the technology, equipment, and skills they need to effectively work from anywhere:
Blog Posts
The Rise of Remote Contact Center Agents >
12 Years At Home: Tips from a Home-Working Pro >
Empowering Agents to Humanize Customer Service When Customers Are Anxious >
What Was WFH Due To COVID-19 Is Now WFH Permanently >
How to Keep a Remote Contact Center Engaged and Productive >
Podcasts
3 Big Changes for Contact Centers w/ Paul Liljenquist >
Optimize Your Home Office Tech + Productivity w/ Declan Doyle & Peter Jakobsen >
3 Ways Technology Empowers Contact Centers >
Master Agents in the Time of COVID-19 w/ Kevin Thomsen and Jake Butterbaugh >
People Helping People w/ David Cashman >
Establishing Great CX Through Strategic Partnerships w/ Andre Schoeman >
Tip Sheets >
10 Tips for Engaging New Work-At-Home Agents >
Setting Up Your Remote Workforce for Success >
White Papers
5 Ways to Empower Agents to Deliver
Great Customer Experiences >
Data Sheets
Increase Agent Engagement With Five9 Performance Dashboard >
Case Studies
PAR Empowers Agents to Deliver Superior Customer Experiences with Five9 and Zoom >
BPO Zevas Pivots Employees to Work Remotely with Five9 >
On-Demand Webinars
NexRep Customer Webinar: Navigating Customer Service Through a Crisis >
Videos
How NexRep Enables Agents to Work Anywhere and
Provide Exceptional Customer Experiences >
Moving to the Cloud
Resources to help you determine when and why you should move your contact center to the cloud, what you need to consider before making the move, and the benefits you can achieve:
Blog Posts
4 Ways Cloud Technology Helps Contact Centers
Leverage Quality Talent, Anywhere >
Infographics
Podcasts
Send in the Cloud: Work Better Remotely w/ Scott Kolman >
3 Major Business Themes That Emerged During the Pandemic w/ Anand Chandrasekaran >
White Papers
Now More Than Ever it is Time to Move Your
Enterprise Contact Center to the Cloud >
On-Demand Webinars
How BISSELL Made a Flawless Transition to
the Cloud to Support 4 Countries >
Executive Webinar: What’s Next for Customer Communications >
Videos
How Teladoc Moved to the Cloud in Only 30 Days
Without Sacrificing Reliability >
How the Coronavirus Accelerated the Adoption of Cloud Contact Center Software >

Delivering Exceptional
Customer Service
Resources to help you provide amazing service and support experiences for your customers anytime, anywhere, and on any device during any disruption and beyond:
Blog Posts
The Five Lessons the Coronavirus Taught Me
About Customer Service >
Podcasts
The Customer Service Dream Team – Myth or Reality? w/ Paul Selby >
The Best Mindset for CXOs in the Pandemic w/ Zeus Kerravala >
On-Demand Webinars
Contact Center AI: Strategies to Service Customers in Times of Uncertainty >
When Customer Service is a Family Experience >
NexRep Customer Webinar: Navigating Customer Service Through a Crisis >
How to Create Customer Relationships that Outlast Any Crisis >
White Papers
Don't Keep Your Customers On Hold >
Data Sheets
Create Extraordinary Omnichannel Customer Experiences >
Case Studies
How KAR Global Improves Customer Service
by Streamlining Processes >
How Gonzaba Medical Group Provides Seamless
Services to Patients >