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Protect Your Business

Maintain Continuous Vigilance Over Your Systems & Equipment

Our 24/7/365 monitoring services are designed to ensure that every alert, email, and phone call is addressed promptly and effectively.

We provide 24/7 oversight while alerting you of threats, disruptions and high priority issues in real time. We provide you with the peace of mind that your systems are monitored, your SLAs are being met and your client satisfaction is optimized.

Experience the Benefits of Professional Answering Services

Avoid Downtime & Catch Crucial System Alerts Quickly With Our 24/7 Monitoring Services

Maintaining the integrity of your systems requires continuous vigilance. Our 24/7 surveillance services offer comprehensive monitoring to detect and address potential issues promptly, providing you with peace of mind. Through real-time monitoring of network activities and system performance, we ensure that no suspicious activity or potential problem goes unnoticed. By leveraging advanced monitoring tools and expert oversight, we proactively safeguard your infrastructure against system failures, performance issues, and vulnerabilities.

Quick action is essential for minimizing disruptions and preventing potential risks. Our team is committed to fast responses, utilizing monitoring and management protocols to address urgent matters. When issues are detected, we take immediate steps to alert your technical staff, enabling them to resolve the issues quickly. By ensuring timely notifications, we help reduce downtime and safeguard operational stability.

Efficient escalation is key to resolving IT incidents quickly. Our Customer Service Professionals follow precise protocols to prioritize critical issues and ensure immediate attention from your technical team. This structured approach enables fast communication, quick decision-making, and coordinated efforts to restore normal operations.

Comprehensive oversight of communication channels is vital for your IT environment. Our integrated solutions monitor phone calls and email alerts from hardware, software, and mechanical equipment, ensuring real-time surveillance. By reporting anomalies to your technical staff immediately, we help mitigate risks before they affect business operations.

Effective monitoring depends on alert configurations tailored to your organization’s unique needs. Our flexible solutions allow for customization of alert settings, thresholds, and notifications to align with your operational priorities. By configuring alerts to provide timely and actionable notifications to your team, based on priority, we help enhance efficiency, reduce unnecessary alerts, and support a more focused incident response.

Our system evaluates alerts from hardware, software, or mechanical equipment based on priority levels. Enabling our dispatchers to know right away whether immediate escalation to your staff is needed or if it can be addressed through a lower priority channel. By receiving and assessing alerts in real-time, we ensure efficient resource allocation and effective response strategies, enhancing operational transparency and minimizing scheduling conflicts. Escalation notifications are available via one, or a combination of, email, SMS, voice, and integrated channels, supporting continuous improvement in scheduling efficiency.

Our comprehensive monitoring solutions are crafted to offer a smooth and hassle-free experience, ensuring that every aspect of your systems is consistently managed with precision. From real-time alert systems to proactive security management, we focus on delivering simplicity, efficiency, and reliability in every interaction. Through intuitive monitoring solutions and responsive customer support, we empower your organization to exceed expectations, ensuring that your systems are secure and your operations are smooth.

Effective systems and security monitoring depends on seamless integration with your existing technology infrastructure. This seamless integration enhances data accuracy, accessibility, and security, enabling real-time updates and synchronized monitoring across all platforms. By aligning with your existing technologies, we optimize your monitoring processes and support enhanced collaboration within your team. This unified approach not only improves operational efficiency but also strengthens your security posture, allowing your organization to respond swiftly to potential threats and maintain high standards of service.

Why choose AnswerFirst?

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Live call answering (no AI bots)

Real people answer your calls 24/7, delivering personalized service with professionalism & care.

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100% U.S.-based receptionists

Every call is answered by highly-trained professionals located exclusively in the United States.

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90% of calls answered on the 1st ring

Fast response times mean your customers get help right away. No hold times or frustrating delays.

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Pay-as-you-go pricing

Only pay for what you use. No contracts, no confusion & rates that adjust with your call volume.

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Premier White Glove support

1-on-1 support from a White Glove Specialist who helps set up your account & provides ongoing support for a min. of 45 days.

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Free portal for account management

Easily view & manage your account with a simple, user-friendly portal built for transparency.

Ready to discuss how AnswerFirst can help your business?

Our Business Development Specialists are ready to answer any questions you have about our answering services and provide you with all the information you need to get started with AnswerFirst.

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Ready to discuss how AnswerFirst can help your business?

Our Business Development Specialists are ready to answer any questions you have about our answering services and provide you with all the information you need to get started with AnswerFirst.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Get Answers to Common Questions About Our Security Monitoring Services

Yes, our services can integrate with your existing software. We offer both express and full integration options via API.

For more detailed information about our integration capabilities, please visit our Integrations page.

We cannot dial 9-1-1 for a caller because when dialed, the call is routed to the local emergency center serving the area the person is calling from. Since we would be calling on behalf of someone not in our area, the call would not route correctly.

Yes, we provide 24/7 monitoring of any IT software, hardware, application, and cloud-based platform alerts and failures, ensuring comprehensive coverage for your business.

Absolutely. We understand that each business has unique needs, challenges, and requirements. Our services can be fully customized to cater to the specific demands of your business.

We keep our pricing simple to eliminate the burden of comparing and choosing the best plan for you. With AnswerFirst, you pay an affordable monthly base rate plus a per-minute rate for the services you actually use. We offer true one-second billing, meaning we don’t round up to the nearest minute, and we don’t lock you into any contracts or commitments.

Please contact a Business Development Specialist for more information about our pricing. 

Proven Results, Happy Clients

Discover the benefit of using AnswerFirst.

5 out of 5 star rating

“I have been using AnswerFirst for years. They have been an amazing help for incoming communications across multiple businesses.I have recommended them to others that have had 5 star experiences every time. It is rare to find a company that continues to improve year after year in their service and customer support. I wholeheartedly recommend them.”

Jon C.

5 out of 5 star rating

“The Customer Service Professionals are friendly and knowledgeable, and they handle all of my calls with ease. I appreciate that they are always available, even during off-hours, and that they are able to provide me with detailed reports on all of my calls. Overall, I highly recommend AnswerFirst for any business looking to improve their customer service and streamline their operations.”

Jennifer M.

5 out of 5 star rating

“I’ve used AnswerFirst for over 10 years. It has been 100% effective for my business. It frees me up and filters out unwanted sales calls. It gives small businesses like mine a larger professional footprint.”

Michael A.

5 out of 5 star rating

“We’ve used AnswerFirst for many years and they are outstanding! Our intake call system is complicated, and the folks at AnswerFirst understand and execute our call protocol with precision and speed. Their support assistance is second to none.”

Heidi H.

5 out of 5 star rating

“We’ve been using AnswerFirst for almost a year for a side business. They are consistent in answering the phone and any time we need help, they’re amazing.”

Troy Ramey

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