Posts Tagged ‘SMB’
The State of SMB IT
In a semi-annual report the State of SMB IT, Spiceworks have analysed market trends, statistics and opinions to produce insights into how IT is changing throughout the year for small to midsize businesses worldwide. Some of their key finding, which will impact on IT purchasing decisions over the next 6-12 months are: Increased budget – […]
Information security for businesses
Information security for businesses is as crucial for ever, and a new report from the UK Department for Business Innovation & Skills, carried out by PWC, has evaluated information security over the past year for both enterprises and SMBs in the UK. They found that security breaches affecting UK businesses in increasing, with a 11% […]
Businesses perform better with cloud
In a large scale study of SMBs in Australia, it was found that businesses that use cloud computing services are much more likely to have increased revenue compared to those that do not. The other major finding was that companies using cloud services were ‘120% more likely to have more sales/work than usual in their […]
SMB IT Budgets in 2013
In a recent survey of IT professionals around the world, it has been found that IT investment in SMBs is expected to rise, with nearly 50% of the budget being spent on new projects, and an increasing amount invested in the cloud. In 2013, as expected, one of the highest prioirites for IT budgets will […]
Change in price for Google Apps for Business
More pricing changes announced, this time by Google, as they announced that Google Apps, a direct competitor to Microsoft Office 365, will start charging to new businesses with under 10 users. Google Apps will cost $50 per user, per year (£33 in the UK), the same price for all businesses, rather than the two versions […]
State of SMB IT
Cloud services are now used by 62% of SMBs, up from 48% in the first half of 2012, rising to 73% by early 2013 according to Spiceworks. In their bi-annual state of SMB report, they detail other key findings, with IT budgets increasing, but hiring on the downturn compared to the beginning of the year. […]
Cloud Collaboration Software for Businesses
Research firm Forrester recently released a study about strategies and directions of cloud collaboration software. The benefits of using cloud collaboration software allows companies to be more agile and responsive, eliminating update cycles, and enabling mobile and remote workers to be as productive as they would be in the office. With increasing market demand for […]
