Author Archives: Anurag Agrawal

Dell XPS 13 Ultrabooks – Demonstration of Dell’s New Focus on SMBs

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Anurag Agrawal

This week, Dell unveiled its Ultrabook, XPS 13 featuring an edge-to-edge glass, near “frameless” display, all-day battery life, and the latest innovative technology for a superb overall user experience. Starting at 2.99 lbs and less than a quarter-inch at its … Continue reading →

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SAP & SuccessFators: There is still no “S” in SAP

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Anurag Agrawal

SAP has agreed to acquire cloud-based human capital management (HCM) offerings provider SuccessFactors for $3.4 billion. Under the acquisition, SuccessFactors’ team and technology will be added to SAP’s cloud assets and the combination of SAP and SuccessFactors will establish an … Continue reading →

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Intel’s SMB Strategy: Time to Re-ignite, Reboot?

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Anurag Agrawal

SMBs are going through a Transformation, moving from a building block IT adoption to Flat IT in a virtual era. And within this Transformation, PC is still important in its role as the center of IT universe. SMBs need only … Continue reading →

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Dell’s Transformation: A New New Company

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Anurag Agrawal

Solutions. Cloud. Mobility. Datacenter. Solutions again. Dell is a new company. It was evident at the recent Dell World 2011 held in Austin. There was a distinct zip in Michael Dell’s walk and what was most exciting about the event … Continue reading →

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Vendor Actions Needed to Overcome SMB Cloud Adoption Barriers

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Anurag Agrawal

Techaisle SMB surveys in multiple countries are showing that SMB cloud computing non-users will increasingly get comfortable with the idea of Cloud based services once there are enough proof points in the market. The question remains though whether there are actions … Continue reading →

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Salesforce.com Strategy: Dreamforce ’11 Announcements Are Equally Relevant for SMBs

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Anurag Agrawal

Pilgrimage Salesforce.com held its annual customer and partner pilgrimage last week called the Dreamforce 2011. This mega event had a whopping 45,000 registered attendees and at least 15,000 were present for the opening keynote by Marc Benioff. The much anticipated … Continue reading →

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Dell SMB Cloud Strategy: Dell Cloud Business Applications steps into the Promised Land

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Anurag Agrawal

Announcement Dell just announced its full intention to assist SMBs with their Cloud Computing adoption by launching Dell Cloud Business Applications, a family of integrated SaaS applications with cross-application cloud analytics supported by end-to-end Dell services specifically for SMBs. Key benefits … Continue reading →

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How HP’s Possible Spin-Off Could Impact SMBs

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Anurag Agrawal

Major changes at the tech giant will have a trickle-down effect on smaller companies. Here are four things to keep in mind. As the world’s largest technology vendor overhauls its business, much smaller companies are certain to feel the effects. That … Continue reading →

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Small Business Computing: Dell Hits the Mark with Vostro V131 Laptop

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Anurag Agrawal

Dell continues to show that it is serious about small businesses. In an economy where consumer purchases are slowing down, small businesses are continuing to refresh their technology and are showing growth rate in IT spends. Dell today introduced the … Continue reading →

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Future of SMB: Death of Layers, Rise of On-Demand Flat IT

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Anurag Agrawal

The World is Flat (© Thomas L. Friedman) and so has become IT, especially for SMBs. With a Flat world, rises an opportunity for SMBs to employ workers who are globally distributed, travel and telecommute. With a Flat world comes … Continue reading →

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