Author Archives: Anurag Agrawal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Rise of the “New SMB Worker”

Today the nature of work has evolved to an extent that we are seeing the rise of a “new worker”. This new worker has nothing to do with an oft quoted concept of millenials but more to do with the … Continue reading

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Mobility and Why Should SMBs Care about it

Shifting Workplace Information Technology has been impacting the way businesses operate, but the essential nature of an employees’ work has largely remained unchanged. Within a business environment conducting work has typically involved bringing people together in a single physical location … Continue reading

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