Report Card: 2012 Top 10 SMB Technology Market Predictions

November 27th, 2012

–by Laurie McCabe and Sanjeev Aggarwal, SMB Group Before developing our 2013 predictions, we wanted to assess how we did on our 2012 Top 10 SMB Technology Predictions. Here’s our take–please let us know what grades you would have given … Continue reading

SAP TechEd 2012: Implications for SMEs and the Partner Ecosystem

October 31st, 2012

Sanjeev Aggarwal, Partner, SMB Group During the week of October 15, I attended SAP TechEd 2012 in Las Vegas, along with about 6,500 SAP technology specialists and partners, and a small group of influencers. Although SAP is more widely renowned … Continue reading

Pathways to a Successful Mobile Business Strategy

September 4th, 2012

The phenomenal rise of mobile applications development and adoption creates both new opportunities and challenges for businesses. Is your business ready to reap the benefits of mobile solutions, or are you in danger of falling behind? Now, more than ever, … Continue reading

Today’s SMB Social Media Market Creates Opportunities for Tomorrow

August 6th, 2012

SMB businesses are increasing their adoption of social media solutions year over year–rising from 44% to 53% in small business (1-99 employees) and 52% to 63% in medium business (100-999 employees). But what business functions are SMBs using social media … Continue reading

NetSuite SuiteCommerce: Transforming Commerce Solutions and User Experience

June 10th, 2012

 Last week I had the opportunity to attend NetSuite SuiteWorld 2102 in San Francisco. One of the most notable announcements was the launch of NetSuite’s new SuiteCommerce Commerce-as-a-Service (CaaS) platform for B2B and B2C businesses. The SuiteCommerce offering is designed for e-tailers, … Continue reading

IBM Smarter Commerce for Midsize Businesses – Future Trends

April 2nd, 2012

—by Laurie McCabe, SMB Group, in partnership with Brent Leary, CRM Essentials   To help companies understand IBM’s Smarter Commerce initiative, the SMB Group and CRM Essentials are working on a series of posts discussing how technology is empowering today’s customer, … Continue reading

Dell Extends its End-to-End Storage Story for SMBs

March 19th, 2012

Storage is a key requirement for today’s small-to-medium business (SMB) and mid-market enterprises. As the amount of data multiplies, and the need to protect critical data grows, SMBs now require many of the same data storage capabilities as larger enterprises. … Continue reading

Swimming with the Smarter Customer: The Speedo International Story

February 6th, 2012

—by Laurie McCabe, SMB Group, in partnership with Brent Leary, CRM Essentials Recently, Brent Leary and I had the opportunity to talk with Gareth Beer, Ecommerce Manager for Speedo International and learn about how Speedo International is applying smarter commerce … Continue reading

What Can We Learn From This Year’s Holiday Season?

February 1st, 2012

—by Brent Leary, CRM Essentials In conjunction with IBM’s Smarter Commerce initiative, the SMB Group and CRM Essentials are working on a series of posts discussing how technology is empowering today’s customer, and why companies have to change their approach in … Continue reading

What Can We Learn From This Year’s Holiday Season?

February 1st, 2012

—by Brent Leary, CRM Essentials In conjunction with IBM’s Smarter Commerce initiative, the SMB Group and CRM Essentials are working on a series of posts discussing how technology is empowering today’s customer, and why companies have to change their approach in … Continue reading