After marking my calendar to attend Pervasive’s 2013 Integration World, I had to wonder whether or not Actian’s pending acquisition of Pervasive would be a done deal–or not–by April 14, when the conference was due to kick off. After all, I figured that if things were still up in the air, I’d probably leave with more questions than answers. Although it seemed pretty clear to me that the combine...
Author: Sanjeev Aggarwal
Infusionsoft: Big Dreams for Small Business
Infusionsoft: Big Dreams for Small Business Last week I attended InfusionCon 2013, Infusionsoft’s annual user event. In case you’re not familiar with Infusionsoft, they provide web-based all-in-one sales, marketing and ecommerce software aimed at “true” small businesses with 25 or fewer employees.
SAP TechEd 2012: Implications for SMEs and the Partner Ecosystem
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 fo...
NYEXPO Panel: Using Technology to Drive Innovation & GROW Your Business
Thanks to all of you who came to our panel yesterday at NYEXPO, Using Technology to Drive Innovation & GROW Your Business,
A View From the MSP Trenches: Cloud Opportunities in the Midmarket
As discussed in my blog,
Salesforce’s SMB Story: Great Vision, But a Complicated Plot Line
“Why can’t business software be as easy to use as buying a book on Amazon?” Hilary Koplow-McAdams, President of Salesforce.com’s Commercial Division, tol...
Drinking From the Dreamforce Fire Hose: Part 1, The Big Picture
Dreamforce, like Salesfo...
IBM’s Managed Service Provider Initiatives for Midmarket: An Interview with Mike McClurg
Here’s an edited transcript of my interview with Mike McClurg, VP of Global Midmarket Sales for IBM. [If you’d like to listen to the recorded podcast, click on the orange circle below]. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/60487573" iframe="true" /] Laurie: Mike, thanks so much for joining us today. Before we dive into our conversation a...
The Technology—Performance Connection for Midmarket Businesses
In today’s always-on, hyper-connected world, technology has become a critical lynchpin for business success. Increasingly, businesses of all sizes view technology as an essential to improving customer engagement, raising employee productivity, and creating innovation and differentiation—all vital ingredients for building economic value. You don’t need to take my word for it. For the first ti...
Pathways to a Successful Mobile Business Strategy
The phenomenal rise of mobile applications development and adoption creates both new opportunities and challenges for businesses. Is ...