One by one, major technology vendors are rolling out programs meant to offer small businesses the chance to source all of their tech needs, from desktop and mobile PCs to printers, servers and software to support it all. The trend is unmistakable and, in recent months, everyone from Dell to IBM to retail chain Best Buy have rolled out programs offering such one-stop shopping to SMBs. The reasons are simple: Even though they spend a fraction of what large enterprises do on IT infrastructure, there are literally millions of such businesses in the United States alone.
Hi Keith, Thanks for interviewing me for this. You really did a good job of explaining a tricky subject, even with all the jargon like Small Biz Tech and Virtual IT. I'm always amazed how some of the industry's biggest players still don't get just how fragmented the SMB marketplace is. Best, Joshua Feinberg
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A Plethora of One-Stop Shops for Small Biz Tech
Posted by: Keith Regan October 24, 2007 04:00 AMOne by one, major technology vendors are rolling out programs meant to offer small businesses the chance to source all of their tech needs, from desktop and mobile PCs to printers, servers and software to support it all. The trend is unmistakable and, in recent months, everyone from Dell to IBM to retail chain Best Buy have rolled out programs offering such one-stop shopping to SMBs. The reasons are simple: Even though they spend a fraction of what large enterprises do on IT infrastructure, there are literally millions of such businesses in the United States alone.
Thanks for interviewing me for this. You really did a good job of explaining a tricky subject, even with all the jargon like Small Biz Tech and Virtual IT. I'm always amazed how some of the industry's biggest players still don't get just how fragmented the SMB marketplace is. Best, Joshua Feinberg