The document provides an overview of opportunities and challenges for technology solution providers in the small business market. It finds that the SMB market is not monolithic, with many differentiating factors among micro, small, and medium businesses. While small businesses may seem simple, they face many of the same challenges as large enterprises. The democratization of technology has created opportunities for SMBs, but adopting new technologies remains a challenge. SMBs rely on IT providers for core needs but some disconnects exist between what SMBs need and what providers offer. There is demand among SMBs for digital business services, representing opportunities for providers, but the market requires a nuanced understanding of customer segments.
On an annual basis, The Business Journals gathers data from a national sample of small and mid-size business owners to compile key learnings and insights into the state of the SMB market. Within the proprietary report, we're sharing the big picture, new and notable market shifts, purchase dynamic themes and the most trusted brands.
Small and mid-sized business owners, no matter where they live in the United States, are an elite group. The purpose of this analysis is to highlight the differences in the behaviors and attitudes of SMB owners that occur across the four Census regions. As this report details, some of these differences are quite pronounced, while others are more subtle and nuanced. Taken in total, the hope is to provide a fuller view of SMB owners across the country, and help to ensure that each region’s particular dialect of business is more fully understood.
In our research, we uncovered a powerful group among small and mid-size business owners. These influential people see it as their mission to speak out for the good of their communities. They want to make a difference and make things better. If you want to get your message out, these are the people you need to know. Learn about this group and how you can reach them better in this whitepaper on Influential SMBs: The Mouthpiece of the SMB Market.
Smb technology decision makers acbj july 2015sakabab
This 2015 proprietary research by American City Business Journals details the profile of technology decision makers in SMBs as well as considerations in the buying journey of hardware and software.
How many SMBs are there? What is an SMB, anyway? How are SMBs alike, and how do they differ in their business concerns and outlook? What industries are they in? How is the rate of business formation changing? What do SMBs plan to buy in 2019, and what are the most effective tactics to engage them? What messaging resonates best with this large and diverse segment?
To find out, we surveyed 500 U.S. SMB principals and compiled third-party data to provide a comprehensive overview of the SMB market.
You’ll learn:
• How SMB is defined
• How many SMBs are in each major industry
• The changing rate of business formation
• How SMBs rate their business outlook and challenges
• What SMBs plan to buy in 2019
• The media that work best with SMBs across the sales cycle
• The messaging that works best with SMBs
You’ll get valuable insights to put to work right away in your 2019 SMB marketing program.
How familiar are small and medium businesses (SMBs) with the cloud? What cloud solutions are they using? Which are they considering adopting next? What is motivating their cloud adoption? Who do they want to buy from, and what do they want from cloud solution providers?
To answer these questions – and to help you sell the cloud more effectively to SMBs – we recently surveyed 500 U.S. SMB principals.
In this report you’ll learn:
What keeps SMBs up at night
The terminology that works best with SMBs when discussing the cloud
The applications SMBs use today
SMB application adoption plans
Which applications SMBs use in the cloud – and their migration outlook
How freemium services drive adoption
Why SMBs adopt cloud solutions
How SMBs rank cloud benefits
The channels SMBs prefer
What SMBs want from a cloud vendor
You’ll get actionable insights to put to work in your 2020 SMB marketing plans.
On an annual basis, The Business Journals gathers data from a national sample of small and mid-size business owners to compile key learnings and insights into the state of the SMB market. Within the proprietary report, we're sharing the big picture, new and notable market shifts, purchase dynamic themes and the most trusted brands.
Small and mid-sized business owners, no matter where they live in the United States, are an elite group. The purpose of this analysis is to highlight the differences in the behaviors and attitudes of SMB owners that occur across the four Census regions. As this report details, some of these differences are quite pronounced, while others are more subtle and nuanced. Taken in total, the hope is to provide a fuller view of SMB owners across the country, and help to ensure that each region’s particular dialect of business is more fully understood.
In our research, we uncovered a powerful group among small and mid-size business owners. These influential people see it as their mission to speak out for the good of their communities. They want to make a difference and make things better. If you want to get your message out, these are the people you need to know. Learn about this group and how you can reach them better in this whitepaper on Influential SMBs: The Mouthpiece of the SMB Market.
Smb technology decision makers acbj july 2015sakabab
This 2015 proprietary research by American City Business Journals details the profile of technology decision makers in SMBs as well as considerations in the buying journey of hardware and software.
How many SMBs are there? What is an SMB, anyway? How are SMBs alike, and how do they differ in their business concerns and outlook? What industries are they in? How is the rate of business formation changing? What do SMBs plan to buy in 2019, and what are the most effective tactics to engage them? What messaging resonates best with this large and diverse segment?
To find out, we surveyed 500 U.S. SMB principals and compiled third-party data to provide a comprehensive overview of the SMB market.
You’ll learn:
• How SMB is defined
• How many SMBs are in each major industry
• The changing rate of business formation
• How SMBs rate their business outlook and challenges
• What SMBs plan to buy in 2019
• The media that work best with SMBs across the sales cycle
• The messaging that works best with SMBs
You’ll get valuable insights to put to work right away in your 2019 SMB marketing program.
How familiar are small and medium businesses (SMBs) with the cloud? What cloud solutions are they using? Which are they considering adopting next? What is motivating their cloud adoption? Who do they want to buy from, and what do they want from cloud solution providers?
To answer these questions – and to help you sell the cloud more effectively to SMBs – we recently surveyed 500 U.S. SMB principals.
In this report you’ll learn:
What keeps SMBs up at night
The terminology that works best with SMBs when discussing the cloud
The applications SMBs use today
SMB application adoption plans
Which applications SMBs use in the cloud – and their migration outlook
How freemium services drive adoption
Why SMBs adopt cloud solutions
How SMBs rank cloud benefits
The channels SMBs prefer
What SMBs want from a cloud vendor
You’ll get actionable insights to put to work in your 2020 SMB marketing plans.
This is the question that comes to mind upon reviewing the results of The Business Journals SMB Insights segment on women. While the question is decidedly tongue-in-cheek, the dimensions women business owners share are undeniably powerful.
Mind The Gaps The 2015 Deloitte Millennial Surveyaditya848
Deloitte's 2015 press release discusses findings from the Millennial survey, including how businesses, particularly in developed markets, will need to change to attract and retain the future workforce.
5 Most Dangerous Trends Facing Small Business in 2014Allen Pratt
Economic Uncertainty. One of the main factors indicating that the U.S. may not experience strong economic growth in 2014 is its weak GDP growth.
According to Federal Reserve research, since 1947, when real GDP grows at a rate of less than two percent year-over-year, recession has occurred in the following year about 70 percent of the time.
In the first and second quarters of 2013, GDP in the U.S. grew by 1.1 percent and 2.5 percent respectively. Barclays forecasted that third-quarter GDP growth will be 1.5 percent, but it can be significantly lower because of the government shutdown.
The government shutdown can have a very real impact on the economy, putting its recovery in jeopardy.
Businesses are facing more policy uncertainty now than any other time since the debt-ceiling fiasco in 2011. The current monetary and fiscal uncertainty can result in a significant decline in investment and employment, and potentially lower economic growth rate by as much as one percent this year.
If that happens, the economy may be at stall speed by the beginning of 2014. According to some experts, there is a possibility that the U.S. will experience a recession next year.
SMB Business Outlook and Spending PlansBredin, Inc.
What is the SMB business outlook, and how confident are they about spending, hiring and expanding as the pandemic wanes? What are their priorities and concerns? What technology do they use, and what do they plan to buy? What are the key differences in SMB outlook and spending plans by size and country?
You’ll learn:
* The current SMB state of mind: business outlook, operational status, and expected time to return to ‘normal’
* SMB priorities and challenges
* Key application usage and purchase plans – including the specific SaaS solutions they plan to adopt
* Credit usage and intent – including traditional banks vs. fintech
* Job board usage and intent – including the specific sites they plan to use
* The tech brands that SMBs trust most
* Key differences among respondents by company size, country and more
We hope you watch the webcast recording - https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/8056390393923833347
19-ый Ежегодный опрос руководителей крупнейших компаний мираPwC Russia
PwC представляет результаты Ежегодного опроса руководителей крупнейших компаний мира, который в этом году получил название «Что такое “успех в бизнесе” в условиях меняющего мира? Попытка дать новое определение». В рамках данного исследования, результаты которого обнародованы на открытии Всемирного экономического форума в Давосе (Швейцария), было опрошено более 1 400 руководителей крупнейших компаний мира.
Understanding the Critical Trends Impacting Organizations in the Next Five YearsHolly Gage
The Forum Corporation (www.forum.com) recently conducted analysis of future trend research on the strategic issues that will most impact the global marketplace in the next one to five years. This presentation reveals our findings.
ForwardThinking is a look ahead at the latest knowledge and insights available from Grant Thornton LLP. It includes a collection of our research, thought leadership and a schedule of upcoming webcasts and events.
This small business study looks at ways small- and medium-sized businesses use technology and call on help from outside firms that provide technology solutions.
In ancient times – February 2020 – EMA research found that more than 50% of IT leaders surveyed were considering new ITSM platforms in the near future. That future arrived with a bang as IT organizations turbo-pivoted to deliver and support unprecedented levels and types of services to a global workforce suddenly working from home.
These slides—based on the webinar from EMA Research and ServiceNow—provide an informed look at building ITSM initiatives that will support business at the speed of life.
This is the question that comes to mind upon reviewing the results of The Business Journals SMB Insights segment on women. While the question is decidedly tongue-in-cheek, the dimensions women business owners share are undeniably powerful.
Mind The Gaps The 2015 Deloitte Millennial Surveyaditya848
Deloitte's 2015 press release discusses findings from the Millennial survey, including how businesses, particularly in developed markets, will need to change to attract and retain the future workforce.
5 Most Dangerous Trends Facing Small Business in 2014Allen Pratt
Economic Uncertainty. One of the main factors indicating that the U.S. may not experience strong economic growth in 2014 is its weak GDP growth.
According to Federal Reserve research, since 1947, when real GDP grows at a rate of less than two percent year-over-year, recession has occurred in the following year about 70 percent of the time.
In the first and second quarters of 2013, GDP in the U.S. grew by 1.1 percent and 2.5 percent respectively. Barclays forecasted that third-quarter GDP growth will be 1.5 percent, but it can be significantly lower because of the government shutdown.
The government shutdown can have a very real impact on the economy, putting its recovery in jeopardy.
Businesses are facing more policy uncertainty now than any other time since the debt-ceiling fiasco in 2011. The current monetary and fiscal uncertainty can result in a significant decline in investment and employment, and potentially lower economic growth rate by as much as one percent this year.
If that happens, the economy may be at stall speed by the beginning of 2014. According to some experts, there is a possibility that the U.S. will experience a recession next year.
SMB Business Outlook and Spending PlansBredin, Inc.
What is the SMB business outlook, and how confident are they about spending, hiring and expanding as the pandemic wanes? What are their priorities and concerns? What technology do they use, and what do they plan to buy? What are the key differences in SMB outlook and spending plans by size and country?
You’ll learn:
* The current SMB state of mind: business outlook, operational status, and expected time to return to ‘normal’
* SMB priorities and challenges
* Key application usage and purchase plans – including the specific SaaS solutions they plan to adopt
* Credit usage and intent – including traditional banks vs. fintech
* Job board usage and intent – including the specific sites they plan to use
* The tech brands that SMBs trust most
* Key differences among respondents by company size, country and more
We hope you watch the webcast recording - https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/8056390393923833347
19-ый Ежегодный опрос руководителей крупнейших компаний мираPwC Russia
PwC представляет результаты Ежегодного опроса руководителей крупнейших компаний мира, который в этом году получил название «Что такое “успех в бизнесе” в условиях меняющего мира? Попытка дать новое определение». В рамках данного исследования, результаты которого обнародованы на открытии Всемирного экономического форума в Давосе (Швейцария), было опрошено более 1 400 руководителей крупнейших компаний мира.
Understanding the Critical Trends Impacting Organizations in the Next Five YearsHolly Gage
The Forum Corporation (www.forum.com) recently conducted analysis of future trend research on the strategic issues that will most impact the global marketplace in the next one to five years. This presentation reveals our findings.
ForwardThinking is a look ahead at the latest knowledge and insights available from Grant Thornton LLP. It includes a collection of our research, thought leadership and a schedule of upcoming webcasts and events.
This small business study looks at ways small- and medium-sized businesses use technology and call on help from outside firms that provide technology solutions.
In ancient times – February 2020 – EMA research found that more than 50% of IT leaders surveyed were considering new ITSM platforms in the near future. That future arrived with a bang as IT organizations turbo-pivoted to deliver and support unprecedented levels and types of services to a global workforce suddenly working from home.
These slides—based on the webinar from EMA Research and ServiceNow—provide an informed look at building ITSM initiatives that will support business at the speed of life.
In CompTIA's research on the state of IT skills gap, 68% of IT firms report having a "very challenging" time finding new staff. They are hiring, with 33% saying they are understaffed and another 42% saying they are fully staffed but want to hire more in order to expand. How are today's IT skills matching up to industry's workforce needs?
Foundry's Digital Business research was previously published under the IDG Communications brand. The study outlines the strategies and technologies that organizations are adopting to successfully complete their journey to become a digital business.
This presentation reviews key trends in the IT industry, including shifts in customer buying preferences, cloud computing, mobility, data, security and managed services
Given the breadth and pace of innovation, all signs point to a widening skills gap. This will put further pressure on organizations of all sizes to rethink their workforce strategies. While the notion of a skills gap is a seemingly straightforward concept, below the surface, there are many nuances to the story. This CompTIA research report explores these issues, setting the stage for approaches to tackling the IT skills gap.
Positive Momentum Continues in CompTIA 2Q 2014 IT Business Confidence IndexCompTIA
The CompTIA IT Industry Business Confidence Index continued its upward trend in Q2, marking the third consecutive quarter that information technology (IT) industry executives expressed optimism about business prospects. The index also suggests there is pent up demand among IT firms to increase their workforce. One-third of companies surveyed said they are understaffed, while 42 percent said they are fully staffed, but want to hire in order to expand.
Producitivity Challenges of Small and Medium EnterprisesVikas Sharma
These are slides that I presented at the 2014 SME Biztech Summit in Singapore. I talked about productivity-related challenges that are particular to small and medium sized businesses.
Exploring a Multi-Trillion Dollar Opportunity
Hosted by Ovum analysts: Camille Mendler Alexander Harrowell Hwee Xian Tan
Slides from Webinar recording : January 2017
In a recent global study conducted by leading IT research firm EMA, 38% of IT leaders rated the impact of enterprise service management on the relationship of IT and the business as “transformational.”
These slides--based on the webinar from EMA Research and Manag-E--feature field research and practical advice designed to jump-start your ESM initiatives.
From Defender to an Attacker, Lari Hämäläinen, Managing Partner, McKinsey Dig...Salesforce Finland
Presentation (shareable slides) from Lari Hämäläinen, McKinsey Digital & Analytics Managing Partner, held in Salesforce Dreamforce to You event in Helsinki on Nov 23rd, 2017.
Key Take - Aways
This study will help to:
1. Identify the compartments of demand for different products/services of SMB type
2. Understand the behaviour of SMBs towards ICT adoption through various parameters like geography, vertical, age of company, ownership generation, employee size and revenue
3. Identify drivers & inhibitors as well as influencers affecting the IT purchase decision by SMBs
4. Identify the social media behaviour amongst SMBs
5. Understand current and future buying plans for specific categories of IT product/service (Cloud, enterprise mobility and PC based software)
6. Understand the current buying pattern as well as future buying preferences
These slides--based on the webinar hosted by leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) and Digitate--provide insights into the impact of machine learning on managing workload automation.
Get insights into EMA’s most recent research findings on enterprise service management (ESM) when you check out these webinar slides. This research examines ESM as both a logical, evolutionary extension of ITSM and as a revolutionary outgrowth of the digital transformation culture.
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Monthly data, analysis, and trending covering the state of employment in the information technology (IT) sector and IT occupations. Released in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment update. #JobsReport
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Monthly data, analysis, and trending covering the state of employment in the information technology (IT) sector and IT occupations. Released in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment update. #JobsReport
CompTIA IT Employment Tracker – October 2021CompTIA
Monthly data, analysis, and trending covering the state of employment in the information technology (IT) sector and IT occupations. Released in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment update. #JobsReport
CompTIA IT Employment Tracker – September 2021CompTIA
Monthly data, analysis, and trending covering the state of employment in the information technology (IT) sector and IT occupations. Released in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment update. #JobsReport
Monthly data, analysis, and trending covering the state of employment in the information technology (IT) sector and IT occupations. Released in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment update. #JobsReport
Monthly data, analysis, and trending covering the state of employment in the information technology (IT) sector and IT occupations. Released in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment update. #JobsReport
CompTIA's Trends in Automation research study examines the investments companies are making and the challenges they face as they automate business processes
Monthly data, analysis, and trending covering the state of employment in the information technology (IT) sector and IT occupations. Released in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment update. #JobsReport
Monthly data, analysis, and trending covering the state of employment in the information technology (IT) sector and IT occupations. Released in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment update. #JobsReport
CompTIA's IT Operations and Emerging Tech tracker monitors the investments companies are making across the four pillars of IT and the adoption of emerging technology.
Monthly data, analysis, and trending covering the state of employment in the information technology (IT) sector and IT occupations. Released in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment update. #JobsReport
CompTIA's Trends in Help Desk survey explores the areas businesses are focusing on as they manage their help desk function, including IT priorities, required skills, and emerging technologies.
CompTIA IT Employment Tracker – February 2021CompTIA
Monthly data, analysis, and trending covering the state of employment in the information technology (IT) sector and IT occupations. Released in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment update. #JobsReport
CompTIA’s annual Industry Outlook report examines 10 trends that businesses will use as they rebuild from a challenging year, along with focused sections on expectations for IT professionals and for IT channel firms.
CompTIA IT Employment Tracker - January 2021CompTIA
Monthly data, analysis, and trending covering the state of employment in the information technology (IT) sector and IT occupations. Released in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment update. #JobsReport
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Monthly data, analysis, and trending covering the state of employment in the information technology (IT) sector and IT occupations. Released in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment update. #JobsReport
CompTIA IT Employment Tracker – October 2020CompTIA
Monthly data, analysis, and trending covering the state of employment in the information technology (IT) sector and IT occupations. Released in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment update. #JobsReport
CompTIA IT Employment Tracker – September 2020CompTIA
Monthly data, analysis, and trending covering the state of employment in the information technology (IT) sector and IT occupations. Released in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment update. #JobsReport
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Monthly data, analysis, and trending covering the state of employment in the information technology (IT) sector and IT occupations. Released in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment update. #JobsReport
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Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to ProductionAggregage
Join Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, in this new session where he'll share a practical framework to transform Gen AI prototypes into impactful products! He'll delve into the complexities of data collection and management, model selection and optimization, and ensuring security, scalability, and responsible use.
Welocme to ViralQR, your best QR code generator.ViralQR
Welcome to ViralQR, your best QR code generator available on the market!
At ViralQR, we design static and dynamic QR codes. Our mission is to make business operations easier and customer engagement more powerful through the use of QR technology. Be it a small-scale business or a huge enterprise, our easy-to-use platform provides multiple choices that can be tailored according to your company's branding and marketing strategies.
Our Vision
We are here to make the process of creating QR codes easy and smooth, thus enhancing customer interaction and making business more fluid. We very strongly believe in the ability of QR codes to change the world for businesses in their interaction with customers and are set on making that technology accessible and usable far and wide.
Our Achievements
Ever since its inception, we have successfully served many clients by offering QR codes in their marketing, service delivery, and collection of feedback across various industries. Our platform has been recognized for its ease of use and amazing features, which helped a business to make QR codes.
Our Services
At ViralQR, here is a comprehensive suite of services that caters to your very needs:
Static QR Codes: Create free static QR codes. These QR codes are able to store significant information such as URLs, vCards, plain text, emails and SMS, Wi-Fi credentials, and Bitcoin addresses.
Dynamic QR codes: These also have all the advanced features but are subscription-based. They can directly link to PDF files, images, micro-landing pages, social accounts, review forms, business pages, and applications. In addition, they can be branded with CTAs, frames, patterns, colors, and logos to enhance your branding.
Pricing and Packages
Additionally, there is a 14-day free offer to ViralQR, which is an exceptional opportunity for new users to take a feel of this platform. One can easily subscribe from there and experience the full dynamic of using QR codes. The subscription plans are not only meant for business; they are priced very flexibly so that literally every business could afford to benefit from our service.
Why choose us?
ViralQR will provide services for marketing, advertising, catering, retail, and the like. The QR codes can be posted on fliers, packaging, merchandise, and banners, as well as to substitute for cash and cards in a restaurant or coffee shop. With QR codes integrated into your business, improve customer engagement and streamline operations.
Comprehensive Analytics
Subscribers of ViralQR receive detailed analytics and tracking tools in light of having a view of the core values of QR code performance. Our analytics dashboard shows aggregate views and unique views, as well as detailed information about each impression, including time, device, browser, and estimated location by city and country.
So, thank you for choosing ViralQR; we have an offer of nothing but the best in terms of QR code services to meet business diversity!
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
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Peeling Back the Layers of the Small Business Market
1. PEELING BACK THE
LAYERS OF THE SMALL
BUSINESS MARKET
A look at the opportunities and challenges for
technology solution providers
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2. Setting the Stage
Check-in on the state of the small business market (confirm known assumptions)
Assess how SMBs learn about, procure, and manage technology
Evaluate factors driving or inhibiting SMBs from adopting new technologies
Explore issues related to the relationship between SMBs and the channel
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
CompTIA members
have access to a
library of over 100
research and market
intelligence reports,
white papers, case
studies, buying guides
and more.
Research can be used
strategically or shared
directly with
customers as part of
the sales process.
Data from 500 U.S. micro, small, and medium businesses
Senior decision makers; mix of business and technology-focused individuals
METHODOLOGY
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3. Point 1
The SMB Market Is NOT a Monolith; There Are Many
Nuances and Differentiating Factors
4. 1,000+
500-999
250-499
100-249
50-99
20-49
10-19
5-9
1-5 employees
Large Business Segment
• 0.2% of market by establishments
• 16.8% of market by employment
• 25.8% of market by wages
Total of 9 million business establishments
Medium Business Segment
• 1.7% of market by establishments
• 25.6% of market by employment
• 27.0% of market by wages
Small Business Segment
• 20.4% of market by establishments
• 42.4% of market by employment
• 35.1% of market by wages
Micro Business Segment
• 77.7% of market by establishments
• 15.2% of market by employment
• 12.1% of market by wages
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics | EMSI | CompTIA
SMB market as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration equates to firms with 1-499 employees
By firm count, there are about 28 million small businesses; of which, 75% are single-person sole proprietors.
Business Dynamics in the U.S. Economy
5. Segmenting the SMB Market by Industry Verticals
Health care and social assistance, 1.4m
Professional, scientific, and
technical services, 1.1m
Retail, 1.0m
Construction, 744k
Accommodation and food services, 656k
Wholesale trade, 620k
Admin and Support / Waste Mgt. / Remediation Services, 491k
Finance and insurance, 468k
Real estate and rental and leasing, 357k
Manufacturing, 334k
Transportation and warehousing, 227k
Information, 148k
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, 130k
Educational services (does not include public schools), 106k
Mgt. of
companies, 59k
The Top 4 Industry
Verticals Account
for 54% of All SMB
Establishments
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics | EMSI | CompTIA
6. High Rate of Churn in the SMB Space
• Smalls businesses are a primary source of job creation. However, small businesses also
fail at high rates – only about half of startups survive five years, which means SMBs also
destroy a lot of jobs.
• 10-12 percent churn annually means there is a continuous pipeline of new SMB
prospects
Small Business Owners Come From Many Backgrounds
• Using the broader definition of small business to include sole-proprietors, women-
owned businesses account for 28.8% of the total. Minority-owned businesses
account for 21.5% of the total.
Scaling from Small Business to Large Business is Difficult
• According to McKinsey Consulting, just 19 of 3,197 of publicly traded software companies between
1980 and 2013 reached $1 billion in annual sales. This translates to a 3% success rate for scaling to a
very large size.
7. Point 2
Small Does NOT Mean Simple; SMBs Must Contend With
Many of the Same Challenges That Enterprises Face
8. SMBs Wrestle with Challenges on Many Fronts
People
#1
Technology
#2
Process
#3
Top Strategic Priorities
Reported by SMBs
1. Reducing costs / overhead
2. Reaching new customers
3. Improving operational efficiency
4. Improving staff productivity / capabilities
5. Innovating more effectively
6. Managing competitive threats
7. Improving use of data analytics to make better
/ faster decisions / improve agility
Rank Order of Challenges in
Optimizing Their Business*
*As reported by SMBs
Underlying Many Strategic
Priorities Is the Desire to Simplify
Source: CompTIA’s SMBs and Technology study | Base: 500 U.S. small and medium businesses
9. Ranking of Strategic Priority
Micro
Firms
[1-9 staff]
Small
Firms
[10-99 staff]
Medium
Firms
[100-499]
Reducing costs / overhead 63% 58% 52%
Reaching new customers 68% 57% 40%
Improving operational efficiency 42% 47% 57%
Improving staff productivity / capabilities 28% 41% 41%
Innovating more effectively 22% 28% 27%
Improving use of data analytics to make faster decisions 10% 25% 33%
Managing competitive threats / keeping up with competition 21% 22% 26%
Segmentation of SMB Strategic Priorities
Source: CompTIA’s SMBs and Technology study | Base: 500 U.S. small and medium businesses
10. Point 3
The Democratization of Technology Has Created
Many New Opportunities for Small Businesses;
Yet, “Getting There” is Easier Said Than Done
12. SMBs Ready for Improvement in Technology Use
Source: CompTIA’s SMBs and Technology study | Base: 500 U.S. small and medium businesses
Profile of SMBs Exactly Where
They Want To Be With Technology
21% Micro
15% Small
16% Medium
17% IT role
11% Business role
15% <5 years in business
23% 5-9 years in business
18% 10-14 years in business
13% 15+ years in business
17% Have internal dedicated IT staff
15% Do not have dedicated IT staff
23% View IT provider as a Trusted Advisor
8% View IT provider somewhat/not a TA
Exactly where
we want to be
in tech use
Very close to
where we want to
be in tech use
Moderately close/not
close to where we want
to be in tech use
About half of SMBs feel well positioned with a technology
vision and strategy; the other half, not so much
17%
36%
47%
13. Frequently Occasionally
Seldom/Nev
er
Staff bring issue to execs 14% 52% 29%
IT staff bring issue to execs 18% 42% 33%
Technology vendors pitch 17% 43% 33%
Staff bring issue to IT team 17% 42% 35%
IT firm pitch / recommendation 13% 42% 37%
Departments operate independently 15% 35% 43%
IT staff make own decisions 15% 29% 49%
Triggers for Technology Decisions
32% IT support specialist / helpdesk
29% IT director
22% Web administrator
22% Database administrator
19% Network engineer or administrator
18% Software developer
17% CIO
16% Analytics / business intelligence specialist
30% None of the above
7 in 10 SMBs Have IT Personnel on Staff Incidence Highly Correlated with Firm Size
87% % of medium firms with IT personnel
79% % of small firms with IT personnel
32% % of micro firms with IT personnel
Source: CompTIA’s SMBs and Technology study | Base: 500 U.S. small and medium businesses
15. 28%
34%
34%
36%
43%
Better understanding of ROI
Examples from other companies /
case studies
Easier way to compare options
Better understanding of integration
Mechanism for staying on top of new IT
products/services
SMB Perspectives on Ways the IT Purchase
Process Could Be Improved
Interestingly, the more sophisticated SMBs appear more likely to seek improvements in the
buying process. The less sophisticated SMBs are generally content with the status quo.
Source: CompTIA’s SMBs and Technology study | Base: 500 U.S. small and medium businesses
16. Point 4
SMBs Rely on IT Service / Solution Providers for a Range
Core of Needs; But, Some Disconnects Do Exist
17. Most SMBs Rely on IT Services / Solutions
71%29%
65% Use IT firms regularly work with
31% Use various IT firms
Tendency Towards Familiarity
and ContinuityHave NOT
used any
type of IT
firm in past
12 months
Source: CompTIA’s SMBs and Technology study | Base: 500 U.S. small and medium businesses
Inclusive of reselling, break/fix, integration, custom software development, managed services or consulting
18. IT Service / Solution
Micro
SMBs
Small
SMBs
Medium
SMBs
Repair/troubleshooting of computer, network or related IT issues 26% 38% 38%
Deployment, installation or integration of IT or software system 10% 29% 33%
Web design or e-commerce related 14% 29% 29%
Procurement of hardware or software 8% 27% 31%
Cloud computing initiative 8% 23% 35%
Cybersecurity related 7% 22% 31%
General IT consulting / advisory / strategy services 7% 25% 28%
Telecom, communications, A/V related 4% 16% 25%
Mobile app development / mobility initiative 2% 17% 19%
Workflow or business process automation initiative 2% 10% 20%
Analytics / business intelligence / data related 2% 5% 13%
None of the above 58% 20% 16%
Segmentation of SMB Use of IT Services / Solutions
Source: CompTIA’s SMBs and Technology study | Base: 357 U.S. small and medium businesses using IT firms
19. 23%
27%
28%
30%
32%
33%
46%
Needed specific vertical industry expertise
Wanted a second opinion on direction
Systems were getting too complex
Needed to reduce cost of IT support
Wanted help driving business with tech
Wanted to focus internally on core business
Needed greater expertise for new areas
40% among
IT executives
46% among
IT executives
Drivers for Using Solution Provider / IT Services Firm
Source: CompTIA’s SMBs and Technology study | Base: 357 U.S. small and medium businesses using IT firms
20. Disconnects Highlight Realities of Working with SMBs
1. Break/Fix
2. Deployment, installation or integration
3. Web design or e-commerce related
4. Procurement of hardware or software
5. Cloud computing initiative
6. Security related
7. General IT consulting / advisory / strategy services
8. Telecom, communications, A/V related
9. Mobile app development / mobility initiative
10. Workflow or business process automation initiative
11. Analytics / business intelligence / data related
Top SMB Uses of Tech Firms
1. Security related
2. Effectively managing and using data
3. Modernizing aging equipment or software
4. Managing increasingly complex technology
5. Understanding/deciding among choices
6. Getting more ROI from tech investments
7. Integration challenges
8. Aligning business and IT needs
9. Next-gen customer engagement
10. E-commerce or mobile-commerce
Top Tech Areas SMBs Want to Improve
Higher-level, strategic, proactive investments can quickly take a back seat to “keeping the lights on” initiatives
Source: CompTIA’s SMBs and Technology study | Base: 500 U.S. small and medium businesses
21. The Role of Outsourcing and Managed Services
69%
62%
63%
55%
50%
55%
26%
30%
27%
30%
36%
25%
6%
8%
10%
14%
14%
20%
Call center / customer service
Financing and accounting
functions
PR / communications
Fulfillment / delivery
IT related
Payroll
Among micro and small businesses (5-99 employees), the reality is that most functions will be managed internally.
Even if there is a desire to outsource or it makes economic sense, outsourcing may not be embraced.
60% Concerns over costs
38% Concerns over ROI
38% Concerns over quality
33% Not comfortable turning over
sensitive data/systems
27% Don’t want to lose internal
expertise
21% Tried outsourcing in the past and
had a negative experience
Top Reasons SMBs Do NOT
Outsource Business Functions
Mostly
Outsourced
Mostly
Internal
Partially
Outsourced
Source: CompTIA’s Managed Services Trends study | Base: 200 U.S. small businesses
22. Point 5
There is SMB Demand for Digital Business Services and
Opportunities for the IT Solution Providers That Can
Provide Them, But There Are a Few Caveats…
24. 77.8%
21.8%
0.3%
The “Sweet Spot”
- Customers with 10-249 employees
- About 2 million establishments
- Typically sufficient scale and budget
to be candidates for many digital
business services
DIY / Budget Conscious
- Customers with 1-9 employees
- About 7 million establishments
- Most likely to use IT services for
break/fix or web design
- Often too small or budget
constrained for many IT solutions
Competitive Targets
- Customers with 249-499 employees
- About 31,000 establishments
- Scale, budget and sophistication to
attract many suitorsNote: this chart depicts a top down approach to market sizing, which means it will not capture
every nuance of the market place. There are certainly examples of very small customers with
sophisticated IT needs and substantial budgets. Similarly, there are examples of larger customers
in the early stages of adopting digital business services with limited resources.
Sizing the Addressable Market for Digital
Business Services in the SMB Space
Source: CompTIA’s SMBs and Technology study | Bureau of Labor Statistics | EMSI
25. Industry Vertical by 2-Digit NAICS
Source: EMSI | BLS | IDC | CompTIA
Average
Sector
Spending
on IT
Sector
SMB
Summary
[1-499 staff]
DIY / Budget
Conscious
Customers
[1-19 staff]
Sweet Spot
Customers
[20-249 staff]
Competitive
Target
Customers
[249-499 staff]
Accommodation and Food Services Low 655,707 322,176 332,371 1,160
Retail Trade Medium 1,036,981 719,717 312,481 4,783
Healthcare and Social Assistance Medium 1,377,558 1,130,114 243,264 4,180
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Medium 1,100,248 948,077 150,227 1,944
Manufacturing High 333,818 192,855 135,662 5,301
Construction Low 743,967 617,910 125,051 1,006
Wholesale Trade Medium 620,035 497,473 121,307 1,255
Administrative/Support; Waste Mgt.; Remediation Medium 491,391 382,263 105,699 3,429
Finance and Insurance High 468,400 381,847 85,003 1,550
Transportation and Warehousing Medium 227,103 166,505 59,218 1,380
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Low 356,675 315,345 41,083 247
Information High 147,583 110,288 36,348 947
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Low 130,494 97,742 32,269 483
Educational Services (does not include public schools) High 105,740 72,845 32,169 726
Management of Companies and Enterprises High 59,071 38,529 19,577 965
Segmentation of SMB Market by Industry Vertical
Source: CompTIA’s SMBs and Technology study | Bureau of Labor Statistics | EMSI
26. 16%
17%
18%
22%
26%
29%
42%
Lack of cloud service offerings
Difficult to work with
Lack of industry vertical expertise
Did not put my needs first
Unreliable / poor response time
Lack of innovative solutions
Cost / too expensive
Reasons SMBs Leave One IT Firm for Another
40% very much view
their IT firm as a
TRUSTED ADVISOR,
while 53% do somewhat
Source: CompTIA’s SMBs and Technology study | Base: 111 U.S. small and medium businesses that have used new IT firms
27. Areas for Solution Provider Improvement: a
Combination of Core + Higher Level Areas
• Availability / 24/7 support
• Better communications
• More proactive
• Faster response time
• Respond to issues in a more timely manner
• Meet project deadlines
• Prompt and courteous replies
• More end user training
CORE AREAS FOR
IMPROVEMENT
• Listening to true needs (aka reading between lines)
• Understanding business / vertical better
• Technical roadmap / vision of future
• Make systems more user-friendly
• Better customization to specific needs
• Cloud services
• More/better ideas for integrating different areas
HIGHER LEVEL AREAS FOR
IMPROVEMENT
Based on verbatim comments from SMBs
Source: CompTIA’s SMBs and Technology study | Base: 500 U.S. small and medium businesses
28. The Channel Transformation Balancing Act
Self-Reported Degree of
Business Transformation
12%
52%
36%
11%
59%
30%
12%
59%
28%
High
Degree
Moderate
Degree
Low
Degree
2013
2014
2015
Top Reasons for NOT Transforming
1. Solid performance by existing business
2. Lack of customer demand for new
services / capabilities
3. Lack of resources to pursue new
ventures
Top Reasons for Transforming
1. Cloud
2. Customer demand for new services /
capabilities
3. Desire to move from transactional to
recurring revenue model
Source: CompTIA’s Industry Outlook 2015 | BLS | EMSI