We found this interesting because the data mirrors our customer comments on two points:
1) Business applications that deliver measurable productivity are one of the lynchpins to supporting and growing a business, and are an 'easy-to-justify' investment; and
2) Mobile access is quickly becoming the de facto standard for collaborating with co-workers and customers.
Is your company planning to increase the tech budget this year? Where might you allocate the extra funds?
As
technology becomes indispensable for small and midsize businesses, 59%
of those companies plan to increase their tech budgets this year,
according to a new report from technology provider Cbeyond Inc.
Thirty-one percent of respondents planned to keep technology budgets flat, while 11% planned decreases, the study found.
The report, “Summer 2013 Cbeyond Business Leader Snapshot,” was based on an online survey of 711 senior executives at businesses with fewer than 250 employees conducted in May by market research company StrateSci.
- See more at: http://www.btobonline.com/article/20130723/MANAGEMENT/307199995/59-percent-of-SMBs-to-increase-tech-budgets-this-year/#sthash.YWRTAfcX.dpuf
Thirty-one percent of respondents planned to keep technology budgets flat, while 11% planned decreases, the study found.
The report, “Summer 2013 Cbeyond Business Leader Snapshot,” was based on an online survey of 711 senior executives at businesses with fewer than 250 employees conducted in May by market research company StrateSci.
- See more at: http://www.btobonline.com/article/20130723/MANAGEMENT/307199995/59-percent-of-SMBs-to-increase-tech-budgets-this-year/#sthash.YWRTAfcX.dpuf
As
technology becomes indispensable for small and midsize businesses, 59%
of those companies plan to increase their tech budgets this year,
according to a new report from technology provider Cbeyond Inc.
Thirty-one percent of respondents planned to keep technology budgets flat, while 11% planned decreases, the study found.
The report, “Summer 2013 Cbeyond Business Leader Snapshot,” was based on an online survey of 711 senior executives at businesses with fewer than 250 employees conducted in May by market research company StrateSci.
- See more at: http://www.btobonline.com/article/20130723/MANAGEMENT/307199995/59-percent-of-SMBs-to-increase-tech-budgets-this-year/#sthash.YWRTAfcX.dpuf
Thirty-one percent of respondents planned to keep technology budgets flat, while 11% planned decreases, the study found.
The report, “Summer 2013 Cbeyond Business Leader Snapshot,” was based on an online survey of 711 senior executives at businesses with fewer than 250 employees conducted in May by market research company StrateSci.
- See more at: http://www.btobonline.com/article/20130723/MANAGEMENT/307199995/59-percent-of-SMBs-to-increase-tech-budgets-this-year/#sthash.YWRTAfcX.dpuf