Featured SMB Articles

  1. IRT Retail Tech Spending Report: Budget For mPOS, Digital Signage, Wi-Fi, Security 11/25/2015

    Cloud adoption is up, inventory visibility is down, and mobile point of sale (POS) is ever increasing, according to Innovative Retail Technologies’ report Retail Tech Spending 2016: The Digitization Of The Physical Domain. The report, conducted every third quarter of the year since 2005, surveys IRT subscribers on their tech spending plans for the next year.

  2. CompTIA State Of The Channel Report: The Future Looks Bright For The IT Channel 10/27/2015

    More than 60 percent of channel respondents are optimistic about the future of the IT channel, according to CompTIA’s 5th Annual State of the Channel report released earlier this month.

  3. Who Is (And Who Is Not) Ready For The Transition To EMV 10/8/2015

    October 1 marked the shift in liability for fraudulent credit card transactions from issuing banks to the party with the least compliant EMV technology. As of this date, most card-accepting U.S. merchants face liability for fraudulent transactions if they are not EMV-ready.

  4. Adopting A Utility Strategy: 20 Cloud Truths To Share With Your SMB Clients 10/2/2015

    The cloud computing is becoming ubiquitous to today’s businesses, but you need to help your SMB clients understand some basic cloud truths in order to make the most of its capabilities. 

  5. Will Voice Providers Or MSPs Bring Cloud Services To SMBs? 10/2/2015

    It could be extremely profitable to bring cloud computing to small and medium-sized businesses (SMB), according a report from BCSB, a cloud services marketplace supplier.

  6. Solutions Provider Shares His Insights On Cloud Computing For SMBs 9/21/2015

    Keith Fletcher, COO at Speros, a business technology solutions provider, presented “What Things Every Small Business Owner Should Know About Cloud Computing” at the recent Savannah Chamber of Commerce SMART Luncheon.

  7. Attention VARs: EMV Transition Deadline Looms And Retailers Aren't Prepared 9/21/2015

    Nearly 8 in 10 (78 percent) of SMB retailers have not yet adopted EMV-ready systems according to a study that surveyed small businesses and their customers on EMV readiness.

  8. Ipswitch Survey: Summer Is A Hard Time To Keep IT Networks Running Smoothly 9/14/2015

    IT professionals felt heat this summer — thanks to growing pressure to keep networks running smoothly. According to the inaugural Ipswitch Summertime Blues Survey, with growing numbers of remote workers, broken laptops, and bring-you-own-device (BYOD) policies, it’s more of a chore to manage IT networks.

  9. Honeywell Connects The Dots: Scanners And Mobile Printers To Addressing Retail IT Pain Points 9/11/2015

    The retail IT channel is evolving quickly — marketing is migrating to digital, workflows are leveraging mobile computing, and “green” initiatives, inspired by millennial consumers concerned with the environment, are becoming more common. The changing world of retail challenges VARs to deliver the right solutions to meet these new demands.

  10. 3 Measures To Take Now That Can Help Your IT Clients If They Are Breached 8/26/2015

    Some of your IT clients could still believe they won’t be targeted by hackers, but Logicalis US says otherwise.