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Introduction
Let
the good times roll
Indian small businesses expect to up their IT spend this year.
For now their focus remains on the basics-desktops/ laptops,
printers, networking, servers and connectivity
Vertical-wise analysis
Still
building the foundation
For most SBs, the top IT priority still lies in basic IT infrastructure
such as desktops, notebooks, printers and networking. By Varun
Aggarwal
Servers
Keeping
the faith in x86
Although a secondary priority when compared to desktops or
printers, servers rank above most other categories in the
SB scheme of things, writes Varun Aggarwal
Desktops & Notebooks
PCs
still key as SBs expand
While desktops top the chart for the SB segment in terms of
overall IT adoption, these companies are rapidly expanding
their business operations and covering a wider area geographically.
This will fuel the desktop PC market further, writes Malabika
Sarkar
Networking
Robust
growth expected in WAN technologies
There is a surge in the demand for LAN and WAN products in
the SB sector, but wireless and convergence will have to wait
says Nivedan Prakash
Connectivity
Connectivity:
Backbone for IT infrastructure
SBs give due importance to connectivity. To this end they
are making investments in technologies such as Wi-Fi and Gigabit
Ethernet LAN. By Neeraj Gandhi
Software
Productivity
software sees high demand
Most SBs already have basic software in place (OS, databases
etc). Their focus is on deploying automated accounting as
well as productivity software says Malabika Sarkar
Enterprise Applications
Legacy
apps slowly lose ground to ERP
SBs continue to rely upon legacy accounting systems. However
changing business dynamics have forced them to follow in the
footsteps of large enterprises and support their business
growth using enterprise applications. By Akhtar Pasha
Storage
Neglected
and overlooked: The SB storage story
Small businesses are realizing the importance of a good IT
infrastructure. But in the process of integrating things together,
storage is not being given its due importance. By Neeraj Gandhi
Printers & MFDs
Pragmatism
rules the day
SBs use inkjets for color, laser for tasks where print quality
is important, dot-matrix for transaction printing and MFDs
where space is a constraint. By Vinita Gupta
Security
Anti-virus,
anti-spam still popular; security policy yet to catch up
Although security software is popular with SBs, Nivedan Prakash
finds that security policies are conspicuous by their absence
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