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Small to Medium Business Roadshow 2008
Today's IT, Tomorrow's Success - We help SMB's get both right
Roadshow
Lagos March 20, 2008 | Casablanca March 25, 2008 | Nairobi April 16, 2008
Johannesburg April 24, 2008 | Dubai May 05, 2008 | Istanbul May 22, 2008
Riyadh May 27, 2008 | Kuwait City June 03, 2008 | Doha June 11, 2008
Amman June 16, 2008 | Cairo June 23, 2008 |
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As the backbone of a robust economy, SMBs play an essential role in establishing a business environment conducive to growth. Although IT is now an essential part of this equation, the majority of SMBs in the Gulf States do not have a dedicated IT manager. Moreover, firms with IT managers often overload them with basic PC support, network management, and system administration. Little time is left over to align IT priorities with business priorities – a crucial step in staying competitive.
IDC's Small to Medium Business Roadshow aims to remedy this. It creates a forum for SMBs to learn how IT solutions usually associated with large and very large enterprises can benefit smaller organizations. It also seeks to demonstrate the effectiveness of solutions designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses. Finally, it works to establish lasting relationships that help ensure continuing business success.
The Roadshow addresses issues essential to SMBs:
- Scalable Infrastructure – Optimizing investment flexibility for SMBs
- Securing Business – Managing the transition from controlling manual systems to exposure online
- Mobility for Middle East SMBs – Creating worker flexibility with flexible worker solutions
- Data Management – Storage, archiving, recovery (storage made simple for SMBs)
- CRM – Using technology to save time and improve customer relations
- Technology and SMBs – Best practices for using IT in an SMB
- Outsourcing for SMBs – One size does not fit all
Our SMB roadshow is ideally suited to:
- General Managers
- IT Managers
- Business Development Officers
- Finance Managers
- Project Managers
- Technical Specialists
*An SMB is generally defined as a company with fewer than 500 employees; for this series of conferences, it is also being defined as an organization with 10 to 100 PCs.. |
Overview