The AMI-Partners Blog

Tweet After the first four months of 2013, it seems obvious that the US economy continues to at least inch upwards, despite the uncertain path to full recovery. Albeit to a modest extent, consumers are buying and companies are hiring. This positivity is reflected in the equities markets, but not all sectors are created equal. [...]

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Tweet About two weeks ago, I happen to get tickets to the exclusive launch event for Samsung’s Experience Shop™ in New York City. As I was getting the tickets, there were people giving away all kinds of Samsung gear and making the event very interactive. It was interactive in that we watched demonstrations of key [...]

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Tweet AMI has written several blogs that talk about the cloud opportunity in North America and other mature markets, but we have yet to write a blog showing the growing opportunity in emerging markets.  Our recent ICT tracking study helped define the cloud opportunity on a global basis, detailing information and communication technology (ICT) needs [...]

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Tweet As small and medium business (SMB) demand for cloud services continues to accelerate, vendors are finding it increasingly challenging to support their partners in the migration to a cloud based business model. To this end, AMI is introducing its Partner Transformation and Enablement Program. This program provides vendors’ partners with an actionable strategic blueprint [...]

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Tweet Get connected, get secure – should become the new mantra for small and medium businesses (SMBs)  New age technologies like mobile devices and cloud-based technologies have totally changed our lives and provided it with new impetus as well as a new degree of freedom. We use tablets, smartphones, or other mobile devices to access [...]

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Tweet As per AMI-Partners ICT tracking study the smartphone penetration in India is close to 65%. Additionally, according to a report by GSMA, a global telecom body, penetration of unique mobile subscribers in India is at 25%. The report also notes that 2.2 SIM cards per user is the average in India, whereas the worldwide [...]

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Tweet Tablets have had an incredible impact on mobility among the SMB (small and medium business) market, and the horizon promises advancements that will blur the line between tablets and ultrabooks – possibly even smartphones as well.  As the market evolves, monitoring SMB buying behavior will become increasingly more important.  For example, will SMBs be [...]

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Tweet It was Social Media Week in New York City a few weeks ago – a week-long event to meet and learn about the newest trends and strategies used by a variety of companies. As a second time participating in the event, I was amazed at how much it has grown and the continuous learning [...]

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Tweet Here is a nice infographic from Microsoft that displays some of our data on SMBs and their technology usage: Click here for a larger view of the infographic: 2013 SMB Office 365 Infographic

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Tweet In a connected world, securing enterprise systems is a top priority. A fundamental concern for organizations worldwide is to protect their mission-critical applications, sensitive electronic data, and underlying computing infrastructure. It is a challenging and never-ending task—a space where IT (information technology) and security personnel will always have their hands full. Therefore, it is [...]

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