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Five Insights From Intermedia's SMB Mobile Trends Report

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In the rapid-fire mobility market, shifting trends often have short-term meanings for small businesses and IT administrators.

Intermedia, a Mountain View, Calif.-based cloud business application provider, aims to address those implications head on by looking at the various trends surrounding mobile devices.

Accenture Report: Businesses Must Be More Prepared For IIoT

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A $14 Trillion Opportunity

Global management, consulting, technology services and outsourcing firm Accenture recently released a report estimating that the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) could add $14.2 trillion to the global economy by 2030 – and about half of that growth will happen in the United States.

Channel Company Survey: 70% Say Talent Drought Will Restrict Growth

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Talent, skills shortage could hurt growth

Nearly half of tech firms say they plan to hire staff this year despite the deep uncertainty, lack of talent and skills shortage that just as many firms say will keep them from taking on new staff.

These and other insights are results of a Channel Company hiring survey conducted last month among about 300 IT industry firms, from solution providers, to consultants, MSPs, resellers, ISVs and others.

Four ways small businesses get security wrong

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When it comes to cybersecurity, the attention of news media tends to focus on the big data breaches and hacks of large companies, like the embarrassing and costly breach of Sony. That might lead many small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) to think they don’t face the same type of threats. Unfortunately, that’s dead wrong.

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