InformationWeek SMB Research

This compilation of downloadable research reports provides business and IT decision makers in small and midsize companies with essential insights and analysis about the important technologies that can give them competitive advantage. The value of these research reports ranges from almost $500 to $2,000, but you can have them FREE when you join InformationWeek SMB by completing our quick, easy, no-charge registration.

InformationWeek SMB Research: Servers In Small And Midsize Businesses

This exclusive downloadable research report examines how satisfied small and midsize businesses are with their current server infrastructure and how green IT and virtualization are changing server investments and costs. (January 2009) Retails for $499, FREE from InformationWeek SMB!

InformationWeek SMB Research: Document Imaging In Growing Businesses

This exclusive downloadable research report examines the benefits that small and midsize businesses, as well as some large enterprises, realize when choosing and using document-imaging technology. (January 2009) Retails for $499, FREE from InformationWeek SMB!

InformationWeek SMB Research: SaaS And Cloud Computing In Small And Midsize Companies

This exclusive new InformationWeek SMB Research Report examines the challenges and benefits that small and midsize businesses experience when choosing and using Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), cloud computing, and open-source applications. Discover the SaaS applications that growing businesses use, the perceived liabilities of cloud computing, and the realities of managing SaaS and on-premises software simultaneously. (November 2008) Retails for $499, FREE from InformationWeek SMB!

Info-Tech Research Group: Opportunities & Challenges In IT Cost Reduction

In tough economic times, business owners need to reduce costs, fast, and IT is a ripe target. Info-Tech Research Group outlines a proven, research-based framework for strategic IT cost management that you can start using now to cut your costs without crippling your business. (November 2008) Retails for $2,000, FREE from InformationWeek SMB!

InformationWeek SMB Research: Unified Communications In Small And Midsize Companies

This exclusive new InformationWeek SMB Research Report reveals what smaller companies know, and don't know, about Unified Communications - and what they're looking for in their next generation communications solutions. Find out what Unified Communications features small and midsize companies value most, and where UC capabilities are likely to appear first. Plus, discover the fears and concerns keeping small and midsize businesses from adopting UC and what it will take to overcome them. (May 2008) Retails for $499, FREE from InformationWeek SMB!

InformationWeek SMB Research: Mobility For Small And Midsize Companies

This exclusive new InformationWeek SMB Research Report offers unique and invaluable insight into the mobility experiences and best practices of companies with fewer than 1,500 employees. Find out how what mobility products and services smaller companies use, which ones they're most satisfied with, and how to get the most out of your mobility investments. (October 2007) Retails for $499, FREE from InformationWeek SMB!

Yankee Group: Unleash The Hidden Power Of Your SMB

It's no joke. Consumer technology can boost small business productivity by 30% to 40%, especially when employees work outside the office. The Yankee Group explains how smaller companies can make the most of consumer-oriented technologies such as smart phones, instant messaging, wireless laptops, and more. (January 2008) Retails for $1,495, FREE from InformationWeek SMB!

Yankee Group: What Wireless Broadband Networking Means For Small and Midsize Companies

The Yankee Group's "To EV-DO or Not to EV-DO Shouldn't Be a Question for SMBs" report says Evolution Data-Optimized wireless broadband technology promises big advantages to smaller companies - and offers practical suggestions on how to take advantage of them. (July 2007) Retails for $999, FREE from InformationWeek SMB!

Forrester Consulting: Unified Communications Delivers Global Benefits

This Forrester Consulting study shows how Unified Communications (UC) makes it simpler to contact others over any device in any location, enhancing business agility, cutting costs, and boosting employee productivity. Forrester finds that UC is already delivering major savings for organizations around the world in retail banking, manufacturing and education. (September 2007) FREE from InformationWeek SMB!