PCQuest SMB Forum 2011

BANGALORE, INDIA:

Continuing its flagship event for SMEs, PCQuest, alongwith its partners, APC, HP and Check Point, travelled to Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Jaipur and Lucknow during July 2011. The team PCQuest focused on the IT essentials that SMEs need to deploy to make their businesses more efficient and productive.

APC speaker discussed the various power conditioning options before SMEs and the tech that drives those products. HP was represented by two divisions-Storage and Personal Systems Group. The Storage division talked about the data growth within organizations and the ways to manage it, while the PSG division talked about the latest notebook and desktop products and the tech behind those products. Another partner, Check Point, dwelled on the security solutions for the IT network. In addition, the Labs team from PCQuest demonstrated an online CRM solution for SMEs.

Panel Discussions@PCQuest SMB Forum

Ahmedabad
The Ahmedabad panel provided guidance on selecting the 'economically' right IT solutions for SMEs, from amongst the myriad options available.

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Chandigarh

Discussions in Chandigarh revolved around the feasibility of using open source by SMEs, and factors to consider while buying a UPS.

Coimbatore

The Coimbatore panelists shared their experiences on the best practices to follow before deploying ERP.

Jaipur

Using the cloud to run your business apps is fine, so long as you don't put your sensitive financial data on it. This was one topic that was discussed and debated by the panelists

Lucknow

Vijay Singh, VP-IT, Chandan Healthcare talks about the system of health cards practised by their organization during the panel discussion on 'Tuning IT to meet business demands'.