UK SMEs drive green IT and emerging technologies
Domestic small firms leading pack in evaluating emerging technologies and recognising competitive benefits
New research from global IT trade association CompTIA, has shown that UK small to medium businesses (SMBs) are leaders when it comes to evaluating emerging technologies and recognising the competitive benefits that they bring.
According to the survey of IT decision makers in over 520 businesses in five vertical markets, two-thirds of UK SMBs are ‘constantly’ evaluating new technologies, compared with 51% in the US and 39% in Canada.
In addition, just over half of UK SMBs (52%) are convinced that new technology is critical to staying ahead of the competition. In the
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As well as their openness to emerging technologies, UK SMBs are the most environmentally conscious. Environmentally sound IT practice was voted as the top priority by 37% of the