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Are German SMEs missing out on IT trends?

Although collaboration platforms enjoy a high priority in day-to-day operations, only one-third of companies plan to invest in them within the next three years.
E-3 Magazine
November 25, 2016
PiggiBank for Finance
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The majority of Company Also in the next five years, the company does not plan to make any acquisitions of Communication- and collaboration solutions.

This is the main finding of a recent study by the IT house All for One Steeb in cooperation with the Hamburg-based consulting and market research company SoftSelect.

However, the study authors conclude that supplementing the company's own IT platforms is absolutely essential if SMEs do not want to miss out on current and future IT trends.

Medium-sized companies have recognized the potential of a cross-location Communication- and collaboration platform has not yet been exhausted. Overall, investments are due not only in collaboration solutions, but also in other areas such as ERP and DMS.

Investment planning Graphic Steeb
For which areas are investments in new enterprise software planned within the next three years? Since the ERP-software at almost half of the Company is already 20 years and older, it is also not surprising that 36% of the companies also invest in a new ERP-plan solution.
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