As we continue to adjust to life in the post-pandemic world, one of the behaviours
that seems guaranteed to stick around is our increased reliance on digital technology
at work. Across the world, businesses are investing in new and evolving technologies
to help tackle the challenges of this ‘new normal’ with clarity and foresight.
The future of work now looks increasingly similar across organization sizes, as all
businesses journey through their own digital transformation, navigating complexity
and unique needs in the new normal. However, without the same resources, budgets
and infrastructure as larger entities, the implications for small to medium businesses
(SMBs) is significantly heightened.
With planning becoming critical to managing future challenges and capitalising
on opportunities, Lenovo crafted The Essential Road Map for SMBs. This action
plan offers fundamental insights that are pivotal for business owners and IT
managers to know as they navigate through the new era of flexibel workforces,
modern workplace and business continuity. SMBs without such strategic direction
will struggle to keep up with the pace of a sector innovation and evolving faster
than ever before.
The potential scope of such an initiative is truly exponential, so we corralled the
strategy down into three key steps. These phases are intended to identify your
current issues and create a clear action plan for the immediate and long-term
prosperity of your business.
Many business owners and IT decision makers (ITDMs) have spent much of the last
12 months responding to immediate challenges to manage continuity. After adjusting
to the ‘new normal’, it’s now time to replan your IT needs, modernise your business
and prepare to thrive. In a time when our economy depends on SMBs, it’s never
been more important to lay the foundations to protect against any eventuality and
safeguard your success. We created this roadmap to give you the tools to do exactly
that. This whitepaper will explore the current SMB landscape, technology investments
and the trends driving transformations. In addition, the guide will also offer actionable
strategies that bridge the gap between today and tomorrow, laying the foundations
to thrive for years to come.
At Lenovo, we believe these three critical actions will help businesses bridge the gap
by proactively laying the foundations to thrive. It’s fundamental these considerations
remain front and centre to ensure you can align and prioritise investments, updating
outdated technology and better manage solutions and tools.
