A report from Information Age's IT for the M Business conference

Battling in the middle ground
Mid-sized companies face a different set of challenges to those experienced at either end of the business spectrum
Jyoti Banerjee, M Institute

Workforce revolution
As a new generation of tech-savvy employees enters the workforce, mid-sized businesses are going to have to adopt some radical IT strategies
Simon Hughes, Microsoft UK

Embracing innovation
Bucking their reputation as technology laggards, medium-sized businesses are now embracing IT as a key strategic tool for achieving business goals
Jim Norton, Institute of Directors

Sourcing strategies
IT outsourcing is often the natural choice for mid-sized organisations. But the panel at the IT for the M Business conference was split on its benefits
Panel debate

The Eden Project eschews outsourcing
It is important that the IT department is able to determine its own priorities
Jon Curry, The Eden Project

Busy Bees negotiates switch to ERP
Childcare services provider Busy Bees Childcare Vouchers spent the best part of the past year negotiating an ERP implementation
Jo Dalby, Busy Bees Childcare Vouchers

Sweet dreams are made of this
The key to IT in a mid-sized business is to ease the FD's headaches
Nigel Montgomery, AMR Research

With power comes responsibility
Mid-sized businesses are seeing the potential of a much broader application of IT, but how well do they know how to manage it? Panelists at the second debate of the IT for the M Business conference help mixed opinion.
Panel debate

Distinctly different
The need for sophisticated yet economical IT is driving medium-sized business to embrace innovative technologies
Industry trends