03/02/05: IBM Extends Workplace Reach to SMBs, Partners
This story could have significance, but I really only linked to it because I thought this was funny. Remember, they're targeting small and midsize businesses.
Known as IBM Workplace Services Express with AT&T Managed Internet Service, the new offering is designed for companies with 1,000 to 1,500 employees, according to Michael Loria, director of business partners and product marketing at IBM's Lotus Software division.
1000 to 1500 employees? I'm sure there are bigger and better things than what I know, but I come from a place where small businesses have 2 employees, and one of those is the owner.
The obvious argument here is that a business with 2 employees has no need for a server anyway. Fair enough. Locally, I do support for a few businesses of around 20 employees each. Certainly this is still a small business, but I've never run a 20 pc network as peer-to-peer, and I never will.
Granted, a fileserver for a 20 pc network can be run on pretty much any hardware. Of course, the same uptime/reliability requirements exist, such as a high traffic point-of-sale system which utilizes an SQL backend.
But 1000 to 1500 employees? Seems to me that Big Blue is really just targeting smaller large businesses.
03/02/05: IBM Extends Workplace Reach to SMBs, Partners
This story could have significance, but I really only linked to it because I thought this was funny. Remember, they're targeting small and midsize businesses.
1000 to 1500 employees? I'm sure there are bigger and better things than what I know, but I come from a place where small businesses have 2 employees, and one of those is the owner.
The obvious argument here is that a business with 2 employees has no need for a server anyway. Fair enough. Locally, I do support for a few businesses of around 20 employees each. Certainly this is still a small business, but I've never run a 20 pc network as peer-to-peer, and I never will.
Granted, a fileserver for a 20 pc network can be run on pretty much any hardware. Of course, the same uptime/reliability requirements exist, such as a high traffic point-of-sale system which utilizes an SQL backend.
But 1000 to 1500 employees? Seems to me that Big Blue is really just targeting smaller large businesses.