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SME in India may not be ready for the Cloud

The SME sector in India has been identified as the sector that is ready to adopt cloud computing and also benefit the most because its IT Deployment is limited today.
But as one engages with the SME sector we find its leaders are ignorant about IT Management other then using a financial software on a PC the trust factor is abysmally low.
The SME is mostly owner run in India and privately held and has been mainly built by entrepreners with an healthy knowledge and specific niche skills.
It is a long road for Indian SME to adopt Cloud Computing.
Photo Credit : Amitav Thamba

The bankers, lenders and government have been spending years to list these SME companies with limited success, I recollect trying to list SME companies in 1991 which was disastrous in the OTC Exchange of India, it is the same fate of the two new SME exchanges started by NSE and BSE the leading stock exchanges of India.
To get the SME sector to speed it is important to allow them to deploy traditional onsite computing to demonstrate the benefits and build their trust. The SME sector is about 5 years behind schedule in adopting information technology  and about 10 years behind in adopting cloud computing.
Companies like Mindcraft a Mumbai based IT services company (mindcraft.in) in India are adding value to the SME sector by providing them C level expertise for their IT deployment and sustenance. This is the first step in getting SME's in India to adopt computing, once they enjoy the benefits of computing only then they will be ready for cloud computing.
Mindcraft offers SME the same quality and responsiveness they offer corporate customers they support like large banks and financial institutions. They also add a strong IT leadership team and ITIL compliant IT support with quality and agility.
More companies need to start taking the SME to the first baby steps into computing into India to benefit the Indian economy and make an impact on the GDP of India.
This blogger welcome your thoughts and experiences with information technology as SME in India or as a IT service provider to the SME Sector.

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