Commerce

Smaller Enterprises Can Now Affordably Manage And Secure Devices Like Large Enterprises On March 31st, 2022, Apple officially announced general availability of its Business Essentials offering for organizations with up to 500 employees. Business Essentials provides device management features such as setup, on boarding, backup, security, support and updates for devices such as the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. Varying plan levels are based on number of devices and amount of storage.

Massive Dilemma In Taking Action As famously put by Peter Parker in Spiderman, "With great power comes great responsibility.". The digital giants are walking a thin-gauged tight rope.

Midmarket executives have always been challenged by a culture of scarcity. Limited access to funds, talent, and innovation has often created a barrier to entry into and exit from new markets, industries, and ecosystems. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these leaders have made shifts in their buying behaviors and technology investments. Constellation’s latest midmarket analysis chronicles these findings and identifies the shifts during the 2020-to-2022 budget cycles. This emerging postpandemic strategy signifies the first steps to the Great Refactoring ahead.

Goodbye FAANG, Hello MATANA. The FAANG stocks (i.e. Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google) have had a great run as the large cap digital giant leaders. However, with Facebook and Netflix facing massive declines in year over year subscriber growth, their valuations have taken a hit along with the macro conditions of rising interest rates and global instability.