President, MGME Technology Services
Member of the Technology Council
Melissa Mitchell is currently the President of MGME Technology Services. MTS does IT procurement consulting, sales training, business intelligence research, and recruitment. Ms. Mitchell was formerly President of The MGMEGroup from 1993 until she left to lead a new spin off organization in 2011. At MGMEGroup, Ms. Mitchell managed over 500 IT consultants working through MGMEGroup for companies across the US, Japan, and the UK. The company acted as an IT purchasing and research cooperative for mainly American SMB's. Ms. Mitchell has held positions at CDW, Bank of America, and Wood Marketing. She has consulted for several Fortune 1000 companies and many small, privately held companies across the country. Ms. Mitchell's main areas of interest are IT hardware, software, and services procurement for companies with 500 employees or less. Her background also includes managing innovative business research projects, buying and selling IT, and working with charities. (This is me - Update Profile)
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Cloud Computing had a great year, this year destined to be better
January 3, 2011
What you need to know about the year of the cloud | www.infoworld.com
Cloud computing had a great year in 2010. Many small and enterprise sized businesses enjoyed greater sales and flexibility. There are , however, limits to what can and should be done in the cloud. Companies have to be careful.
Data storage solution sales were up in 2010
January 3, 2011
Data Center Networking Equipment Sales Will Be Up 67 Percent In 2010 | www.crn.com
Both large and small organizations have seen a tremendous growth in the purchasing of data storage solutions . The reasons is simple, pure need. We find that even in a weakened economy, one must have storage.
Apple's Iphone G4 suggests marketing wins over quality
June 24, 2010
iPhone 4's First Users Report Reception, Color Problems | news.yahoo.com
Despite the fact that there are glitches in Apple's new I Phone G4. There are hundreds of thousands if fans waiting in line to buy one. With Apple's innovative and dare I say it? - Fun marketing schemes, many fans of its products do not hold Apple accountable for quality.
PC Makers fight over high margin paying SMB and Micro SMB
March 9, 2010
PC makers drool over SMBs; What will win over the accidental entrepreneur? | blogs.zdnet.com
PC makers use enterprise deals to get bragging rights. They use them to cover their sales numbers. They even get them to simply beat out the competition and show their value to shareholders. The real profit, however, is in SMB.
Microsoft will do what is needed to make profit
March 9, 2010
Microsoft says to extend XP sales for five months | news.yahoo.com
Microsoft, after 2 years of warning that XP will go the way of the dinosaur has decided to go against the grain and keep selling its older product. The market tells the manufacturer what to sell not the other way around.
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| TMT Council Members in Member Programs | 18316 |
| Technology Council Members in Member Programs | 9587 |
| Hardware Sellers | 582 |
| ERP Software Experts | 462 |
| Communications Equipment Experts | 407 |
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