Research into the IT priorities and opportunities for New Zealand small and medium businesses has highlighted the pitfalls and productivity gains that should be considered by owners and IT decision-makers. IT and digital technology services provider Dynamo6 canvassed more than 300 Kiwi SMEs a year on from the onset of COVID-19 and found while SMEs display a large appetite for investing in technology and most budgets are increasing, many may be at risk of overstretching or delivering on poor implementation strategies. “What struck us were the stark differences when comparing the IT challenges and plans of small business against those of