The destruction done by Hurricane Sandy is another reminder of the vulnerability of maintaining an on-premise system. Businesses that had been running their business “from the cloud” didn’t experience the downtime and potential data loss of those with on-premise IT. While most SMBs (Small to Medium Businesses Read More
The primary financial goal of SaaS companies is Profitable Growth. That requires retaining existing customers and adding new sources of their SaaS revenue while keeping costs down. The focus of revenue generation is often placed on new customer acquisition, but to maximize revenue, the focus Read More
The Bad News Cloud Computing is just the latest computing model fostering the creative destruction of the prior dominant computing model: Mainframes to Mini Computers, Mini Computers to Local Area Networks, Local Area Networks to Client Server, Client Server to On-premises Browser Based, On-premises Browser Read More
Software development is different for SaaS companies. Product cycles are shorter, sustaining costs are dramatically reduced, and the technology used must be more current. Existing software companies with development staff more comfortable with client/server than modern web technology may need to assist their development personnel Read More
Conclusion In this seven part series, I have described barriers removed and tipping points reached that have resulted in the acceleration of SaaS products being funded and developed in 2012. Customer attitudes have changed making them comfortable with SaaS, and in fact demanding SaaS products. Customers Read More
“Every generation a chaotic event occurs reordering the players and their equity value.” Jim Armstrong, Managing Director, Clearstone Venture Partners on SaaS Justin Perreault of Commonwealth Capital Ventures says SaaS, along with developments in mobility and other corners of the cloud market are driving a Read More
The computer industry goes through a cycle of “Creative Destruction” most every decade whereby a new paradigm replace the old. SaaS ushers in the next wave of “Creative Destruction; VARs and System Integrators who embrace SaaS before their peers will have a competitive advantage during the transition. VARs and Read More
Software vendors see their growth opportunities in SaaS. New software companies are based on SaaS, mobile, or big data — not on-premise software. These new companies such as Salesforce, NetSuite, and Workday are the darlings of the software business by virtue of their technology, high Read More
Customer demand for SaaS solutions is accelerating. SaaS products must be evaluated when a new software solution is considered. We are reaching a tipping point in customer demand further accelerating the growth of SaaS products. Top 5 reasons why Customers are driving the SaaS Explosion Read More
We are at the tipping point of server-side capabilities for SaaS that will enable an explosion of SaaS development. The upsurge of Server-side enablers, in aggregate, will knock down many barriers to building great SaaS applications enabling more and richer SaaS applications appearing in 2013. Read More
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