SaaS

As SaaS Evolves, So Will SaaS Pricing

Lincoln Murphy, Founder and Managing Director - Sixteen Ventures

SaaS is not a pricing model or pricing strategy. From the vendor side, SaaS is a unique software business architecture where service is the focus over the technology. From the consumer side, SaaS is on-demand functionality that solves business problems, putting — the focus more on the "service" aspect than the "software" SaaS might displace.

The Art of Enterprise Agility: Scale Down, Ramp Up with a Software Appliance

Sabine Soellheim, Senior Solution Marketing Manager - SUSE

Software appliances are revolutionizing the way software is packaged and delivered. With an appliance, ISVs can build fast, agile and flexible applications that they can quickly move to private or public clouds.

ERP as a Service: A Discussion of Cloud-Based ERP Considerations

Martin Browne, Principal - Skyline Consulting

Although SaaS can reduce some of the ERP implementation effort, it does not mean that the implementation is easier just because it is SaaS. SaaS ERP is still in infancy mode.

Monday, February 6, 2012

How to Evaluate SaaS Vendors: Five Key Considerations

Larry Steele, Technical Vice President, SaaS - Savvis

Buyers tend to evaluate SaaS differently from other technology solutions because they view it as a simple procurement that doesn’t need in-depth evaluation or considerations of the underlying infrastructure. That's a mistake. Here are five aspects of underlying infrastructure that buyers should evaluate before selecting a SaaS solution.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Three Steps to Improved SaaS Account Growth

Paul Ressler, Principal - Cirrostratus Group

A recent Cirrostratus Group survey on SaaS found only 36% of respondents were happy with the growth of each account. Here is a three-step methodical approach to diagnose why a company isn't getting better results.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

From Product to Service: Key Operational Changes for Software and Cloud Companies

Aaron Sasson, CEO - GT Nexus

Switching to a software-as-a-service model involves major changes in the way a software company operates.Here are five ways building and running a cloud company is radically different from running a traditional software company.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

2012 Capital Markets and Technology IPOs

Igor Sill, Founder - Geneva Venture Partners

Venture capital investing is in the midst of a revival and change. It is certainly creating a different story from its past based on Wall Street's new-found appetite for venture-backed technology companies.

Monday, December 19, 2011

Winning Moves of Software Leaders in 2011

Kathleen Goolsby, Editor - SandHill.com

Industry observers and experts share their opinions on what software companies' game-changing moves from 2011 that will have the most impact in 2012.