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How ISVs Can Cross the Chasm to the Cloud

Jeffrey M. Kaplan, Managing Director - THINKstrategies

Transforming a traditional software business into a SaaS model requires a “change of DNA.” Here’s the success story of Callidus Software, now CallidusCloud.

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Conversation with SugarCRM: How Open-Source Solutions Give Companies a Leading Edge

Lila Tretikov, Chief Product Officer - SugarCRM

Who’s using open source solutions, and why, and what value was realized? Here are the latest trends.

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OPEXEngine Benchmarks: Software and SaaS Companies Can Learn Best Practices from Retail FP&A

Lauren Kelley, CEO & Founder - OPEXEngine

Retail financial planning and analysis focuses on analysis that teases out the critical indicators and mechanics of their business leading to accurately predicting business performance. Here’s how it applies to software benchmarking.

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Investing in Enterprise Software

William H. Janeway, Managing Director, Senior Advisor - Warburg Pincus

The author of “Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy” discusses multiple challenges and opportunities for investing in enterprise software and how the SaaS model impacts investment economics.

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OPEXEngine Benchmarks: SaaS IPOers Not S&M Deviants

Lauren Kelley, CEO & Founder - OPEXEngine

Sales and marketing executives at software companies planning on going public soon will be happy to know that the total amount of money in the S&M budget probably isn’t going to be questioned too much. Here’s what the benchmarking reveals.