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- Prepping for an Earning Call ??? CFO/CEO must-do???s
- Seriously...Brian, you're the best when it comes to nailing this kind of thing. Bravo. But let me add a couple of serious points.First of all, it is basically almost impossible under current accounting rules to assess the sales growth of established SaaS companies. You can't do it...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, Operational accounting, Financial services, cloud computing, accounting rule, SaaS company, accounting, software-as-a-service
- Discussion threads 2009-08-18
- Categorizing the SaaS Vendors
- Categorizing the SaaS VendorsLine between these categoriesNice article, thanks. But do you think there is a clear line separating these categories ? Where would you put companies like Oracle where leader keeps flip-flopping on his comments on SaaS ? :-)RE: Categorizing the SaaS VendorsWhat a great succinct analysis of exactly...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, SaaS company
- Discussion threads 2009-06-24
- Spotlight shines on SaaS in Europe
- Spotlight shines on SaaS in EuropeFast moving Danish SaaS companiesI would just like to add a couple of Danish SaaS companies which all are operating on the European/US market - and which all have high growth rates: www.e-conomic.co.uk - Accounting, www.zendesk.com - Help Desk applicationwww.timelog.com - Time tracking, project management...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, SaaS company, Danish
- Discussion threads 2009-02-15
- SaaS and the renewal question
- SaaS and the renewal questionCustomers Should Prefer SaaS for these ReasonsGreat post Phil!SaaS companies have to re-earn the business constantly. Anyone that thinks otherwise is vulnerable to exactly the kind of strategy Oracle is executing.An important point needs to be mentioned: this tremendously benefits customers. Whether it...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, Prefer SaaS, software-as-a-service
- Discussion threads 2008-12-12
- Microsoft becoming a SaaS company
- Microsoft becoming a SaaS companyYour title topicIs Azure an indication Microsoft is becoming an SaaS company?In one sense, Yes: Microsoft has wanted to turn software into a subscription service for a long time.In another sense, No: Microsoft still treats the desktop as the place from which all good...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., software-as-a-service, SaaS company, F/OSS
- Discussion threads 2008-10-28
- SaaS vendor quits browser to boost sales
- SaaS vendor quits browser to boost salesNo slant here...Maybe I'll start writing articles on the companies I have investments in so I can improve my positions. This site just keeps going from bad to worse.Rave Webinars & Free TrialsI'm a consultant with Entellium and would encourage anyone interested in checking...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, Web browsers, Java development tools, Phil, webinar, software-as-a-service, SaaS company, Web browser, sales
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- SaaS vendors, eat your own dogfood, or die
- SaaS vendors, eat your own dogfood, or dieWhat's the process for creating an SLA when you use cloud infrastructure?Phil - this is really interesting on many levels, but one of the things I am wondering is how does a SaaS application provider put together an SLA for clients when they...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), software-as-a-service, SaaS CRM, SaaS company, outage
- Discussion threads 2008-02-15
- Do SaaS ventures need VCs?
- Do SaaS ventures need VCs?Don't confuse SaaS with Web 2.0Let's don't confuse SaaS with Web 2.0. There is plenty of overlap, but they are not the same thing. A lot of Web 2.0 is straight up collaboration around simple models. Web 2.0 doesn't need much VC--the apps...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Channel management, software, Do SaaS, Web 2.0, SaaS company, software-as-a-service, Web
- Discussion threads 2007-05-28
- Why business is driving SaaS adoption
- Why business is driving SaaS adoptionDirty rhetoricPhil I really must protest that you are playing very dirty here. Some people raise some very real question marks over some of the claims made by SaaS vendors and these get dismissed as being the product of fear, ignorance or blind conservatism.It seems...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), SaaS Adoption, software-as-a-service, unstoppable tide, SaaS company
- Discussion threads 2006-08-17
- What to look for in a SaaS vendor
- What to look for in a SaaS vendorSome clarity at lastSo SaaS is a new method of application provision, not some new kind of application. Therefore there is no real radical break from existing packaged software.Of course exactly the same software does meet everyone's needs then it makes sense to...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), software-as-a-service, SaaS company, software
- Discussion threads 2006-08-16
- What to look for in a SaaS vendor
- SaaS and on-demand are relatively new categories of application provision and it's often difficult for customers to know how to evaluate whether a prospective supplier is any good. Here's my eight-point checklist: Try before buy. If a SaaS vendor can't offer you some kind of pre-purchase trial, it's...
- Tags: Saas, on-demand
- Blog posts 2006-08-16
- The SaaS paradigm
- Software-as-a-Service SaaS has never been hotter. It was the top topic at SandHill Group's Software 2005 conference in Santa Clara last week. And an array of companies have emerged to capitalize on the trend. Given the situation, it might be worth reconsidering the growth advice provided by TripleTree, an investment...
- Tags: Saas
- Blog posts 2005-05-01
Additional Resources
- Chatting (Not Chattering) About Salesforce - Part I
- (NOTE BEFORE I START: This is one really long post. So rather than post it in all its glory in a single file or post it here over two days, I'm trying something new. I'm posting the first half here. And the second half on PGreenblog. Â Let's see how that...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Customer Service, Twitter Inc., Sales Force, Customer, CRM, Integration, Force.com, Service Cloud 2, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Sales, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Conference energy levels
- Coming to Dreamforce has been a revelation. The news was dominated by Chatter but that only tells a fraction of the real story. As I sat in the media room chatting sic to an old buddy it occurred to me this was a conference that annoyed for all...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Software-as-a-service, Event, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Sales Force Management, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Sales, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-11-20
- Salesforce Chatter: what a clanger!
- Running Cover-it-Live has produced some interesting commentary about this morning's announcement of Salesforce.com Chatter. Best summed up by Nenshad Bardoliwalla: The length of this keynote has turned "Chatter" into "Splatter" IMHO A three and a quarter hour keynote marathon, laced with the kind of hyperbole we've come to...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Marc Benioff, Running Cover-it-Live, Saesforce.com, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Google: Firms can get rid of Office in a year
- In other words, Google Appsare still at that 1 to 2 percent mark.Good Riddance!It won't be missed.Man, so true, MS Office is a big hairball of baroque features to format for8.5x11. MS Office will be on a downward slide from here on out.In terms of what is need for the...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
- Google: Firms can get rid of Office in a year
- Dave Girouard, president of Google's enterprise division, says Google Docs will reach a "point of capability" next year that will serve the "vast majority's needs." SINGAPORE--In a year, most enterprises will have the choice to "get rid of [Microsoft] Office if they chose to", suggests Dave Girouard, president of...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Microsoft Office, Software As A Service (SaaS), Office Suites, Software, Emerging Technologies, Google, Victoria Ho ZDNet Asia
- News items 2009-11-13
- News to know: HP-3Com; AMD; Google; Blockbuster; Bing 2.0
- News to know intro: Sam Diaz: HP announces $2.7 billion acquisition of 3Com; raises outlook Larry Dignan: Cisco vs. HP: 3Com acquisition ups the ante John Morris: AMD updates roadmap, promises "supercomputer in your lap" ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Andrew Nusca, Blockbuster Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, Games, Linux, Open Source, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2009-11-12
- Survey: Cloud confusion among IT could slow enterprise adoption
- Security - Connectivity?Can the connectivity be guaranteed, if a glitchoccurs and thousands of customers are lefthanging saving $500 is hardly worth it.Plus, the security holes when dealing with data... Instead of worrying about....whether your are using the cloud or any other "buzz word" technology IT pros need only worry that...
- Tags: Marketing research, information technology, good-IT pro, Well HERE, IT Pro, survey
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- Figuring the value of software
- Shallow, trivial analysisThis is a shallow, trivial analysis. You claim that ERP is 143 times the cost per user than SuccessFactors. You offer no proof of this claim, using the list price of a perpetual license for ERP compared to your calculation for the average revenue per customer's employee for...
- Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Software as a Service (SaaS), Enterprise software, Operational planning, software, ERP, SuccessFactors Inc., software-as-a-service
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
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