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Cheap jibe sullies SAP's SaaS strategy

Cheap jibe sullies SAP's SaaS strategyYou got it TOTALLY wrong!"The message this sends is that Wookey?s initiative doesn?t have the wholehearted support of SAP?s board."No, that's not it at all. [b]The message this sends is that Force.com from Salesforce.com is not a viable competitor in the large enterprise.[/b] Are you...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, Leadership, SAP AG, software-as-a-service, SaaS strategy

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

VC perspective: Can enterprise software companies do SaaS?

VC perspective: Can enterprise software companies do SaaS?Large vendors can, but will they?Steve Lohr at NY Times had a similar point this weekend that big companies have more of an ability to invest in innovation - and I responded below. http://dealarchitect.typepad.com/deal_architect/2009/05/the-innovation-tilt-toward-big-companies.htmlWith some exceptions like Intel, Apple, Google the trend in...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, SaaS IS, software-as-a-service, enterprise software

Discussion threads 2009-05-27

SaaS frustration

SaaS frustrationNot a business model issue...Dennis, SAP isn't only having a problem finding a workable *business model* for Business By Design, but it has having a fundamental problem getting workable *software*. There have been very significant performance and scalability issues, that, as I understand it, have brought back into...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, disruptive technology, SaaS frustration

Discussion threads 2009-02-11

Sage shows why bigcos can't be trusted with SaaS

Sage shows why bigcos can't be trusted with SaaSNot all software vendors are the same...Phil - love your characterization of how decisions probably get made at large companies like Sage. Very funny, but sadly probably close to the truth.However, not all established vendors are the same (though I know the...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, Phishing, Sage, software-as-a-service, bigco

Discussion threads 2009-02-11

SaaS is surging in the downturn, says IDC

SaaS is surging in the downturn, says IDCIDC Validating Clear SaaS Growth TrendIt's great to see IDC and the other major analyst firms finally recognizing the market realities which we have seen for a while. THINKstrategies' latest SaaS survey findings, in conjunction w/Cutter Consortium, clearly show accelerating adoption along with...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, THINKstrategies, SaaS IS, software-as-a-service, International Data Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-30

Oracle puts a price on single-tenancy

Oracle puts a price on single-tenancyOracle has it right.SaaS is a licensing and delivery model which is built for low-cost to both ISV and user delivery. Users believe that the single-instance, multi-tenant stack helps to make their services less expensive, but if Oracle (or SF, or NetSuite) were to...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, Oracle Corp., Lye

Discussion threads 2009-01-29

Phil's top 3 SaaS monetization tips

Phil's top 3 SaaS monetization tipsGood points, but look at the big picture...These are good points on how to get the most out of SaaS, but SaaS is only one component of the whole Platform as a Service PaaS ecosystem and needs to be looked at in that context to...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, Managed hosting, SaaS IS, software-as-a-service, PaaS, monetization, Phil

Discussion threads 2009-01-22

Hooray, 2009 starts with a SaaS backlash

Hooray, 2009 starts with a SaaS backlashNo surprisesNo surprise that companies like SAP are attacking SaaS. For one it's in their best interests to maintain the status quo and perpetuate their larger revenue streams.I agree that when others start hatin' on something they're just showing their jealousy. Kind...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, Hooray

Discussion threads 2009-01-12

HP joining the club of enterprise schizophrenics?

HP joining the club of enterprise schizophrenics?Clouds are to outsourced data centers what SaaS is to on-premise sw...remember the "low fare" subsidiaries BA, United, Delta all set up. I think Delta tried 3 different versions while continuing the old line business model. The old line internally killed the new subs....

Tags: SaaS IS, Delta, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2008-12-12

Software as a service: It should be the best of times, but it isn't

Software as a service: It should be the best of times, but it isn'tVista apathyI reckon that people are so p****ed off with computing because of the hold of a certain monopoly delivering absolutely nothing of value for so long that it will take a couple of years before SaaS...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, software-as-a-service, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-11-05

Easing the SaaS-to-cash cycle

Easing the SaaS-to-cash cycleCredit crunchMonetization of services becomes all the more critical in these times. As volumes increase operational efficiency becomes critical. At eVapt we therefore go beyond allowing service providers to plug in eVapt billing and payment capabilities. We allow users to scale and automate collection and analysis...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, SaaS IS, SaaS-to-cash, software-as-a-service

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

SaaS and the downturn

SaaS and the downturnEconomic downturnThe fallout of this economic crises for SaaS is very unclear. Unlike the bubble burst in 2000, this one is not a result of the technology sector. However, all sectors are likely to feel the pain.As Phil rightly points out, cash is king, and SaaS companies...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, SaaS IS, software-as-a-service, SaaS Solutions

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

SaaS market will 'collapse' in two years

SaaS market will 'collapse' in two yearsHe doesn't get itSo to summarize Debes (who comes off a little like Vinny from da mob or a coke dealer - his words, not mine):(1) SaaS and Cloud computing as a delivery vehicle has been tried before and therefore will fail (like all...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, software-as-a-service, SaaS IS, SaaS Model, Lawson Software Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

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

Time to blow up the software industry

Time to blow up the software industrySoftware is designed for Libraries and Charter or Municiple School systems.Big competition in the Linux vs Windowes Enterprise software her; Unix and Novell for Agencies and Police Departments. The Court House use Proliant-Linux I heard.BBD - old wine in new bottleBBD is just old...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, E-mail providers, ROI/TCO, cloud computing, SaaS Model, SaaS IS, enterprise software, software, Google Gmail, BBd

Discussion threads 2008-06-24

Want cash? Buy SaaS

Want cash? Buy SaaSSAAS = AEIOBAll Eggs In One BasketWho'll get blamed when disaster happens?DIY is worseIf you ask me, self-hosting = All Eggs In One Basket, with the extra disadvantage that you have to carry the basket yourself.The advantage of SaaS is that you're paying someone who employs teams...

Tags: Buy SaaS, Eggs, DIY

Discussion threads 2008-06-10

Additional Resources

You'll be far better off in a future without enterprise software

As per usual...you give no concrete examples only ethereal ideas that go nowhere. You talk about services as though it is something other than software. Everything you propose goes back to the fact that you still have to have infrastructure and software before you can even get started. You use...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Tools & Techniques, Middleware, SOA, software, hardware, enterprise software

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Five definitions toward the maturing of Enterprise 2.0

point of saturationMikoExcellent post. I agree with just about everything that you wrote, particularly the following: [i]There comes a tipping point in any large commercial sector Enterprise where the market for the flagship product or service becomes saturated. At this juncture, the revenue growth challenge becomes less about attracting and...

Tags: Operational accounting, Enterprise 2.0, revenue

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

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

Figuring the value of software

Phil Wainewright's discussion about the cost of running highly scalable SaaS applications like SuccessFactors comes at the right time. He says: Speaking in the opening keynote of SIIA OnDemand in San Jose this morning, SuccessFactors CEO Lars Dalgaard let slip a statistic that set several...

Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, SuccessFactors Inc., SAP AG, Phil Wainewright, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-02