Archive for 'SaaS' Category

SaaS Hits Tipping Point but Does it Make Sense for You?

Written By Susan Penny Brown

The viability of SaaS (Software as a Service) has been confirmed. Software Insider reports that SaaS vendors grew an average of 8% last year while almost every on-premise vendor lost revenue. SaaS offerings and subscriptions increased in every category of enterprise apps, while on-premise vendors relied on an exceptionally high ratio of maintenance revenue to [Read More...]

Integrating Multiple SaaS Applications

Written By Susan Penny Brown

Software Insider R “Ray” Wang wrote an excellent blog on the complexities of integrating multiple SaaS applications. This amusing account likens the architectural challenges of SaaS integration to making a peanut and jelly sandwich. Despite the humor, it makes some terrific points we all need to consider.

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How to Qualify a SaaS Provider

Written By Susan Penny Brown
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According to recent Gartner and Forrester studies, the use of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications in small and medium size businesses has quadrupled in the past year, with over 85% of companies surveyed subscribing to at least one service. This should come as no surprise actually, given the year’s economic turmoil and SaaS’ reputation [Read More...]