Comments on: Apprenda’s SaaS Platform: Throwing Our Hat Into The Ring http://www.saasblogs.com/business/apprenda%e2%80%99s-saas-platform-throwing-our-hat-into-the-ring/ Understanding the "as a Service" Revolution Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:11:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt Ammerman http://www.saasblogs.com/business/apprenda%e2%80%99s-saas-platform-throwing-our-hat-into-the-ring/#comment-383 Matt Ammerman Fri, 15 Dec 2006 20:05:55 +0000 http://www.saasblogs.com/2006/12/14/apprenda%e2%80%99s-saas-platform-throwing-our-hat-into-the-ring/#comment-383 Daniel,

Thanks for the comment.

You make a very good point about the go-to-market support for ISVs. The greatest technological achievement in a platform isn’t worth very much if ISVs can’t use it to realize (then maximize) value through go-to-market enablement.

However, it should also be said that a platform must first enable ISVs to GET-to-market. That is, it needs to solve the technological hurdles involved w/ SaaS deployment.

Ultimately, it needs to take as much of the added burden off the vendor as possible – in both technological implementation and market strategy aspects – until, dare I say, the vendor doesn’t even realize that SaaS takes extra work.

We’ve taken a ground-up approach to the comprehensive platform concept. I think you’ll like what we’re up to, so stay tuned. And again, thanks for the comment.

- Matt

]]> By: Daniel Feygin http://www.saasblogs.com/business/apprenda%e2%80%99s-saas-platform-throwing-our-hat-into-the-ring/#comment-382 Daniel Feygin Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:39:47 +0000 http://www.saasblogs.com/2006/12/14/apprenda%e2%80%99s-saas-platform-throwing-our-hat-into-the-ring/#comment-382 Most important thing in a SaaS platform (if it is itself SaaS) is go-to-market support for ISVs. Salesforce.com has that and will now have AppStore by the end of 2007. WebEx and Microsoft are also getting into the game, IBM is going to be more active too. It is not going to be easy, but I wish you luck. Most important thing in a SaaS platform (if it is itself SaaS) is go-to-market support for ISVs. Salesforce.com has that and will now have AppStore by the end of 2007. WebEx and Microsoft are also getting into the game, IBM is going to be more active too.

It is not going to be easy, but I wish you luck.

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