Reminder: SaaSGrid Express End-to-End Technical Workshop

Jun 15, 2010 by Matt Ammerman

Hi SaaSBlogs Readers,

This is a reminder that if you haven’t already done so, you can sign up to download SaaSGrid Express on June 22.  Signing up before this Thursday, June 17, will grant you access to a webinar I’ll be holding called “SaaSGrid Express End-to-End Technical Workshop”.

This workshop will cover:

• SaaSGrid Express and how it differs from the full version of SaaSGrid
• SaaSGrid Express Installation
• SaaSGrid Express Provider Portal and Operations Center Walkthrough

The workshop is designed to give you a head start on getting to know SaaSGrid Express and will give you early access to the download so you can get started building your first SaaS app right away!

Cheers!

Matt Ammerman, VP of Client Services, Apprenda

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Congratulations On2 Technologies!

Aug 5, 2009 by Matt Ammerman

This post is not specifically SaaS-related, but it is technology related, and it literally hits close to home for us at Apprenda.

Earlier today, Google announced its acquisition of On2 Technologies, a video technology company and maker of video compression technologies for the web and mobile networks. On2 Technologies is located in Clifton Park, New York – Apprenda’s hometown.  Speculations abound about Google’s plans for On2′s technology, here are a couple takes on the acquisition:

1. ZDNet
2. Business Journal

So, congratulations to Apprenda’s neighbor On2 Technologies!

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“What it Takes to be a SaaS Provider” – an interview with Mike Seckler

Dec 29, 2008 by Matt Ammerman

Below is a link to an interview conducted by Phil Wainewright with Mike Seckler, co-founder of Employease and Apprenda board member.  In the interview, Phil and Mike highlight some of the considerations and obstacles that ISVs must tackle to be truly successful.  The 8-minute podcast is well worth a listen for new ISVs and SaaS veterans alike.

“What it Takes to be a SaaS Provider”

Please post comments and let’s start discussions around any topic or point made during the podcast that you’d like to elaborate upon.

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Chat with us at TechEd EMEA 2008

Nov 10, 2008 by Matt Ammerman

Hello everyone,

We (Sinclair and Matt) are in Barcelona at Microsoft’s TechEd EMEA Developer conference. We’re exhibiting Apprenda’s SaaSGrid platform at booth B15. Stop by if you’re here at the conference or in Barcelona. It’s a good chance to talk more about any conversations we’ve had here on SaaSBlogs, see a demo of SaaSGrid, or just chat with us.  We look forward to seeing you.

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Update from Microsoft PDC 2008

Oct 29, 2008 by Matt Ammerman

We’ve been here at PDC 2008 in Los Angeles all week and as many of you already know, this week has been all about delivering software as a service and cloud computing.  Ray Ozzie’s keynote really set that tone and kicked off the week. Microsoft’s Azure announcement is exciting – and it will be interesting to see how this all shakes out and the impact Microsoft’s strategy will have on the hosting industry. While we’re still here for the remainder of the week (and Sinclair is off to Rackspace to speak at their Customer Conference), we’ll be weighing in heavily when we get back.  I suspect there will be a platform taxonomy article or two coming down the pipe ;-)  Stay tuned.

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