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SaaS Adoption’s Secret Weapon: Hosting Providers


It’s common place to discuss SaaS adoption as being driven by either an ISVs need to remain competitive or tackle new markets, or by customer demand to move responsibility away from internal IT to an outsourced provider. I support this as being very true, and we can thank these two constituents as being the driving force behind recent adoption. But is that all of the muscle that the SaaS movement […]

SaaS as Recurring Revenue Justification


One common misunderstanding (at least in my opinion) I find when discussing SaaS with people (particularly SaaS vendors) is that they make statements like “SaaS is nice for business because it’s recurring revenue.” Why is this a misunderstanding? Well, the way that statement is framed is that SaaS gives the SaaS provider the benefit of […]

Are There REALLY Multiple Strategies for ISVs?


About a week ago I wrote an article on SaaS strategies for existing ISVs, and I see that a a parallel conversation emerged starting with a post by Anshu Sharma that claimed that in the real world, ISVs “…adopt a range of delivery model options to fit the customers need and economics of their particular […]

SaaS Strategies for Existing ISVs


One of my favorite (and most important) topics within the software industry is how can an existing, traditional ISV move into the SaaS space. For competitive reasons or new market reasons, many ISVs want to release SaaS offerings but are unsure of the approach, implementation, and risks. Let’s face it: not all SaaS offerings come […]