There were 2 very interesting SaaS discussions organized during the Always On Summit at Stanford. One session was titled ‘Will the Next Salesforce.com Please Stand Up?’ and the other was titled ‘Will SaaS Disappear in the Cloud?’
Both discussions were focused on the future of SaaS and where the industry is heading. The discussions surrounded [...]

For those with some time this Wed July 30th take a look at these free webinars.
1. eVapt’s Exceed Your Revenue Goals: 4 Actions for Unlocking Overlooked Sources of Revenue Inside Your SaaS Business
Phil Wainewright who has a popular SaaS blog on ZDNet will be moderating this webinar. Reuben Swartz, President of Mimiran [...]

I love reading the interviews on Sramana Mitra’s blog. They’re long (sometimes 12 parts) but they’re in depth and take you through an amazing story with each CEO she interviews.
There are actually 2 interviews that I found really interesting. The first was with Lars Dalgaard from SuccessFactors and the second with Michael [...]

As anticipated Microsoft announced a new Online Services strategy at their annual Worldwide Partner Conference. They announced new pricing and availability of Microsoft Online Services. Products such as Exchange, SharePoint, Live Meeting, and Dynamics CRM will be hosted by Microsoft and sold by partners. This presents a huge opportunity for partners to provide [...]

The geeky developer in me has made me spend some more after-work time on a hobby of mine…
About a week ago I made the post Whether you invest in SaaS stocks or not: don’t forget the fundamentals. The post describes how no matter what you invest in, you should look at the whole package. Don’t [...]

Microsoft has long mastered partner sales channel and in fact that is the primary reason why they were slow to enter the SaaS market. How can they enter the market without pissing off many partners who are already making money off SaaSified Microsoft products? This is mostly concerning for Microsoft ASPs (Application Service Providers); [...]

Shortly after posting eVapt’s profile, I ran into this article.
Basically it’s an article explaining how Micro ISVs can survive the SaaS game. Essentially Gord from ElastX argues that the biggest problem for Micro ISVs is the subscription model. In particular, the subscription model requires users to be committed before using the software. This means [...]