Cloud computing represents a shift from mainframe to client–server environments to a delivery model for IT services based on the Internet. Shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand, providing businesses the benefits of anywhere, anytime access to data, improved reliability, and software that is up to date with less [...]
Tag Archives: software
Gartner: SaaS Acceptance Continues to Grow
Earlier this month I wrote about a THINKStrategies survey that found largely rosy attitudes about software-as-a-service from current users and serious consideration of SaaS from non-users. I noted that survey got a stronger vote of confidence for SaaS than Gartner did when it conducted a SaaS survey last summer. Positive sentiment for SaaS continues to [...]
Bye Bye Recession – Led by Cloud Computing, Software is Roaring Back
As readers of this blog know, hundreds of leading software, SaaS and cloud computing companies are happily and profitably using Intacct’s cloud-based financial management and accounting applications. In the fourth quarter of 2009, we started to notice our Software industry customers provisioning more users in large numbers and subscribing to more modules too – which [...]
Ten Essentials of SaaS Solution Marketing – Good Read
Here is a good list that I came across from another blog. Ten Essentials of SaaS Solution Marketing I’ve been thinking and writing for awhile now about the challenges of marketing software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions and thought it would be useful to gather the essential elements required for success into a handy list. I’ve expanded on [...]
Webroot Grows Web Security SaaS Business By 150 Percent
Webroot Web and Email Security Services fuel Webroot growth in security services market BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ — According to a report (1) from industry analyst firm IDC, Webroot® more than doubled its Web security software-as-service (SaaS) revenue from 2007 to 2008 – growing its revenue in this market faster than any other security [...]
