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Is SaaS Dead? No. Neither is Debate.

Is SaaS Dead? No. Neither is Debate.

By Zoli Erdos on July 8, 2010

We’ve had email dead, resumes dead, wikis dead themes, now it’s apparently time for the SaaS is Dead meme, thanks to a recently published Gartner report.   My favorite quote from the report: SaaS is not a panacea, and companies need to evaluate and understand the trade-offs that SaaS presents Indeed. Here’s another quote from Gartner […]

Posted in Application Software | Tagged enterprise software, gartner, netsuite, on-demand, on-premise, saas, shelfware, software upgrades, subscriptions, tco, zuora | 2 Responses

Billing and the Services Tsunami: What Online Companies Really Need To Understand

By Gene Hoffman on November 10, 2009

Here at CloudAve we’ve had a recent theme of guest posts from subscription billing companies (Zuora and Aria). It’s a really interesting area (honestly) and the various vendors all have a slightly different take on it. This time it’s the turn of Gene Hoffman, CEO of Vindicia to give his perspective. Tien Tzou and Ed […]

Posted in General, Marketing, Strategy | Tagged aria systems, billing, subscriptions, vindicia, zuora

The Link, the Subscribe and the Open Follow

The Link, the Subscribe and the Open Follow

By Guest Authors on July 25, 2009

In case you haven’t heard, the Associated Press appears to be committing hara-kiri under the guise of a “business model.” It would seem (from what I’ve been reading) that they want to require a license with them simply to quote a headline *or* link to a piece of their work. Obviously, they’re trying to go […]

Posted in Analysis | Tagged api, associated press, fair use, hara-kiri, linking, open follow, publishing, subscriptions | 3 Responses

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