Tag Archives: cloud computing

SaaS Makes Good Sense, Even in a Recession

Depending on who you listen to, things are either recovering slowly, or we are slipping back into a recession. It can be argued that for most software companies, if you are selling a SaaS-based solution then it shouldn’t affect yourRead more →

Force.com: Is Their Platform Strategy Rolling or Stalling?

With Dreamforce ‘11 coming up later this month, I thought it might be interesting to do a quick review of what I am seeing in the market around the Force.com initiative.  Salesforce has been one of the early proponents ofRead more →

SaaS Business Profile: athenahealth

Company:             athenahealth, Inc. Started:                 1997 Located:                Watertown, Massachusetts Geography:           United States Market:      Read more →

SaaS Business Profile Update: SuccessFactors

SuccessFactors – SuccessConnect 2011 Montclair Advisors did a SaaS business profile in April 2009 and recently participated in the company’s SuccessConnect 2011 in San Francisco, where we were able to hear from key members of their management team about recentRead more →

SaaS Business Profile Update: Patersons

Patersons Global Payroll Montclair Advisors had done a SaaS business profile of Patersons in April 2010 and we wanted to get an update from their new CEO, Andrew Pearson. Andrew was brought into the company shortly after our profile wasRead more →

SaaS Transition Profile: Merced Systems

Company:                   Merced Systems Started:                       2001 Located:                      Redwood Shores, California Geography:Read more →

SaaS Transition Profile: Ariba

Company:                   Ariba Started:                       1996 Located:                      Sunnyvale, California Geography:    Read more →

12 Helpful Tips for Transitioning to SaaS: #3 Test Everything

By Kevin Dobbs Montclair Advisors, LLC When thinking about your transition to SaaS, there are many questions to consider including target customers, value propositions, packaging, pricing and how best to build customer relationships. After conducting more than 50 Smart SaaSRead more →

SuiteCloud 2010 – Focus on their Platform and Partners

As Zach Nelson kicked off last week’s Netsuite’s Partner and Developer Conference – SuiteCloud 2010 in San Francisco, there was a real focus on the importance of their platform as a way for partners to play a critical part inRead more →

Glossary of Terms for SaaS and Cloud Computing

On a recent client engagement I was asked to provide a simple set of definitions for basic terms and concepts around Software-as-a-Service and Cloud Computing (which I often use inter-changeably).   What was interesting is that there is a lotRead more →

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