Tips & Advice for SaaS Companies

For Web Apps, Get a Service Guarantee
Source: PC World
As software-as-a-service (SAAS) adoption rises in the workplace, business managers mustn't overlook a key issue when selecting a Web-hosted applications suite: a service-level agreement.


How Mature is Your SaaS Architecture?
Source: OnStartUp
One of the big advantages for SaaS startups is the opportunity to be economically efficient along many dimensions through multi-tenancy. But, just because the opportunity is there doesn't necessarily mean that every startup is exploiting it equally.


The Opportunities and Architecture of Application Marketplaces
Source: Microsoft
The software industry is currently at an inflexion point where the reward of "long tail economics" is garnering significant attention from technology entrepreneurs and innovators alike.


13 Habits of Highly Effective SaaS Companies
Source: SoftwareCEO
Editor Gordon Graham interviews OpSource co-founder and CEO Treb Ryan for a far-ranging conversation about what makes OpSource tick, and what it takes for an ISV to succeed in SaaS.


SaaS: 10 Things You Should Know
Source: eWEEK
Software as a service is no longer a fringe service model. Here are some facts about SaaS as it's being implemented today. Watch the slides.


How to Off-load the Burden of PCI Compliance (pdf)
Source: OpSource
PCI compliance can be expensive and time consuming for SaaS providers. Discover how to off-load the work and be responsible fully for just two of the 12 PCI requirement areas.


Financial Implications of the SaaS Business Model
Source: SaaS Capital, an OpSource partner
The SaaS model poses significant business challenges - not the least of which is cash-flow. Read about a new approach to debt financing for SaaS companies.


SaaS is a Business Model
Source: AppStream, an OpSource partner
SaaS is the latest approach to an old problem, and the pattern of hype and challenges holds true again. Read the appeal of SaaS as a business model and how streaming can overcome some of those challenges.


The Road to SaaS: 10 Tips for a Successful Transition
Source: ASPnews.com
If you run a software company and are contemplating adding SaaS deployment model to your repertoire, welcome to the club. But before you jump in headfirst, it's important to understand the myriad differences between the on-premise and hosted models.


Enterprising SaaS
Source: Guy Smith, Silicon Strategies Marketing
If you want to find a market to exploit, examine it from the customer pain-and-dread perspective first. Too often tech companies tend to focus on the feature/benefit side of product creation and not customer experience deficit reduction.


SaaS Advice from the Experts
Source: ASPnews.com
While more industries are taking to the SaaS model, experts warn that offloading your applications does not mean offloading responsibility.


Integration - The SaaS Industry's Achilles Heel
Source: Bob Moul, Boomi
As the SaaS industry matures, we are essentially solving many classic IT issues all over again - security, performance, customization, reporting, analytics/intelligence, and of course the age old challenge of integration. I'd like to offer my thoughts in three areas for your consideration as you think about your approach to this critical issue.


Accelerating AppExchange Certification
Salesforce.com AppExchange ISV partners can accelerate their time to market by 33 percent by choosing OpSource for Web application delivery. OpSource is a certified salesforce.com partner with rock solid experience in help ISVs succeed in the on-demand world.


10 Steps to SOA Success
Look before you jump. Learn the ten most prevalent issues in SOA projects and how to overcome them.


As Web 2.0 Influences SaaS, Pricing Must Move to Pricing 2.0
SaaS business models are getting more complicated as SOA spreads and the influence of Web 2.0 applications increases. Thus SaaS vendors, at the application and component level, much be even more disciplined in pricing.