SaaStr

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

So we’ve had a lot of fun in our 5 Interesting Learnings profiling the top SaaS and Cloud companies at scale, from Slack to Zoom, from Shopify to Datadog, from Box to DropBox. But are AWS, Azure and Google Cloud just too big for us to learn from? Google Cloud sees it hitting $760B+ in 2025.

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SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2022

Jessica Alexander, Senior Director Cloud Technology & OEM Partnerships, Crowdstrike. This episode is an excerpt from a session at SaaStr Scale. This episode is an excerpt from a session at SaaStr Scale. But with cloud computing spend, it’s concentrated typically with one primary vendor. Rico Mallozzi, Sr.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 27, 2023

So is it possible to be too efficient in SaaS and Cloud? Many have used Digital Ocean at the cheaper, simpler version of AWS-Azure-Digital Ocean to get going fast and quickly. But at scale, even the slightly less long version of the tail is where the money is. And if so, maybe that’s Digital Ocean. Churn Stable.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

They typically give them just enough to see if it will work, and the startup grows and scales to the next stage. SaaS and Cloud growth overall will remain strong. Shopify , Datadog, Crowdstrike , Google Cloud-Azure-AWS, Snowflake , etc. But also focus on the prize at the same time — record Cloud spend.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

If you’re selling cloud infrastructure, for the most part, growth may be down a smidge but is still strong, e.g., MongoDB. Growth in public cloud services (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Snowflake, etc.) And budget does clearly seem to be going to incumbents over new vendors. But it’s not that simple.

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SaaStr

MAY 2, 2023

So there’s no doubt things are a bit harder for everyone in SaaS and Cloud right now. A few of us are seeing no macro impacts, but probably the biggest tell are Cloud platform giants — AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. The Cloud is still growing. All are still growing at very strong rates.

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Clouded Judgement

MARCH 22, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. This is why the consumption players (Snowflake, Mongo, Confluent, Azure, AWS, etc) so more variability in the macro slowdown. Subscribe now Share Clouded Judgement Leave a comment Follow along to stay up to date!

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Tom Tunguz

APRIL 6, 2023

In the cloud, AWS, Azure, & GCP have created about as much market cap as all the top 100 B2B & B2C publics built on cloud (Netflix, ServiceNow, AirBnb, etc). It’s likely startups start at plug-ins & then move down with scale that affords more usage & more capital to invest.

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SaaStr

MARCH 9, 2022

So DigitalOcean is the quiet Cloud platform that keeps on growing. Focusing on smaller developers, in some ways it’s been a bit overshadowed by AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. DigitialOcean doesn’t want to take AWS, Azure and Google on in the enterprise and doesn’t really try.

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IT World

MAY 24, 2022

I want to talk to you today about clouds. But I'm not here to talk about hyper-scale, public clouds such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, or Google Cloud. They're great, but for many, they're overkill.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Our mission is to build powerful and secure cloud software for subscription businesses of all sizes, with a strong emphasis on good design and ease of use. ChurnZero lets your CS team manage and expand accounts at scale with proactive, personalized engagement that helps every customer succeed.

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SaaStr

MAY 6, 2022

Many SaaS and Cloud leaders are down more than 50% from their all-time highs. But Covid did create a lot of artificial demand for Cloud products, especially the lockdown phase. Update on cloud software multiples, charted alongside the 10Y and 5 year pre-covid NTM rev multiple average. And generating real cash flow at scale. #2.

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How To Buy Saas

MAY 15, 2024

In today’s world, cloud computing has become very popular among businesses of all sizes because of its effective tech services. Cloud computing services have helped businesses conveniently access and utilize tools to perform different tasks. You can get them all through cloud computing. Ensure cloud security and compliance.

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Chart Mogul

JANUARY 28, 2022

A few months ago, we retired our last pieces of infrastructure on DigitalOcean, marking our migration to AWS as complete. Our journey was not your regular AWS migration as it involved moving our infrastructure from classic VMs to containers orchestrated by Kubernetes. Lack of modern cloud features and managed services.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 31, 2019

The most triumphant transfer of control from an original generation leader to a new CEO was surely that of Microsoft, which pivoted from chasing after Apple’s success in the consumer space under Steve Ballmer (don’t mention Nokia ) to successfully focusing on the cloud under Satya Nadella (please do mention Azure). There are about 3.2

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ProfitWell

MAY 12, 2020

The three major cloud service models are SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS. Cloud service models in 2020. We are not considering those in our comparison of cloud services. With PaaS, developers can create everything from simple apps to complex cloud-based business software. The benefits when choosing each cloud service.

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Blulogix

OCTOBER 11, 2023

MSPs typically manage a myriad of services, from cloud infrastructure to software applications and more. Automation , coupled with the ability to scale, ensures: Accurate and timely billing for a growing client base. The billing system must be capable of accommodating increasing data volumes without sacrificing performance.

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Neil Patel

APRIL 8, 2021

Cloud computing has taken over in recent years, and it offers many opportunities for businesses and users. Along with PaaS and SaaS , these acronyms describe the different ways businesses can use cloud technology, and choosing the right one for your e-commerce store can make a big difference. Today, 90% of businesses use the cloud.

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Blulogix

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Whether it’s cloud computing resources, software applications, or data storage, usage-based pricing offers adaptability and efficiency. Scalability Startups and enterprises alike can scale their technology usage in alignment with their specific needs. This flexibility enables businesses to respond to market demands efficiently.

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Audacix

JULY 28, 2022

But it's also true that it's never too late to secure your cloud-based web app. In fact, smart and fast-growing cloud software companies who outperform their peers usually share this common trait: they consistently grow sales and build their brand by turning their security standards into a key differentiator and selling point.

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BetterCloud

JANUARY 8, 2021

Achieving RBAC at scale. Achieving RBAC at scale. Scale becomes an additional challenge when managing user lifecycles across an entire digital workplace with tens or hundreds of SaaS apps. Examples of cloud provider role-based access control. Most cloud providers enable granular access control.

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Audacix

OCTOBER 24, 2019

But it's also true that it's never too late to secure your cloud-based web app. In fact, smart and fast-growing cloud software companies who outperform their peers usually share this common trait: they consistently grow sales and build their brand by turning their security standards into a key differentiator and selling point.

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Cloud Cybersecurity Scale Transportation 49

SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

And Cloud providers such as Google Apps or Office 365 offer suite-like power that allows organizations to manage every aspect of their messaging infrastructure, from e-mail accounts to talk/video calling capabilities. SaaS and the Cloud Let Enterprises Scale Faster. Scaling is a fundamental part of business, but it is not easy.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2019

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we talk to Alison Wagonfeld, CMO of Google Cloud. About Alison Wagonfeld and Google Cloud (01:52). Alison Wagonfeld is the Chief Marketing Officer for Google Cloud. Now, without further ado, my interview with Alison Wagonfeld, CMO of Google Cloud. We’re on iTunes. And on Stitcher.

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Cloud Artificial Intelligence Scale GCP(Google Cloud Platform) 44

SaaStr

APRIL 26, 2024

What should founders know about the modern AI stack that Enterprises can scale on? Historically, Cloud platforms like AWS and Azure help with the sporadic needs of renting a GPU for a few hours for training vs. long-term use, which would cost thousands of dollars. They’ll need GPUs. What do you do instead?

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AI Search AI Artificial Intelligence Scale 211

OpenView Labs

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Scale reveals the depths of operational leverage. The bigger you scale, the higher the chances of working directly with the monopolizer. For example, when coming to a cloud vendor, deciding to be vendor agnostic at the time of product design ensures you aren’t tied down to AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud.

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User Pilot

APRIL 29, 2024

Your tech stack not only defines the backbone of your business operations but also influences your ability to innovate, scale, and deliver exceptional value to your customers. Service providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure offer server hosting and load-balancing services.

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Valerian Tech

JULY 18, 2023

Introduction Cloud computing has revolutionized the way businesses operate by increasing agility, scalability, and cost-efficiency. In this blog post, we will delve into the world of cloud computing, exploring recent trends and developments. It provides flexibility and scalability for cloud-native applications.

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multi-cloud Kubernetes K8S orchestration (Kubernetes) Cloud CTO Hire 52

User Pilot

APRIL 30, 2024

Cloud computing offers three main service models: SaaS for ready-to-use software, PaaS for application development frameworks, and IaaS for scalable virtualized computing resources. Microsoft offers enterprise solutions, productivity suites, and cloud services for both B2B and B2C sectors, emphasizing innovation and efficiency.

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Clouded Judgement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

If you want features in your lakehouse (on top of open source Iceberg) for ingestion, CDC, streaming (file loading, Kafka connect, etc), schema evolution, compaction, optimization, time travel, snapshots, auto-scaling, maintenance (no more writing spark jobs to delete snapshots!), A natural question is “why do we have two tiers?

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OpenView Labs

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In February 2020, the public cloud market surpassed a $1 trillion market cap, with a 45% growth rate, as reported in Bessemer Venture Partners’ 2020 State of Cloud report. This data revealed a clear picture of where cloud marketplaces are heading in 2021. Here’s what we learned. . What’s accelerating this marketplace movement?

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Frontegg

JUNE 17, 2021

As explained in the first part of this series, we clearly saw why Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is the way to go when it comes to establishing self-serving applications that can be scaled up and developed fast(er). Non-cloud use cases like banking and finance businesses. What’s it right for? The cost of isolation is put on customers.

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ECS (Elastic Container Service) multi-cloud Kubernetes K8S orchestration (Kubernetes) Scale 97

CloudGeometry

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

2020 left no doubt: the growth of cloud computing is firmly grounded in the SaaS business model. It is the secret to effective tiering and scaling. Given the speed and intensity of competition in this market, it’s essential to SaaS success at any scale — and at any point on the lifecycle of your SaaS product offering.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 26, 2022

I just thought that if there was anybody left at the end of day two that had anything they wanted to talk about, scaling SaaS, fundraising, hiring, anything, and I could be helpful, we could do a little extra Q&A. I’m going to get the numbers wrong, I think Amazon has 10,000 open positions out in AWS. It works out.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

373: Bessemer’s 5th Annual State of the Cloud Report returns for a definitive look at the cloud industry today. We want to take you through the cloud journey over the last several years. Now, the cloud index fell along with it. If you go back to before 2014, what you see is the power of the cloud.

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Sales Hiring Scale Payments Cloud 156

Audacix

AUGUST 11, 2023

Undertake impact assessments - Perform periodic DPIAs for high-risk data processing like large-scale profiling and use of new technologies. Examples include: Veronis, Azure Purview, AWS Macie. But this adoption of the cloud also presents risks that need to be assessed and managed in real time.

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Outsourcing Services Technical Review Cybersecurity Data 52

SaaStr

MAY 15, 2020

This is where the cloud meets. So a huge scale. Ben Dahl: In terms of when you were ideating on CloudFlare, how did you get to a conviction on the scale of what you were solving and the size of the market? And I remember AWS was growing really quickly. I mean, them and Azure, they’ve just had tremendous success.

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