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Monetization: What SaaS platform builders need to know to prepare for growth, Part 2

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Billing events and unit metrics The variable cost model of cloud platforms has forever changed how compute resources are bought and paid for and consumed. From the perspective of cloud architecture, the variable cost model means translating an incremental unit of cloud resources into an incremental unit of customer value.

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7 Ways to build Enterprise Readiness into your SaaS roadmap

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Start assessing what you will need to do by reviewing the AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar design principles and Google’s DevOps tech: Shifting left on security. #2 Enterprise customers want to see how both your SaaS architecture and support operations in tandem handle unforeseen events. How do you respond?