IBM takes on AWS, Google, and Microsoft with Watsonx
IT World
MAY 10, 2023
The generative AI platform comes with a suite of tools for tuning large language models, a data store built on lakehouse architecture, and an AI governance toolkit.
How we ensure the highest standards of data privacy and compliance within Intercom
Intercom, Inc.
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Intercom services and data are hosted in Amazon Web Services (AWS) facilities in the USA (us-east-1), Dublin, Ireland (eu-west-1), and Sydney, Australia. . All of our infrastructure and data are spread across three AWS availability zones and will continue to operate should any one of those fail. Employee security.
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Keeping data secure in Fintech
Panintelligence
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
You must constantly be innovating, and companies will be spending more and more on this for an awful long time." Balancing cyber security and regulation in Fintech SaaS Fintech SaaS providers are not only tasked with protecting sensitive data but also with adhering to regulatory standards that govern the industry. Still on the fence?
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Drata vs Vanta Compared: Similarities and Differences
Scytale
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
Industry Specialization Recognizing that different industries have unique compliance requirements, it’s crucial to select a compliance platform that caters to the specific regulations and/or security and privacy standards governing your organization’s sector.
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The Fundamentals of Role-Based Access Control
BetterCloud
JANUARY 8, 2021
RBAC requires role definitions and governance. To define and govern roles, you need to, well, understand each role across your organization. In AWS, these attributes are called tags. Tags can be attached to IAM principals (users or roles) and to AWS resources.” Let’s unpack some of the specific compliance demands of RBAC.
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Why your Data Visualization Platform should talk to Excel
InsightOutData
AUGUST 6, 2021
Typically used by managers, their primary purpose is to support and foster creative thinking during brainstorming and ideating sessions to generate fresh ideas to solve business, technical, government, research, or other problems. Visualizations to communicate trends and make decisions is a need for all of them.
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Events-Based Billing is the Future, Just Ask Elon Musk
Chargify
JUNE 3, 2020
This has meant that as the economy crashes, so does the automotive industry, succumbing recessions and needing bailouts from the government over time. Amazon Web Services (AWS) was revolutionary in events-based billing, allowing customers to pay for specific events.
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How to build a culture of security in funded SaaS companies with software security best practices
Audacix
APRIL 2, 2022
The Australian Cyber Security Centre publishes a set of standards that government departments are required to follow (whether they do or not is a completely different issue!) Make sure you have clear procedures in place that govern how application developers, testers, analysts and other personnel can access your sensitive user information.
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Top 10 Trends for Data in 2024
Tom Tunguz
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Instrumentation and Governance Enable Many New Use Cases : Today’s data leaders are struggling. Meanwhile, regulation and compliance mean the governance burden only increases. The Pendulum Swings to Small Data : Modern Mac laptops have the same computational power as the AWS servers Snowflake used to launch the company.
Oct 17 – Customer Success Jobs
SmartKarrot
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Maintain an effective account governance process in collaboration with customers’ key stakeholders as well as the internal account team. Manage customer interactions in a manner that establishes credibility and trust as a business advisor to a specified portfolio of accounts.
The SaaS Trust Crisis with Godard Abel (Video + Transcript)
SaaStr
JUNE 3, 2020
And G2 Gives, we partner with philanthropies, we partner with some of our customers like AWS and Google Cloud, who can then make donations for every review, to thank their customers. Also government, it is right now in this time, hard to know who to trust. And so, it’s very hard to trust government.
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The End of Web3
Tom Tunguz
JULY 7, 2022
Some of them will employ the four fundamental innovations of web3 : permanent ownership, paying customers with “equity,” regulatory arbitrage, and new governance models (DAOs). For example, a gaming company might build an app on a classic cloud stack on AWS and offer a decentralized peer-to-peer NFT exchange.
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Tabular: Turning Your Data Swamp into a Data Lakehouse with Apache Iceberg
Clouded Judgement
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Data Lakehouses provide the crucial piece of infrastructure for foundation models to securely and efficiently access both structured and unstructured data with governance intelligently wrapped around it. Just terrible performance…), (3) there’s no real security / governance, and (4) data quality controls don’t exist.
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11 application security questions that show if your SaaS is enterprise-ready
Audacix
OCTOBER 5, 2019
Buyers are increasingly questioning who has access to their data and where it is stored - a question that you may already be familiar with if you sell to enterprise or government customers. You probably host it on AWS/Google Cloud/Azure - brands that are well known for prioritising your and their own security.
10 security questions enterprise customers have about SaaS/cloud software (but won't ask you)
Audacix
OCTOBER 5, 2019
Buyers are increasingly questioning who has access to their data and where it is stored - a question that you may already be familiar with if you sell to enterprise or government customers. You probably host it on AWS/Google Cloud/Azure - brands that are well known for prioritising your and their own security.
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PODCAST 47: Key Qualities of great Sales Leadership w/ Dan Fougere
Sales Hacker
MARCH 4, 2019
You can just see by AWS’ amazing performance. Are companies that have a lot governance in place picking the right technology? Two have gone public, last one is IPO ready, this one may have some good things happening this year. Is there a macro driver in the economy or in technology that is directly gonna support your growth?
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Unlocking Agility and Scalability: Harnessing the Power of Cloud Computing
Valerian Tech
JULY 18, 2023
Serverless platforms, such as AWS Lambda and Azure Functions, automatically scale resources based on demand, providing agility and cost optimization. Tools like Terraform and AWS CloudFormation enable infrastructure to be defined in code, promoting consistency, repeatability, and scalability across environments.
Intercom on Product: One for the roadmap
Intercom, Inc.
OCTOBER 1, 2020
It was kind of amazing to think that, even back then, the timelines that mattered were the kind of epic changes you want to bring about in the world, over a period that will transcend the reign of different governments and all sorts of stuff. That’s the dream, that’s the vision. But then, what are the next six months going to look like?
Intercom on Product: One for the roadmap
Intercom, Inc.
OCTOBER 1, 2020
It was kind of amazing to think that, even back then, the timelines that mattered were the kind of epic changes you want to bring about in the world, over a period that will transcend the reign of different governments and all sorts of stuff. That’s the dream, that’s the vision. But then, what are the next six months going to look like?
7 Ways to build Enterprise Readiness into your SaaS roadmap
CloudGeometry
APRIL 25, 2022
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 Data Protection Classify, encrypt, manage and monitor data at rest and data in transit Incident Response There will be security incidents you have not anticipated.
Move Over Subscriptions. The Future Is Elastic And Built Around Relationships.
Chargify
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a poster-child for the Relationship Economy—they truly understand the modern B2B customer. AWS powers a majority of the websites and applications that you use in your day-to-day life. while targeting different customer niches (startups, government, etc.). Salesforce is another great B2B example.
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Understanding Multi-tenancy, the Keystone of SaaS
CloudGeometry
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
The AWS Well-Architected Framework is one such approach that helps adopt architectural best practices (whether or not you run on AWS) and adapt continuously. Governing authorities lay down regulation on private data protection. As we’ll see below, not every component must be strictly single-tenant or multi-tenant.
How CIOs & CISOs can prepare to comply with the Indian Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023
Audacix
AUGUST 11, 2023
Staying up-to-date on the bill as it evolves and preparing with updated data governance, security controls, and response plans will be key. The first set of tools you invest in will be governed by the outcome of a thorough gap analysis of your current cybersecurity, application security and data protection posture.
SaaS Applications Architecture – The How
Frontegg
JUNE 17, 2021
Just make sure you have automated your database governance and management before doing so. Going the Amazon Web Services (AWS) route? Your SaaS tech stack should ideally be powered by Python, React, and AWS programming combo. Related: Common Security Pitfalls of User Management. Working With Top Cloud Providers.
Passwordless Is Coming—Don’t Let Your Guard Down
Frontegg
MARCH 22, 2023
The user experience with passwords is never good and can be downright awful. Enter FIDO, WebAuthn and Passkeys — The New Awesome Sauce The Passwordless movement was started in 2013 by the FIDO Alliance , a global technology standards body governed collectively by its members.
How To Create a Twitter Landing Page (With 7 Examples)
Unbounce
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Instead, the landing page links to an article on their website about how to access catch-up funding provided by the UK government. With a soft color palette, whimsical design, use of emojis, and high-quality photos, this landing page looks an awful lot like a finely curated social media profile. Plus, it’s an offer for $500.
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When Does Open Source Make Sense for a Business?
OpenView Labs
MAY 5, 2021
Developer communities can also have a significant impact dependent upon how the community and its contributions are governed. Another common approach is to hold back certain features, frequently enterprise security/governance capabilities, to drive commercial adoption (these usually show up as Community vs. Enterprise Editions of a product).
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Best EMR Systems
Neil Patel
JANUARY 1, 2021
Government regulations add extra steps to every task. This so-called “ pajama time ” has become an awful reality for every physician stuck using a well-intentioned but poorly-performing EMR system. Disclosure: This content is reader-supported, which means if you click on some of our links that we may earn a commission.
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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Former Moveworks CIO and Lucidchart Co-Founder/CEO — December 13, 2019
SaaStr
DECEMBER 13, 2019
The role really permeated from focus towards infrastructure for a very long time and that has evolved over time and I think SaaS been a phenomenal catalyst to be able to drive that change and for the CIO to be much more centrally focused to help innovate the company and help govern it. Yousuf Khan: Ones who are the most helpful to founders.
SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Tidelift and Cloudflare
SaaStr
MAY 15, 2020
And I remember AWS was growing really quickly. And at the time there was a big debate of, will big companies ever really use AWS? Well fast forward 10 years later, that seems like such a naive thing to say today. I mean, them and Azure, they’ve just had tremendous success. And again, fast forward to today, we do all of that.
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The SaaS Debate: Who Owns the Renewal and Upsell? Customer Success vs. Sales
ChurnZero
OCTOBER 16, 2020
Why would we replicate that awful and uncomfortable experience we have in the B2C world with our B2B buyers? We encourage our CSMs to build relationships with [customer] leaders at a governance/business review level. Enter the Sales Manager. They sit down and start scribbling down payments and interest rates in a two-by-two square.
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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Justin Bedecarre, Jen Nguyen, Jason Lemkin, and Aaron Levie
SaaStr
AUGUST 22, 2020
Is AWS in the lead? ” Where we saw some of the fastest pops were from the laggards, because all of a sudden you had government agencies that quite literally couldn’t run their functions. I do think it’s incredibly important that the government find ways of making sure that the individual employees are protected.
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Authentication: Methods, Protocols, and Strategies
Frontegg
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
The Zero Trust security paradigm, adopted by the US government and security giants like Google, Microsoft, and AWS, has secure authentication at its core. Robust authentication, both for external and internal communications, is critical to prevent modern cyber threats. Related: Authentication Security.
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98 The Hard Thing About Your Brand and Funnel
Hacking Revenue
FEBRUARY 26, 2016
Building a brand is an art and companies , individuals and even government agencies like NASA are taking their brand very seriously. “Your Brand Is The Single Most Important Investment You Can Make In Your Business” (Steve Forbes). And they should.
PODCAST 135: Pushing Through the Zone of Discomfort Towards Personal Growth with AJ Bruno
Sales Hacker
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
And we were bought during the government shutdown in January 2019. But nothing could be done in the government. So government shutdown and our acquisition got through pretty seamlessly. They’re awful. But really interestingly, Cision had made a bunch of acquisitions prior to this. Total dog s**t.
SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Byron Deeter, Elliott Robinson, Henry Schuck, and Jason Lemkin
SaaStr
SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
They’re facilitating virtual schooling, they’re helping governments organize. We’ve all seen AWS and what they’ve done with their platform. They’re giving us the connectivity to communicate with our colleagues, friends and family. It is staggering.
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Managing infrastructure costs as your company grows
Intercom, Inc.
APRIL 28, 2021
Centralize governance. The more you centralize cost governance, the less time you have to spend on it. “The more you centralize cost governance, the less time you have to spend on it. Crafting tagging policies and implementing them to provide visibility on spend. No surprises.
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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment
Sales Hacker
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Adrienne has been in Enterprise Technology sales for over 6 years specifically focused on helping state and local governments utilize their data to drive better outcomes for our communities. “Hannah Frey is a Client Executive at IBM responsible for key government clients in New York. Adrienne Greenberg. Hannah Frey.
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Data Democratization: Definition, Benefits, Implementation & Best Practices
User Pilot
AUGUST 16, 2023
Establishing robust data governance practices and data protection measures are additional challenges involved in data democratization. Data governance and security concerns Establishing effective data governance and ensuring data security is another challenge. GDPR violations can be pretty expensive. Userpilot integrations.
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Sharks Never Stop Swimming
Andreessen Horowitz
MARCH 5, 2024
And by publishing our price list, now, researchers from Harvard and Vanderbilt and other research organizations are taking our price list and comparing it and saying, Look, here are three urology drugs that if CMS would have purchased through Cost Plus instead of current sources, would have saved the government, you know, $3.6
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Starting Up In A Downturn with Cloudflare COO and Co-Founder Michelle Zatelyn (Video + Transcript)
SaaStr
JULY 29, 2020
And I remember like AWS was growing really quickly. And at the time there was a big debate of, “Will big companies ever really use AWS?” ” And so that was something that really governed our philosophy on that. ” Well, fast forward 10 years later, that seems like such a naive thing to say today.
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Simple Frameworks For Success (Full Video + Success)
OnStartups
JULY 7, 2021
Do you have a sense of if that's going to be a problem or do you think that there's a solution to that with the governance? Dharmesh: I'm a believer in kind of self-governance over time. It's like, okay, you've got an AWS instance somewhere that's costing you. And so I think it's going to be very interesting how that plays out.
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Simple Frameworks For Success (Full Video + Success)
OnStartups
JULY 7, 2021
Do you have a sense of if that's going to be a problem or do you think that there's a solution to that with the governance? Dharmesh: I'm a believer in kind of self-governance over time. It's like, okay, you've got an AWS instance somewhere that's costing you. And so I think it's going to be very interesting how that plays out.
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