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Building Intercom from home: Software delivery in challenging times

Intercom, Inc.

“How do you try to maintain “business as usual” at a time when everything is seriously unusual?” ” But how do you try to maintain “business as usual” at a time when everything is seriously unusual? How will this affect our productivity and our ability to keep core business activities going?

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Measurement: What SaaS platform builders need to know to prepare for growth, Part 3

CloudGeometry

First, SaaS is a business strategy, not a technology strategy. The challenge is to build common ground between business and architecture so as to translate business assumptions into critical technical solution inputs. SaaS business metrics are not hard to find ; we won’t analyze them in-depth here.

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How SaaS can be a Game Changer for Small and Medium Businesses

SaaS Metrics

Introduction SaaS (Software as a Service) is a model of software delivery that has evolved significantly over the past decade. Enterprises were quick to adopt the new technology to minimize the high aggregate cost associated with buying traditional software licenses.

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Mastering SaaS with Agile Scrum – A Winning Combination

How To Buy Saas

Discover why combining Agile Scrum with a SaaS model is a recipe for success in software delivery. Agile Scrum in SaaS The SaaS method is a cloud-based software delivery model that allows users to use applications via the Internet without installation. Users pay to use the software according to actual usage.

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SaaStr Podcast 453 (and Video): Building a Second Unicorn: A Deep Dive With Jyoti Bansal

SaaStr

But you need more than a vague desire to start a business. That builds great business.”. Bansal felt passionate about enhanced software delivery, the need that Harness meets for developers. You need a clear vision and a fundamental understanding of how to build a strong foundation. “At At the core, I’m a product guy.

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The Evolution of DevOps in Cloud Application Development

How To Buy Saas

In today’s moving software development arena the DevOps movement stands out as a game changer bridging the gap, between development and operations teams. This collaboration aims to boost teamwork streamline operations and speed up software delivery. Embracing this collaboration does not speed up app development.

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Managing high availability at Intercom

Intercom, Inc.

To achieve our mission of making internet business personal and scaling to support larger and larger customers, we have been continually, thoughtfully, and carefully investing in our people, systems, and processes to maintain Intercom’s high standards of availability. The foundation of our operational health is availability.