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ISVs vs SaaS: What’s the Difference?

Stax

Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Software-as-a-Service Providers (SaaS) operate within the same market, thus creating a push-and-pull revenue dynamic. TL;DR ISVs develop and distribute software products independently and often collaborate with hardware manufacturers and platform providers. Learn More What are ISVs?

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Secure Payment Forms: 6 Ways to Secure Customer Information During Checkout

FastSpring

We recently spoke with several software developers and asked them what they thought about protecting customer information and preventing data breaches during checkout. Aside from using SSL certificates and ensuring your website is PCI-DSS compliant, here are seven other ways software developers can create a more secure checkout.

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Fractional CTO Services Explained

Valerian Tech

This includes developing and implementing technology strategies, managing IT infrastructure and resources, and staying up-to-date on the latest technological developments and trends. This includes identifying new technologies and innovations that can help the company achieve its goals and stay competitive.

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Cliniko founder Joel Friedlaender on bringing digital transformation to healthcare

Intercom, Inc.

One would think globalization would make it easier for countries to harmonize data compliance practices, but Joel has had quite the opposite experience. My background is as a software developer, and I’ve been doing that for just over 20 years. People did hire developers overseas, but not in the same way. Joel: Yeah.

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From $800k to $274M in 4 Years - The Story of Ariba

Tom Tunguz

It sold software to help businesses buy the things they need in order to operate, everything from pens to planes. In particular, Ariba sold software to run RFPs, manage contracts with suppliers, analyze corporate spending and ensure financial compliance. Ariba attained profitability in 2009 for the first time.

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Kellblog 2021 Predictions

Kellblog

It’s as if we forget the lessons of the beer game developed by MIT. I was used to remote work for individual creative positions such as writer or software developer. Net dollar retention (NDR) becomes the top SaaS metric , driving companies towards consumption-based pricing and expansion-oriented contracts.

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The ZeroOps journey: Mind The Gap

CloudGeometry

Why can’t we escape hands-on cloud operations work to unlock software development nirvana (aka frictionless, faster development and deployment processes)? Two concepts have recently come into vogue in reducing friction between developers and their cloud infrastructure: NoOps and ZeroOps. It’s the other constant.