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Clouded Judgement 10.11.24 - Budget Flush

Clouded Judgement

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. A budget flush occurs when companies rush to spend remaining budgeted funds before the fiscal year ends, often due to a "use it or lose it" mentality. As a result, software vendors often see an uptick in revenue and bookings during these periods.

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How to manage SaaS sprawl

BetterCloud

Remember when “software management” meant updating a few core applications and maybe tracking licenses in a spreadsheet? You’re looking at increased costs from redundant subscriptions and hidden fees. Difficulty in tracking software usage: You have no idea who’s using what, or how frequently.

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What 300 of The Highest Growth B2B Startups Are Actually Doing With AI: The Latest from ICONIQ

SaaStr

So ICONIQ Growth is back with their 2025 State of AI Report: Survey Overview It has some great data from 300 high growth software companies building AI products. The report notes cost has jumped dramatically in importance due to “commoditization of the model layer with the rise of more cost-efficient models.”

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SaaS operations management guide

BetterCloud

With just about every company now running on SaaS, managing software applications has evolved from simple license tracking to a complex orchestration of integrations, performance monitoring, security, and cost optimization. This helps eliminate unnecessary costs and streamline your technology stack. Sound familiar?

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Strategic Finance in Today’s Market: A Tactical Guide to Building & Scaling Your Team with IVP

SaaStr

Instead, due to a decade-long exodus from Wall Street, the strategic CFO has burst onto the tech scene. The Strategic Finance Team Responsibilities Strategic Projects Capital Raising, M&A Cost Optimization Resource Allocation The strategic finance team works on special projects that either increase revenue or decrease costs.

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7 Ways to build Enterprise Readiness into your SaaS roadmap

CloudGeometry

Big enterprise customers have been buying software for a long time. Many started long before SaaS emerged as a smarter, better way to build, buy and sell software. That means they’ve got plenty of software they already depend on that needs to work with whatever your SaaS product can do for them. How do you respond?

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The NIS2 Directive: Implications for Your Organization

Scytale

It requires essential and important entities to take cybersecurity measures and report incidents. Security in Procurement, Development, and Operation of Systems When procuring new systems or software, organizations must ensure that security considerations are integrated into the procurement process.