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

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First, SaaS is a business strategy, not a technology strategy. SaaS business metrics are not hard to find ; we won’t analyze them in-depth here. As it turns out, SaaS operational platform metrics are also abundant. When developing a SaaS product plan, it’s important to recognize two foundational principles.

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

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First, SaaS is a business strategy, not a technology strategy. 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. This is known as a unit metric. Applying a unit metric over time also provides an important baseline.

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Understanding Multi-tenancy, the Keystone of SaaS

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This is a not one-sided convenience to just make life easier for the technology side: it’s a delivery model that structures how resources within the SaaS platform serve your customers. There’s no one-size-fits-all SaaS architecture, so practical strategies of building such frameworks will vary.