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

CloudGeometry

When developing a SaaS product plan, it’s important to recognize two foundational principles. First, SaaS is a business strategy, not a technology strategy. Second, there is no one-size-fits-all SaaS architecture (the second principle is a corollary of the first). Optimize cloud economics and drive Business Goals.

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Snowflake, CrowdStike and SumoLogic: “How to Leverage the Cloud Giants to Scale to 100 Million ARR and Beyond”

SaaStr

million subscriptions transacted and Google’s marketplace has seen 3X growth in SaaS sales. There’s some things you have to work out and some nuances with regards to that, but everybody should align with cloud marketplaces. I think you have to assess whether cloud is strategic for your company.

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SaaS Security: Basic Principles and Best Practices

SaaS Metrics

The total cost of ownership was once the main roadblock for potential SaaS customers, but security is now arguably on top of the list. The concerns about SaaS security grew as more and more users started embracing the new technology, but is everything all that bad as online reviews and opinions suggest? Virtualization.