What is going on here?
SaaS. Software as a Service. Software as Services. On Demand applications.
Or as we used to call them - ASPs - application service providers ;-)
Whatever you call it, its a growing conversation. One that I find really interesting. One that I want to talk about and learn about - A LOT. Why? Because I honestly believe that the software industry is undergoing some massive changes - and SaaS is one of those important pieces; one that will remake how "we" create, think about, remake, consume, buy, interact with, react to, and sell software.
Our intention, then, is to engage in this conversation. Sure, we've got some things we're working on in the background, but what fun is having *no* secrets....
I'd like to start with questions.
What is SaaS?
Why is it happening?
Why now?
Where is it going?
Who is doing it?
How are they doing it?
My primary concern is not to explore the theoretical underpinnings (though, i'm sure we will), so much as it is to understand where SaaS is connecting with the end-user and customer. I think that SaaS is about as "cluetrainy" as it gets - and by that i mean, it realizes that the market is getting smarter faster than the vendors that serve it -- and so, I want to always connect this back to the customer, the end-user, the market.
Enough about what I want....
What is unique about SaaS? It delivers a RESULT, not a product.
How does it relate to Web 2.0? See Phil Wainewright's excellent post on Web 3.0.
Or as we used to call them - ASPs - application service providers ;-)
Whatever you call it, its a growing conversation. One that I find really interesting. One that I want to talk about and learn about - A LOT. Why? Because I honestly believe that the software industry is undergoing some massive changes - and SaaS is one of those important pieces; one that will remake how "we" create, think about, remake, consume, buy, interact with, react to, and sell software.
Our intention, then, is to engage in this conversation. Sure, we've got some things we're working on in the background, but what fun is having *no* secrets....
I'd like to start with questions.
What is SaaS?
Why is it happening?
Why now?
Where is it going?
Who is doing it?
How are they doing it?
My primary concern is not to explore the theoretical underpinnings (though, i'm sure we will), so much as it is to understand where SaaS is connecting with the end-user and customer. I think that SaaS is about as "cluetrainy" as it gets - and by that i mean, it realizes that the market is getting smarter faster than the vendors that serve it -- and so, I want to always connect this back to the customer, the end-user, the market.
Enough about what I want....
What is unique about SaaS? It delivers a RESULT, not a product.
How does it relate to Web 2.0? See Phil Wainewright's excellent post on Web 3.0.
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