Archives for March, 2009

SaaS: All PaaS are Not Created Equal


We’ve given a couple of webinars recently with our partners Apprenda (archived copy here) and OpSource focused on the key issues ISVs need to consider when developing a SaaS product. One of the areas we covered that received a lot of interest was “Platform as a Service” – PaaS and what it can bring to a SaaS product development project.

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SaaS Metrics: SaaSoNomics 102A


At the recent OpSource SaaS Summit 09, I had the opportunity to meet many entrepreneurs either operating a SaaS business or preparing to offer a product as SaaS. I was not surprised to see that the most popular sessions were based on marketing, sales compensation, sales channels and “Thriving Not Just Surviving.” In this economy [...]

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SaaS: Transitioning Your Business Model & Technology


Check your calendars March 19th, 12:00PM CST! Scio Consulting is partnering with Apprenda to offer a live webinar to answer questions for ISVs, startups and on-demand businesses that are transitioning to offering Software as a Service (SaaS).

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Outsourcing: The Nearshore Customer Experience


In this article, “Nearshore” refers to outsourcing software development to providers that are located in foreign countries in the same or adjacent time zones or that are geographically close to a client’s home country. For U.S. companies, this term describes outsourcing to providers located in Canada, Mexico and Central and South America. For companies in Western Europe, nearshore providers are logically located in Eastern Europe, the Middle East or North Africa. At Scio, we work primarily with customers in the U.S. using a combination of U.S.-based and nearshore resources from our Delivery Center in Morelia, Mexico.

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