opensaas event: saas as a growth accelerator
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- 1. Going SaaS for software companies:opportunity or threat?6.05.13 1 sirris | www.sirris.be | [email protected] |With the support of
2. SaaS as a Growth Accelerator6.05.13 2 Cloud computing and Software as a Service sirris | www.sirris.be | [email protected] | Applications delivered asservices over the Internet Hardware and systemssoftware in the data centersthat provide those services Delivery of computing as aservice rather than a product Shared resources, software,and information are providedas a utilityUtilitycomputingWeb & MobileinterfaceCloudprovidersSaaSprovidersSaaSusersInternetHardware & softwareData centerApplicationCloudcomputingCloud computingACM, 2012 3. SaaS as a Growth Accelerator6.05.13 3 Utility computing for sofware companies Highly scalableAllowing software companies to easily scale uptheir business No up-front investmentAllowing software companies to start small andincrease resources when needed Lowering operating costAllowing software companies to allocate or de-allocate resources when needed sirris | www.sirris.be | [email protected] | 4. SaaS as a Growth Accelerator6.05.13 4 Unstoppable shift to SaaSSaaS usage will triple in the next three years inEuropeForrester, 2012 Going SaaS for software companies: not only abouttechnologies to scale upScalability is not only a technical challengeScalability is also a business transitionleading to a complete redesign of business sirris | www.sirris.be | [email protected] | 5. SaaS as a Growth Accelerator6.05.13 5 OpenSaaS project Five companies, one collective center One ambition sirris | www.sirris.be | [email protected] |Realizing significant growth by exploitingthe opportunities offered by SaaS andadvancing the state of the art in this domainWith the support of 6. SaaS as a Growth Accelerator6.05.13 6 OpenSaaS project: some challenges Technology architecture able to seamlessly scale withthe acquisition of new customers Transforming non-SaaS software applications into SaaSsolutions Scaling customer relationships and services Speeding up software development Finding recurring revenue streams Being present in B2B SaaS market places Integrating SaaS offerings Data-driven product management sirris | www.sirris.be | [email protected] | 7. SaaS as a Growth Accelerator6.05.13 7 Nebucom: software in the Cloud Follow-up 4-year project Collective project for Flemish software companies,funded by IWT Starting in October 2013 Supporting software companies in their differenttransitions to SaaS sirris | www.sirris.be | [email protected] |With the support of 8. Programme6.05.13 8 One keynote presentation 3 sessions focusing on different SaaS transitions Experts Business cases by OpenSaaS partners Networking session sirris | www.sirris.be | [email protected] |Going SaaS for software companies:opportunity or threat? 9. 6.05.13 sirris | www.sirris.be | [email protected] |OpenSaaSbewww.opensaas.be