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  • The natural shift from Code sales to SaaS (Software as a Service)

    September 26, 2008

    Business
     

    “Code customers only make up 8% of our customer base (today), it shows you the move from code to SaaS, 100% of our customers used to be code” – this was a quote I noticed on a staff members…

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  • “SaaS market will ‘collapse’ in two years” – I don’t think so!

    September 9, 2008

    Business, IT, SaaS, The Cloud
    Collapse, SaaS, Software as a Service
     

    Why is it that doomsayers popup every now and then with a completely negative message and somehow manage to get major press. Harry Debes, CEO of Law Software has publicly declared that the sky will fall on SaaS (Software…

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  • Thumbs up to the Xero API!

    July 24, 2008

    Business, IT, SaaS, Uncategorized
    accounting, API, Integration, project management, ProWorkflow v6, Web based, Xero
     

    Our development team have been working on an integration module between our ProWorkflow application  and Xero. ProWorkflow is web based project management software and XERO is web based accounting software. Both operate under a SaaS (Software As A Service)…

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  • The Software Industry – in a Nutshell!

    June 19, 2008

    Business
     

    I’ve been talking to someone today about what the software industry and SaaS game is like to work in. Just saying it’s “fast-paced” or “ever changing” didn’t quite cut it. Those of us in the industry will appreciate my…

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  • If only Twitter had listened to me a year ago! They wouldn’t be in the pickle they are now!

    June 11, 2008

    Design, Economic Development, Efficiency, IT, New business, SaaS, Strategy
    Advice, Business, entrepreneurship, Start Ups, Startups, Tips, Web Businesses
     

    About a year ago, I did a series of YouTube vids for a laugh and also to share some advice I’ve learnt along the way developing www.proworkflow.com with our talented team. Although I’m a year older now, and a…

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  • Can Microsoft be rebranded? or are they doomed to the position of ‘nerd’ forever?

    May 25, 2008

    Business, Design, SaaS, Strategy
    Apple, Microsoft, Rebranding, rod drury, SaaS
     

    Rod Drury wrote an interesting post over on his blog about what he would do if in charge of Microsoft. Have a read of the post – here’s the link: http://www.drury.net.nz/2008/05/24/if-i-was-in-charge-2/ But as much as I agree with nearly…

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  • Some Morning Thoughts on Scale, Profitability and Margins in Software and SaaS companies.

    May 6, 2008

    Design, Efficiency, IT, New business, SaaS
    Business, marketing, Model, Profitability, Resource, SaaS, software, Startup
     

    It’s a hard balance being in the Software/SaaS (Software as a Service) industry. We can put lots of time and focus into systems and development, but sales may suffer… or we focus on sales and then development suffers… ProActive…

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  • Ever wondered how a SaaS based project management software company manages software projects?

    March 7, 2008

    Business, IT, SaaS
    Business, project management, SaaS, software
     

    Our SaaS business focuses on a project management solution we rent to a global userbase (servers in the USA, the business is remotely run from NZ). No matter how hard we drive home the ‘Value & ROI’ message, there’s…

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  • SWAGS – Update on previous post

    March 7, 2008

    Business, IT, SaaS
     

    This is an update to the SWAGS (Silly Wild Ass Guess) post about accuracy of research published online….

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  • SWAGS – Interesting, but can you trust the research?

    February 8, 2008

    IT, SaaS
    New Zealand, Project Management Software, ProWorkflow, SaaS, Software as a Service
     

    I just found this article about the size of the SaaS market in New Zealand. Have a quick read as it’s interesting Here’s the article (and the first paragraph)… ——————– Software-as-a-Service Ups Its Game in New Zealand “Market Expected…

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Papers

The Future of ERP – Moving at the Speed of Change

If we look back a generation, business tended to be static. While it is undeniable that innovation occurred, it tended to at a much slower pace. While Henry Ford’s manufacturing and distribution models certainly marked disruption for the horse and buggy industry, this was a change that took decades.

Channel Strategies for Success in the Cloud Age

Cloud Computing is perhaps one of the biggest shifts in the technology industry in a generation. Alongside the technology shifts involved in Cloud, there is also a significant change in the way technology will be supplied, implemented and delivered going forward. While this shift offers real benefits to consumers in terms of reduced costs and increased agility

About Me

Ben Kepes is a business leader, a technology evangelist, an entrepreneur, and a commentator. Ben covers the convergence of business and technology.

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