In 1999, Salesforce created the first true software-as-a-service (SaaS) package. Now there are more than 10,000 cloud-based applications aimed at enterprises and SMEs, covering everything from core ...

Having worked as a solution architect and designed multiple SaaS applications, I believe many companies have struggled to choose the right SaaS architecture for their product offering. In this article ...

The adoption of software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications to help accomplish critical business activities has increased substantially throughout the pandemic. Many were adopted as stopgap measures to ...

A graduate student in Europe doing a thesis on software licensing, bless his heart, writes to inquire about examples from one of my recent blogs on a tango between SaaS and open source. He asks: "I ...

Have you ever imagined creating a fully functional AI-powered SaaS application in just minutes—without writing a single line of code? It might sound like a bold claim, but with tools like Claude Code ...

With the sheer number of SaaS applications used today, organizations are often left with lingering questions. What applications do we even have? Are we actually using them all? Who’s responsible for ...

At Index Ventures, we view the emergence of vertical SaaS (vSaaS) — cloud-based software tailor-made for specific industries — as part of a broader trend of end users increasingly demanding superior ...

The rapid adoption of Large Language Models (LLMs) is transforming how SaaS platforms and enterprise applications operate.

Is the application in good enough shape to be made into a SaaS service? The truth is that when applications and databases are designed for enterprise use, they are typically not built with SaaS in ...

SaaS replaces the need to physically purchase, install and deploy application software throughout an organization. Learn more about SaaS, which is now a mainstay for businesses large and small. Image: ...