The Ultimate Guide to Software-as-a-Service
A curated American edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).
What to know about Software-as-a-Service
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) has become a transformative model in the delivery of software, enabling businesses to access applications over the internet on a subscription basis. This approach offers agility, scalability, and cost efficiency, eliminating the traditional need for on-premises installations and enabling seamless updates and integrations.
The vast array of recent developments in the SaaS sector showcases its role in driving digital transformation across industries. Topics such as cloud migration, security challenges, partner ecosystems, and AI-powered innovations feature prominently. Readers can explore how organizations navigate complex software portfolios, leverage analytics, and address cybersecurity in a rapidly evolving cloud environment.
Whether you're interested in the market growth drivers, emerging technologies like AI and edge computing, or strategies for optimizing SaaS adoption and management, the stories under this tag provide valuable insights. They highlight evolving vendor models, reseller roles, and the increasing importance of multi-cloud strategies, offering a comprehensive view of how SaaS solutions continue to reshape business operations worldwide.
American Software-as-a-Service News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Geordie launches Cost Intelligence for AI spending
Businesses can now trace runaway AI bills to the agents and workflows causing them, as Geordie opens its Cost Intelligence tool to customers.
LoanPro AI tool cuts loan servicing call times 15%
Loan servicers could see fewer escalations and faster calls as the new interface also creates an audit trail for compliance checks.
Configit signs US partnership with NxRev for manufacturers
Manufacturers using PTC systems could gain tighter links between engineering and sales after Configit and NxRev formed a US partnership.
Azira launches AI location platform for travel marketers
Destination marketers could cut report turnaround times as Azira One puts complex location data into a natural language AI interface.
Google launches BigQuery Graph for AI & fraud checks
Fraud teams and AI builders can now query linked data in BigQuery without moving it to a separate graph database, Google said.
MessagePay signs 400th lender as it adds new tools
Adoption is widening among smaller lenders as MessagePay's new texting and analytics tools aim to cut missed payments and collections costs.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Software-as-a-Service
RavenDB launches Quill for AI agents on SQL databases
Shufti wins Gartner honour for global identity coverage
SUSE named Gartner Leader for container management
Genesys unveils AI tools to orchestrate customer journeys
Everpure named Gartner leader for enterprise storage
Featured News
Autonomous IT boom fuelling LogicMonitor's APAC growth
APAC customers are fuelling LogicMonitor's AI growth, with Australia among the earliest adopters of its Edwin AI platform.
Theorem study: friction between pre-sales and executed media ads
Theorem's new survey finds friction remains the biggest barrier in enterprise pre-sales, despite widespread automation adoption.
Meet the man behind the Saas-Pocalypse: Emergent's Mukund Jha
The new cash will help Emergent broaden from coding tools into an operating system for small and medium businesses as demand surges.
Future of enterprise software is agentic apps, says Oracle
Oracle is targeting a common blocker to AI adoption by adding governance, human checks and audit trails to its agentic app builder.
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OnBoard says board AI policy key, but lags behind in adoption
Most boards are using AI, but formal guidelines are still missing as adoption races ahead of governance, OnBoard's survey found.
Exclusive: Dreamdata CEO on why B2B buying funnel isn't linear
Buyers are spending most of the journey before sales speak, forcing marketers to rethink funnels and how they prove return on investment.
Agentic AI creates enterprise challenge beyond LLM boom
Enterprises face rising costs and governance gaps as thousands of AI agents begin operating alongside staff across multiple systems.
Data storage gets profitable as Exaba targets US expansion
Exaba's local cloud storage pitch could give US managed services providers higher margins as it challenges AWS and Azure in a crowded market.
Storage to strategy: Everpure pivots to data intelligence
Enterprises wrestling with AI readiness and data sovereignty may gain clearer governance as Everpure adds a new intelligence layer.
'Strong partnership': Canva, OpenAI team up for hackathon
Hundreds of admin hours are draining staff time from lifesaving, research and STEM work at Australian nonprofits.
Expert Columns
When IT fails in manufacturing, the whole supply chain pays
6 Pillars of data quality and strategies for improving your data
The psychology of better decision-making in the real-time enterprise
Translation over technology: The channel's most undervalued skill
Bolt-on AI is the new lipstick on a pig; the pig is still running your enterprise
Amperity's CMO reveals how continuous decisioning fuels loyalty innovation
Scaling globally requires more than cloud capacity
AI is rewriting the rules of dealmaking
A Guide for Procurement Leaders: Why Building Your Own Sourcing AI Isn't Worth the Wait
AI fluency: A skeptic's guide to the skill that snuck up on product teams
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Autonomous IT boom fuelling LogicMonitor's APAC growth
Theorem study: friction between pre-sales and executed media ads
Meet the man behind the Saas-Pocalypse: Emergent's Mukund Jha
Future of enterprise software is agentic apps, says Oracle
OnBoard says board AI policy key, but lags behind in adoption
Recent Software-as-a-Service News
Lumin Digital launches M&A readiness framework for banks
Financial institutions face lower merger disruption as Lumin Digital adds a structured migration service for acquisitions and post-launch support.
Valify launches AI chat for hospital spend visibility
Hospital finance teams can now query fragmented purchased services spend in plain English, with answers drawn from 1,400 categories.
Plaud launches AI earbuds to turn talks into tasks
The wearable targets professionals with meetings and calls, but it raises fresh questions over privacy as recordings are uploaded to the cloud.
Capsule Security launches AI shield to stop rogue acts
The system lets enterprises block risky agent actions in 71 milliseconds, as autonomy raises the odds of damaging mistakes.
LoanPro expands Salt Flats summit to 500 executives
The bigger invite-only gathering signals LoanPro's push to become a key meeting place for lenders as it adds sessions on AI, fraud and regulation.
Grata brings private market data to Perplexity Computer
Dealmakers can now query verified data on 22 million private companies inside Perplexity Computer, avoiding separate database searches.
Okta beats forecasts & raises full-year revenue guidance
Shares surged nearly 20% after the identity software group lifted annual sales guidance on stronger demand and improved profitability.
Current picks Aiwyn for network-wide platform overhaul
The overhaul could standardise systems across nearly 30 partner firms, giving Current better data, billing control and faster client onboarding.
Passpack launches iOS app & Chrome password extension
Mobile and browser access should cut risky workarounds for small businesses still sharing logins through texts, notes and spreadsheets.
Boosted.ai launches Alfa Prime for institutional partners
Limited access and bespoke setups mean Alfa Prime will be tailored to a handful of funds, rather than rolled out broadly.
Baton Rouge Telco calculators drive USD $4m in loans
The tools have already started 150 loan applications and delivered a 17.7% conversion rate, giving the credit union new visibility into lending demand.
Blend says Autopilot cuts mortgage loan times by four days
Borrowers could see faster approvals as live-use data showed loan-cycle times falling by up to four days and fulfilment costs dropping.
PublicSquare taps LendSuite for PSQ Payments access
Nearly 150 lenders will soon be able to add PSQ Payments inside their existing loan systems, widening PublicSquare's reach beyond direct sales.
Thomson Reuters launches new CoCounsel Legal in US
Law firms get a single workflow for research, drafting and verification as the updated system reaches US users, with Canada and Britain to follow.
Rillet raises USD $100 million at USD $1 billion valuation
The funding doubles the accounting software group's total raised to more than USD $200 million as customers adopt AI tools for finance teams.
Pricefx adds bring-your-own AI to pricing platform
Customers can query live pricing data in Microsoft Copilot, Claude or ChatGPT as Pricefx opens its platform to approved enterprise AI assistants.
Sauce Labs lets enterprises bring their own model to AURA
Enterprise software teams can switch large language models without changing release checks, reducing lock-in as AI coding outpaces testing.
Xero unveils US payroll & payments push with Gusto
Small businesses may be able to run payroll, payments and bookkeeping in one system as Xero deepens its US push with new tools.
Intapp launches Celeste AI for compliance and timekeeping
AI-driven workflows are set to speed intake, conflicts checks and billing for regulated firms as they juggle growth and tighter compliance demands.
Findustry AI adds chargeback automation to Maverick
Merchants on Maverick's platform can now contest disputes faster as Findustry AI's Chargeback Agent automates evidence gathering and submissions.
Job Moves
Zingtree appoints Venkat Iyer as Chief Technology Officer
Ondaro promotes three to vice president in ServiceNow shift
Jazz appoints six senior leaders as DLP push scales
Agiloft appoints Kristin Knox Esche as General Counsel
Abnormal AI names three executives amid attack surge
Alation appoints Rick Baker as Chief Operating Officer
Rod Squires named CloudBolt CEO post-StormForge deal
