{"id":27664,"date":"2017-06-06T09:55:20","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T07:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=27664"},"modified":"2017-06-06T09:55:20","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T07:55:20","slug":"what-comes-after-saas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2017\/06\/06\/what-comes-after-saas\/","title":{"rendered":"What Comes After SaaS?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“What Comes After SaaS?<\/a>” is a collection of some interesting thoughts on the evolution of the software industry, its current position and issues, and what’s coming next.<\/p>\n

Here are a few bits to get you started:<\/p>\n

[T]he easy availability and mass adoption of cloud-based (SaaS) technology makes advanced software systems so much easier\/cheaper\/faster to build that \u201cvalue\u201d is rapidly bleeding out of the software stack. Yes, software is eating the world, but software\u2019s very ubiquity is starting to threaten the ability to extract value from software. In other words, the ability to write and deploy code is no longer a core value driver.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And:<\/p>\n

In an era of cloud and open source, deep technology attacking hard problems is becoming a shallower moat. The use of open source is making it harder to monetize technology advances while the use of cloud to deliver technology is moving defensibility to different parts of the product. Companies that focus too much on technology without putting it in context of a customer problem will be caught between a rock and a hard place\u200a\u2014\u200aor as I like to say, \u201cbetween open source and a cloud place.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And here’s the best part, talking about Cloud 3.0:<\/p>\n

The next chapter of Cloud software will lead to an explosion of new vendors and offerings. But they won\u2019t quite look the same as before\u200a\u2014\u200aexpect lots of point solutions (run by small teams or even individuals) and software as a delivery for more elaborate (e.g. human-in-the-loop) service.<\/p>\n

This new way of doing business is still developing rapidly. But here\u2019s a spotting guide to identify this new breed of company in the wild:<\/p>\n

Cloud 3.0 Company Differentiators:<\/p>\n