Who We Are
THINKstrategies is a strategic consulting company that helps enterprises make better sourcing decisions, IT solution providers make better marketing decisions, and venture investors make better investment decisions. Click here to learn more about us.
THINKstrategies is also the founder of the Software-as-a-Service and Managed Services Showplaces, the largest vendor-independent directories of on-demand companies and resources.
What We THINK
THINKstrategies is the only strategic consulting company that focuses entirely on the sourcing and marketing challenges faced by enterprises and solution providers respectively as a result of today's IT industry inversion and the shift toward on-demand services and out-tasking solutions, such as software-as-a-service (SaaS), managed services and utility computing. Click here to read about our market perspective.
What We Do
Unlike traditional market research and consulting firms that require clients to subscribe to their syndicated research programs or initiate large-scale consulting engagements, THINKstrategies' offers On-Demand Consulting Services that are designed to quickly and economically meet your strategic planning or specific marketing requirements. Click here to learn more about our services. | Latest News:
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THINKstrategies publishes SaaS Primer to help businesses better understand new on-demand software services. Click here for a copy.
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THINKstrategies Managing Director, Jeff Kaplan, named to chair Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) tracks at NetworkWorld IT Roadmap and Interop New York conferences.
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THINKstrategies launches new Market Leaders webcast series which examines the major opportunities, key challenges and industry best practices in the on-demand services market. Click here for more information.
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Joint TriActive-THINKstrategies SaaS & Managed Services Benchmark Study of 460 Companies Finds Savings of 50% on Microsoft Office Deployments. Click here to read more.
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THINKstrategies is supporting a new SaaS benchmark study being conducted by OPEXEngine aimed at B2B software companies with 2007 revenues between $10M-$250 million. Participants in this study will receive a confidential Company Performance Report and a detailed Industry Report that will cover key financial performance metrics. Click here for more information.
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THINKstrategies and the Managed Services Showplace added to Kaseya's Managed Service Resource Program.
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THINKstrategies Managing Director, Jeff Kaplan, discusses the IT/business implications of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) trends on Microsoft and other major players in a NetworkWorld podcast.
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THINKstrategies Managing Director, Jeff Kaplan, becomes contributor to the Seeking Alpha portal of stock market opinion and analysis from blogs, money managers and investment newsletters.
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THINKstrategies adds free Job Boards to its Managed Services and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Showplace directories. Read more...
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"SaaS Penetrates the IT Department", "SaaS Market Accelerating" and "SaaS Market Shifting from Point Solutions to Platform Strategies", THINKstrategies' latest survey research in conjunction with Cutter Consortium.
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Hear Kaplan's views regarding Managed Services 3.0 and SaaS opportunities for carriers and channel companies in a Lippis podcast. Hear Kaplan's views regarding Cisco's Managed Services strategies and solutions in this podcast.
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THINKstrategies Launches New SaaS and Managed Service Provider Readiness Assessment Services.
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THINKstrategies' THINK IT Services blog ranked #24 and above Gartner on Technobabble 2.0's global ranking of the top 50 English-language analyst blogs in June, 2007. (According to Tekrati. there are over 225 analyst blogs.)
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IBM sponsors THINKstrategies' Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Showplace and spotlights THINKstrategies' THINK IT Services blog on its new SaaSpace partner web portal.
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Triple-Tree, LLC, a leading investment bank focused on the Technology and Business Services sectors, adds THINKstrategies' Managing Director, Jeff Kaplan, as a Senior Advisor.
- THINKstrategies' founder/managing director, Jeff Kaplan, to moderate Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council webinar series focused on Software as a Service (SaaS).
| Upcoming Events
Ziff-Davis Virtual Tradeshow, "Are You Ready for the Next Phase of IT Services?"
"Using SaaS Solutions to Meet Your Security and Compliance Requirements", a CSI webinar sponsored by Alert Logic, August 27, 2pm ET.
"Surviving Success in the SaaS Marketplace", Internetviz Executive eSeminar, Thursday, September 11, 12:00pm ET.
Interop New York - SaaS Track, New York City, September 17-19.
NetworkWorld IT Roadmap - SaaS and Cloud Computing, Tuesday, September 23 in Dallas, TX.
"Best Practices for Evaluating SaaS Solutions for Enterprise", a webinar sponsored by Callidus Software, September 24, 11:30 am ET.
SoftLetter SaaS University, San Francisco, CA, October 14-16.
Software Business 2008, San Francisco, CA, October 30-31.
SIIA On-Demand Conference, San Jose, CA, November 17-19. Click here for a $100 discount option and use promo code PRMTHINK.
Latest Commentaries
Datamation: SaaS Creates Cloud Computing Alternatives
Datamation: SaaS Overcoming Common Customer Concerns
CompTIA Focus on Managed Services Blog
SearchSystemsChannel: Selling SaaS: How and Why Providers Need to Change Their Thinking, 2/27/08
eWeek Strategic Partner: Setting Your SaaS Strategy, 2/15/08
TechTarget: Software-as-a-Service Revenue Opportunities for Channel Organizations, 11/28/07
Additional Perspectives
IACCM audiocast: "Beyond Outsourcing: Managed Services".
BusinessWeek: SaaS Myths
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