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Survey Finds SMBs Embracing SaaS and Managed Services

CompTIA is sharing the results of recent survey, which suggest that small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are becoming more sophisticated in their technology purchases and are embracing solutions like software-as-a-service (SaaS) and managed services. The survey had over 400 SMBs in the U.S. respond. About 30% of the businesses surveyed plan to implement SaaS solutions this year to lower costs and "maintain their competitive edge." According to CompTIA, that is up from 22% and 14% respectively in the two prior years.

Startup SaaS Maturity Levels

I've recently been thinking a lot and discussing with my colleagues at HubSpot the implications of Saas (Software as a Service). We're looking at this from many angles: operational cost, development cost, support cost, etc. One of the big advantages for SaaS startups is the opportunity to be economically efficient along many dimensions through multi-tenancy. But, just because the opportunity is there doesn't necessarily mean that every startup is exploiting it equally.