Is Domo Exploring a Platform Strategy?

According to a TechNavio report published last year, the global business intelligence market is expected to grow 8% over the next few years driven by the need for businesses to improve their efficiency. The Americas account for the biggest share of the market with 44% share, followed by EMEA and APAC. Utah-based Domo (NASDAQ: DOMO) is

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BlackLine Counts on APIs For Growth

According to a Market Study Report published earlier this month, the global accounting software market is estimated to grow 7% annually to $17.3 billion in 2024. The report pegs the industry at $11.4 billion last year. Cloud-based financial software provider BlackLine (Nasaq: BL) recently announced its fiscal fourth quarter results that continued to surpass market

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Twilio Closes the SendGrid Acquisition

Cloud computing software vendor Twilio (NYSE:TWLO) has had a phenomenal stock rally this year. In the last twelve months, the communications platform provider has seen its stock climb an impressive 250%. But analysts are beginning to wonder if the stock has reached its peak.

What More Can Palo Alto Acquire?

Last week, Santa Clara-based Palo Alto Networks (NYSE:PANW) announced its second quarter results that surpassed market expectations and sent the stock soaring to a record high. Its stock climbed 11% in reaction to the result. The company has been growing steadily not only through innovative product releases, but also by following an aggressive acquisition strategy.

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How is Workday’s PaaS Strategy Coming Along?

According to a Market Research Future report published last year, the global Human Capital Management (HCM) market is estimated to grow 9% annually to reach $24 billion by 2023. Workday (NYSE: WDAY) may have started out as a HCM provider, but the company has diversified into enterprise services since and its growth continues to surpass

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What SaaS Products Built on Salesforce.com’s PaaS Have Gained Substantial Traction?

Earlier this week, Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) announced its fourth quarter results. While the company outpaced market expectations for the quarter, its weak outlook has sent the stock falling. In the after hours trading session, its stock slipped 3%.

Should Veeva do a PaaS Strategy?

According to a Zion market research report, the global healthcare cloud computing market is estimated to grow 19% annually over the next few years to $61.84 billion by 2025 from $18.85 billion in 2018 driven by the continued adoption of IoT, wearable devices, and big data analytics in the healthcare sector, and the continued demand for

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Cloud Stocks: Open Platform Strategy Stands Intuit in Good Stead

It is tax season and initial reports suggest that there may be a slowdown in the e-filings. According to the IRS data through February 8th, the total e-filed returns fell 7.1% and assisted e-files fell 12.5% over the year. The new tax legislation and the extended partial government shutdown is expected to have impacted consumer

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