Cloud Stocks: HubSpot Believes in the Importance of PaaS

Inbound marketing specialist HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) recently reported its fourth quarter results. The quarter’s performance outpaced market expectations.

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Pluralsight B2B Billings Slow Down

According to recent Research and Markets report, the global e-learning market is expected to grow to $325 billion by the year 2025. Cedar Valley, Utah-based Pluralsight (Nasdaq: PS) is an e-learning player that recently reported its fourth quarter results that surpassed market expectations.

Cloud Stocks: Shopify Soars on Improved Merchant Offerings

Ontario-based Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) continues to have a strong run. The company recently announced its fourth quarter results that shattered market expectations and sent the stock soaring to record high levels.  

Bill.com has a Super IPO

According to IDC, small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are expected to spend approximately $65 billion in 2019 on software in the U.S. Bill.com, which recently went public, is a leading cloud-based financial software provider for back-office financial processes at SMBs. In its first quarter since going public in December, the company looks impressive.

Cloud Stocks: Qualys Counts on Google and Microsoft for Growth

Cloud services security provider Qualys (Nasdaq: QLYS) recently announced its fourth-quarter results that failed to particularly impress the market. But the company is focusing on attracting the market through its product upgrades and tie-ups with the tech giants.

Cloud Stocks: RingCentral’s Powerful Partner Strategy Would Augment with PaaS

Cloud-based communication services provider RingCentral (NYSE:RNG), which is one of our Top 20 Cloud Stocks for 2020, reported its fourth quarter results this week that blew past all market expectations, and its stock has soared to a record high post the announcement.

Cloud Stocks: Proofpoint Targets Insider Threats Through Acquisition

According to IDC, the global cyber security market grew 9% to $103.1 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow at 9% CAGR to reach $133.8 billion by 2022. Recently, San Francisco-based Proofpoint (Nasdaq: PFPT) announced its fourth quarter results that surpassed market expectations.

PaaS: Why I Am So Excited

I have spent a decade already on One Million by One Million with the mission of helping a million entrepreneurs reach their first million in revenues.

The journey has led me down many corridors of technology.

The one that excites me the most is Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS).

Today, there are easily 200+ B-to-B SaaS companies out there, including 50+ public ones. The IPO market for cloud stocks is rich and we will see many others go public in due course. These are solid companies, nothing foo-foo about them.

Cloud Stocks: Zendesk, Freshworks Focus on Marketplaces and Integrations

According to an Allied Market Research report, the global complaint management software market is expected to grow at 11% CAGR to reach $8.3 billion by 2026 from $1.93 billion in 2018. Zendesk (NYSE: ZEN), and India-based Freshworks are key players in the market. Zendesk recently announced its fourth quarter results that surpassed market expectations.

Cloud Stocks: Twilio Steps up Investment in 2020 to Preserve Growth Momentum

Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) is a leading player in the Communications PaaS segment that made it to our list of Top 20 Cloud Stocks for 2020. It recently reported a strong quarter that beat estimates but its profitability outlook was disappointing.