EC Cloud and Enterprise Infrastructure

A recent survey of founders indicates that even as startups take a closer look at their cloud spending, growth is still a priority.

This is a critical moment for CIOs and other technical leaders to take stock of their cloud and IT budget and usage.

It appears the cloud strategy to follow is heavily dependent on a startup's compute load and what it aims to achieve.

Alibaba's cloud business isn't growing fast, but a dive into the numbers suggests there could be more value to unlock than it seems.

Airbnb, Twilio and Amplitude's earnings together indicate that tech growth is slowing not just for Big Tech, it's across the board.

Given what's happening, it's hard to summon the courage to argue that we are close to seeing fintech valuations bottoming out or even rebound.

It would be easy to think the best days of the public cloud are over, but the data suggests otherwise, and there's lots of room for growth.

Growth matters, but given the macroeconomic climate, smaller numbers are apparently OK as long as there are clear factors driving future revenue and profit.

The usual corollary of risk is insurance against it; but when it comes to cloud downtime, the insurance sector hasn't fully caught up yet. 

High retention indicates strong product-market fit. It is proof that you are solving a real problem and are adding value to your customers.

We got a decidedly mixed set of answers, but it seems that the cloud repatriation idea is being greatly exaggerated.

Could regulators be right and it really is to hard to migrate between clouds, or are certain technical hurdles too hard to overcome?

Let's consider potential IPOs in the HR technology market: Rippling, Gusto, Deel and Velocity Global are all on our list.

The bottom line? In 2023, SaaS is still open for business; it’s just going to take longer to buy and sell.

Cloud-first strategies may be hitting the limits of their efficacy, and in many cases, ROIs are diminishing, triggering a major cloud backlash.

Enterprise cloud spend is holding up well, but large companies are looking into vendor consolidation. This makes cloud marketplaces an increasingly relevant sales channel for B2B startups.

Simply reducing costs in lieu of growth will not work. Likewise, maximizing growth with little sensitivity around costs won’t work in 2023.

New data from Battery Ventures helps those building software startups orient themselves to the present day.

With Zoom, Box, Okta and Salesforce reporting this week, we saw mixed results from enterprise SaaS companies operating in a tough environment.

When Salesforce reports earnings on Wednesday, it could be a critical report for the company with five activist investors circling.