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From $1M to $3B ARR: Databricks CRO Ron Gabrisko on Scaling a Revenue Rocket Ship

SaaStr

Hire early sales reps who are excellent at discovery and customer education. Because thats how their customerswho were used to AWS, Azure, and GCP pricingexpected to buy. For startups looking to land their first big customers, Rons advice is simple: Leverage existing user communities. Solve for the highest-value pain points.

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Are You Getting More Competitive, Or Less Competitive? Hitting the Plan Might Not Be Enough

SaaStr

DigitalOcean is growing more slowly than its mega competitors Azure, AWS, etc. Yes, you may have to make some educated guesses and get some data from unusual sources. . $4B BigCommerce is growing more slowly than its $140B bigger rival, Shopify. That’s a big, big gap. But BigCommerce is still worth a very impressive $4B.

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Snowflake, CrowdStike and SumoLogic: “How to Leverage the Cloud Giants to Scale to 100 Million ARR and Beyond”

SaaStr

And it’s one of the three large cloud vendors that we all know: Microsoft, AWS, and Google. Azure’s marketplace has over 4 million monthly visitors. AWS’s marketplace has seen 1.5 Like I said, we run 100% of our platform on AWS, so the fit was great. It was pretty easy to drive that from our side.

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Why Cloud Adoption Demands Better Internal Billing

Blulogix

From statewide digital transformation initiatives to university research platforms running on AWS and Azure, cloud services have become essential infrastructure. Cloud providers like AWS and Microsoft Azure dont operate on fixed fees. Schedule a Demo Today Cloud Is Usage-Based. Your Billing Needs to Be Too.

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How Chargeback Makes IT Strategic in the Eyes of the CFO

Blulogix

AI, cloud migrations, platform consolidation) For example, instead of saying We need $5M for cloud, IT can now say, Our AWS costs support 12 agencies. That enables: Better alignment between IT and finance Smarter investment decisions The ability to justify innovation (e.g., Heres a breakdown. Heres the cost trend.

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Audit-Proof IT: Building a GASB-Compliant Internal Billing System

Blulogix

By BluLogix Team Audit-Proof IT: Building a GASB-Compliant Internal Billing System In government and higher education, IT spending isnt just about efficiencyits about accountability. CIOs and IT finance leaders are expected to track every dollar, justify every allocation, and survive every audit.

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Business Intelligence Analyst Career Path

User Pilot

In this article, we will outline the typical journey for business intelligence analysts, covering educational requirements, entry-level positions, potential advancements, and long-term opportunities. Cloud technologies (bonus) : Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS or Azure can give you an edge in the job market.