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Clouded Judgement 10.11.24 - Budget Flush

Clouded Judgement

When companies reported Q4 ‘23 quarters, sentiment started to emerge that software was “bouncing back.” Coming out of that, every company from the largest enterprise to the smallest startup started thinking very critically about cost optimizations. Cost optimizations were everywhere.

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Clouded Judgement 10.27.23 - Cloud Giants Report Q3 '23

Clouded Judgement

Subscribe now Cloud Giants Report Q3 ‘23 Not a great signal for software this week from the Cloud Giants (AWS, Azure and Google Cloud)…After Q2 (3 months ago), the tone from the Cloud Giants around optimizations was largely: optimizations have started to ease, and net new workloads have picked up.

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A Look Back at Q1 '24 Public Cloud Software Earnings

Clouded Judgement

The 62 companies that I’ll discuss here (which is not an exhaustive list, but is still comprehensive) all reported quarterly earnings sometime between April 24th – June 10th. In this post, I’ll take a data-driven approach in evaluating the overall group’s performance, and highlight individual standouts along the way.

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Using Data-Driven Time Insights to Unlock CSM Scale and Efficiency 

Valuize Consulting

But in a data-rich environment, can we afford to leave actionable insights on the table? Beyond the Minute: Transforming CS Data into a Strategic Advantage Its crucial to understand that this isn’t about micromanaging every minute a CSM spends at work. Without granular data, you’re flying blind.

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Strategic Finance in Today’s Market: A Tactical Guide to Building & Scaling Your Team with IVP

SaaStr

The Accounting Team Responsibilities: Financial recording and reporting Compliance, Audits Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Tax, Treasury Your accounting team makes sure every financial transaction is recorded correctly and categorized. Accountants are responsible for ensuring the company has clean financial statements and data.

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Clouded Judgement 12.1.23 - Net New ARR Starts to Rebound + AWS ReInvent Recap

Clouded Judgement

General purpose GenAI tools dominate the market today, but the tooling layer is starting to emerge to allow enterprises to fine tune models to their specific data. A strong data foundation is critical for an effective AI strategy! This was repeated quite a few times AI tends to be additive budget for large enterprises.

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Top Themes in Data Transcript

Tom Tunguz

Slide 1 Clearing: While data world consolidates, capabilities have exploded with AI. Content: AI is rewriting every rule about what’s possible with data Those two forces in tension will make for an exciting 2025 Slide 2 Clearing: My name is Tomasz Tunguz, founder and general partner at Theory.

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