Our recent appearance at SaaStr Annual 2023 has left us feeling optimistic and invigorated about the future of the cloud industry. We hope you had the chance to visit our booth and left with kernels of inspiration from our hosting technologies and our awesome popcorn machine. Serving as a sponsor since 2016, we are committed […]

The Software as a Service (SaaS) model has revolutionised the way we work and has become one of today’s most popular business models. As of 2022, Gartner estimated the SaaS space to be worth over $195 billion, approximately a 500% growth since 2015. And right now, some of the biggest names in technology are operating […]

Online infrastructure must be able to handle unprecedented amounts of traffic during Black Friday and other large-scale, traffic-surging events. Here are our best practices, what you can expect, and how you can prepare. This guest blog was written by Gabor Vince, Senior Consultant of Infrastructure and Services at Yusp by Gravity R&D. The Why It […]

What will we get out of this investment?  As a marketer, I am always asking this question. It is a driving factor for everything I do. It’s essential when creating content, necessary when developing strategies, and critical when attending events – where everything we bring, do and say needs to be with a return in mind. […]

Welcome to the third and final chapter of the Leaseweb SaaS Sessions series, where we examine crucial decisions SaaS suppliers are facing in the technology sector. Among them: how to deal with development talent shortages, ways to successfully acquire and retain customers, and the ‘always-on’ infrastructure needed for scaling a SaaS business.  In case you missed the first […]

Getting started as a SaaS provider is step one. Improving your market position by expanding your business (nationally and internationally) is step two. What do SaaS companies think about their growth track and what are their considerations? Organic growth Rob Coppen, who founded Yellowtail Group, explains that his company has grown organically, from what was […]

This is the first in our blog series ‘SaaS Sessions,’ which was inspired by a recent roundtable event in which five Dutch SaaS entrepreneurs and I had a discussion and shared insights. In this one, I discuss ambitions for Dutch SaaS companies, the steps for scaling, and expanding overseas. Enjoy!  The Netherlands is a country with […]

This is a guest blog written by Ara Sadoyan, Founder of OddEye. Here he shares some information about one of OddEye’s partners Mouseflow, and their infrastructure hosted at Leaseweb.   Recently, I’ve been reading lots of articles and stories about Docker, container orchestration, microservice deployment, and how it has saved lives and tons of time […]

Between 5th and 7th February, SaaS executives, founders, and entrepreneurs will gather in San Jose, California, for SaaStr Annual 2019, the largest event for the SaaS community. For us, it’s an opportunity to spend a couple days with the best and brightest minds in SaaS, and we’re proud to be a gold sponsor taking part […]

Between 2017 and 2022, the managed services industry is predicted to grow from USD $152.45 billion to $257.84 billion, representing a compound annual growth rate of over 11 percent. Within the managed services market shines cloud-based technology, representing the fastest growing deployment type. Cloud-based systems are expected to show the biggest CAGR over the next […]

Marketing has come a long way from being just a sign outside a shop or ads in the phonebook. Digital marketing and technology now go hand in hand, and “MarTech” is a broad term applied to any major initiatives that rely on the power of technology to realize marketing objectives. Once hampered by privacy concerns […]

Over the course of the past year, a number of our Leaseweb teams set out to undertake the largest software transformation in the recent history of the company. The goal was to implement several SAP software products, including SAP HANA. Throughout this journey, we experienced the highs and lows that accompany any major undertaking, but […]

This year Leaseweb USA will again be a sponsor at SaaStr in San Francisco on February 6-8.  It will be one of the biggest SaaS conferences in the world, with three days of amazing content and high-quality networking.  The event is expected to attract over 10,000 SaaS founders, VCs, and executives; all gathered around the […]

Over the past decade, SaaS has grown to be the primary service delivery model for companies across all industries, and according to a recent Gartner report, over 70 percent of companies utilize the model. While that same report forecasts slower growth in the SaaS market over the next few years, it predicts that among all global […]

Unless you are Oracle, Salesforce, or another enterprise-level company, the cost of opening your own data center can be prohibitive. While this may be true, the benefits of operating in the cloud are clear from both a business and an IT standpoint. You can deploy software quickly, applications are easy to use, and maintenance and upgrade costs […]

Leaseweb USA will be the only hosting company in attendance at this year’s SaaStr Annual in San Francisco. The young conference, led by veteran SaaS investor Jason Lemkin, has already grown to more than 250 speakers and 10,000 attendees in just its third year. This year’s theme – “Scale Together” – fits so well with […]

In the last few weeks, it seems that everyone has become convinced that the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) sector is in trouble, thanks to a sudden decline in market valuations of SaaS companies like LinkedIn, Workday and Salesforce. Those concerns aren’t without merit: In one week, the combined stock values of those three companies plunged by $22 […]