Zonos banks $69M to develop APIs for democratizing cross-border commerce

Zonos automatically classifies goods and calculates an accurate total landed cost on international transactions. Continue reading Zonos banks $69M to develop APIs for democratizing cross-border commerce

Why do SaaS companies with usage-based pricing grow faster?

Public SaaS companies that have adopted usage-based pricing are better at landing new customers, growing with them and retaining them.  Continue reading Why do SaaS companies with usage-based pricing grow faster?

Subscription-based pricing is dead: Smart SaaS companies are shifting to usage-based models

Out of nine SaaS IPOs in recent years that had the best net dollar retention, seven employ usage-based models. Continue reading Subscription-based pricing is dead: Smart SaaS companies are shifting to usage-based models

Dark Web Pricing Skyrockets for Microsoft RDP Servers, Payment-Card Data

Underground marketplace pricing on RDP server access, compromised payment card data and DDoS-For-Hire services are surging. Continue reading Dark Web Pricing Skyrockets for Microsoft RDP Servers, Payment-Card Data

How startups can leverage elastic services for cost optimization

The landscape shifts quickly, but managed services providers enable organizations to repurpose full-time staff members from impacted operations to more strategic product lines or initiatives. Continue reading How startups can leverage elastic services for cost optimization

Osiris Banking Trojan Displays Modern Malware Innovation

Osiris’ fundamental makeup positions it in the fore of malware trends, despite being based on old source code that’s been knocking around for years. Continue reading Osiris Banking Trojan Displays Modern Malware Innovation

Securing IT Infrastructure in the Cloud Era

Moving to cloud infrastructure has helped organizations save on costs, increase productivity, and improve agility. That’s why the public cloud market is expected to be worth $178 billion in 2018. However, a rapidly changing IT environment ha… Continue reading Securing IT Infrastructure in the Cloud Era

Life On Contract: Lowering Your Cost without Dropping Your Price

Last time in Life on Contract, I discussed ways to figure out a starting point on how much to charge for your services. However, sometimes you and a client may wish to work together but for some reason they cannot (or do not wish to) pay what you have decided to charge. If you are inexperienced, it can be tempting to assume you have overpriced yourself and discount down to what they are willing to pay. But if your price is a number you have chosen for reasons you can explain, dropping it is not something you should do …read more

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