The Ultimate Guide to Software-as-a-Service
A curated Indian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).
What to know about Software-as-a-Service
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) has become a transformative model in the delivery of software, enabling businesses to access applications over the internet on a subscription basis. This approach offers agility, scalability, and cost efficiency, eliminating the traditional need for on-premises installations and enabling seamless updates and integrations.
The vast array of recent developments in the SaaS sector showcases its role in driving digital transformation across industries. Topics such as cloud migration, security challenges, partner ecosystems, and AI-powered innovations feature prominently. Readers can explore how organizations navigate complex software portfolios, leverage analytics, and address cybersecurity in a rapidly evolving cloud environment.
Whether you're interested in the market growth drivers, emerging technologies like AI and edge computing, or strategies for optimizing SaaS adoption and management, the stories under this tag provide valuable insights. They highlight evolving vendor models, reseller roles, and the increasing importance of multi-cloud strategies, offering a comprehensive view of how SaaS solutions continue to reshape business operations worldwide.
Indian Software-as-a-Service News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Swiggy adopts Snowflake to speed up data workflows
Swiggy's data teams can now run heavy queries far faster as the platform brings marketing, operations and finance onto one governed view.
Orion Digital launches Reputraq reputation platform
Communications teams gain real-time alerts as the new tool tracks sentiment across 177 countries and more than 60 languages.
Socify.ai reaches 300 customers as growth accelerates
Faster uptake of the SOC 2 compliance platform points to rising demand as enterprises seek cheaper, simpler audit automation.
Synup launches Sydekick AI agent for local marketing
Businesses running multiple locations could cut repetitive local marketing work as Synup shifts to usage-based pricing with Sydekick.
Netcore names Tariq Ahmad as Chief Revenue Officer
The marketing technology company is targeting a doubling of overseas sales within three years as it steps up expansion beyond India.
Harness launches AI code review for software teams
Software teams using AI coding agents face faster pull request volumes, as Harness pairs a new repository with risk-based review tools.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Software-as-a-Service
Komodor launches agentic operations platform for SRE
Omnissa appoints Amit Singh as Chief Executive Officer
Iron Mountain wins first-time analyst nods for InSight DXP
Certinia expands Veda AI for professional services
Avalara launches Aviator AI hub for tax compliance
Featured News
Voice AI is bringing the phone call back to business
No story details were provided, leaving readers unable to gauge Twilio's latest move or its impact.
Theorem study: friction between pre-sales and executed media ads
Theorem's new survey finds friction remains the biggest barrier in enterprise pre-sales, despite widespread automation adoption.
Meet the man behind the Saas-Pocalypse: Emergent's Mukund Jha
The new cash will help Emergent broaden from coding tools into an operating system for small and medium businesses as demand surges.
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OnBoard says board AI policy key, but lags behind in adoption
Most boards are using AI, but formal guidelines are still missing as adoption races ahead of governance, OnBoard's survey found.
Exclusive: Dreamdata CEO on why B2B buying funnel isn't linear
Buyers are spending most of the journey before sales speak, forcing marketers to rethink funnels and how they prove return on investment.
Expert Columns
How businesses can avoid widespread harm from cloud outages
When IT fails in manufacturing, the whole supply chain pays
6 Pillars of data quality and strategies for improving your data
Most pharma AI is borrowed, ours is built
The psychology of better decision-making in the real-time enterprise
Translation over technology: The channel's most undervalued skill
Why a traditional LMS falls flat for the frontline
Amperity's CMO reveals how continuous decisioning fuels loyalty innovation
AI is rewriting the rules of dealmaking
A Guide for Procurement Leaders: Why Building Your Own Sourcing AI Isn't Worth the Wait
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Voice AI is bringing the phone call back to business
Theorem study: friction between pre-sales and executed media ads
Meet the man behind the Saas-Pocalypse: Emergent's Mukund Jha
OnBoard says board AI policy key, but lags behind in adoption
Exclusive: Dreamdata CEO on why B2B buying funnel isn't linear
Recent Software-as-a-Service News
Stack Overflow adds free starter for internal knowledge
A free starter workspace for up to three knowledge sources aims to help firms test Stack Internal before wider deployment.
Trust to decide winners in AI assessment technology
Reliability and compliance are emerging as the real differentiators in e-assessment, as schools and professional bodies scrutinise AI-driven exam tools.
Stripe agrees to buy Parafin in embedded credit push
The acquisition broadens Stripe's financial services offering as demand for platform-based lending grows and small firms struggle to secure bank credit.
Salesforce adopts Legora to boost legal AI workflow
The rollout could speed research and drafting for in-house lawyers while easing pressure from rising regulation and contract volumes.
Pipedrive rolls out Nova AI meeting tool worldwide
Sales teams will get AI meeting notes and CRM updates at no extra cost as Pipedrive expands Nova across Google Meet, Zoom and Teams.
Granicus adds AI analytics to Government Experience Cloud
Agencies using Government Experience Cloud can now spot where residents abandon online services and prioritise fixes using AI-led benchmarks.
ClickHouse deepens Microsoft Fabric tie-up with OneLake
Users can now query OneLake data directly in Fabric as ClickHouse adds read and write support and lands on Microsoft Marketplace.
Lucius AI cuts tender search times with Google AlloyDB
Tender-bidding businesses could see faster results as Lucius AI says its move to AlloyDB cut semantic search latency from 1.14 seconds to 24 milliseconds.
Ascerta raises USD $18 million in Series A funding
The fresh cash will help the Bellevue-based software maker expand its platform as enterprises demand clearer proof that AI projects deliver business value.
Mambu & Mastercard team up on cross-border payments
Banks could add faster, more transparent overseas transfers to digital apps without costly from-scratch integrations under the tie-up.
HiBob launches Galileo-powered workforce intelligence
The new tools could help HR teams make tighter pay, role and review decisions using company data and specialist guidance, as rollout begins in 2026.
Australian firms struggle to enforce AI data rules
Nearly all surveyed organisations in Australia had an AI tool accessing sensitive data beyond its remit, exposing weak real-time controls.
OpenAI unveils 20 updates with new agents & GPT-6.1
Businesses may pay less for advanced AI as OpenAI bundles cheaper access, always-on agents and a shared workspace into ChatGPT.
Braze launches AI tools & deepens AWS collaboration
Marketers will gain more automated personalisation and compliance checks as the software maker deepens its ties with AWS.
Ping Identity launches three agents on Google Cloud
Ping Identity has launched three identity agents that let employees and administrators manage identity tasks through Google Cloud Gemini Enterprise.
Archive360 partners Caju AI on digital message governance
Regulated firms face recordkeeping gaps as WhatsApp and Slack chats join email under one governance and discovery framework.
Huwise launches agentic AI framework for data marketplaces
Customers can now deploy agents that use marketplace activity and business glossaries to improve data discovery and automate routine tasks.
StackHawk launches Wingman to fix AI coding flaws
It aims to help engineers close software flaws before pull requests are opened, as AI coding tools accelerate release cycles and security backlogs grow.
Security leaders worry AI agents outpace governance
Many security chiefs expect to curb AI agent use within 18 months as fears grow over unauthorised access and weak audit trails.
Betterworks adds AI tools to boost workforce readiness
Employers could spot skills gaps sooner as Betterworks links meeting analysis with development plans and learning tools.
