Taking stock of Saas technology

The SaaStock conference hears that scale is the name of the game for software as a service, as established businesses try to avoid drowning in a sea of start-ups

Eric Santos of Brazilian company RD Station Pic: Alan Rowlette

It’s moving time in Saas (software as a service) technology, with the itch to scale the common thread across the businesses at SaaStock in Dublin last week.

The conference, now in its third year, has expanded significantly, in line with the mindsets of those presenting at the event. Companies from markets traditionally targeted by US multinationals were in the RDS looking to make waves, while the relatively established names in the space were ...