SaaS in Russia - heavy labor, but the baby will live on (ugh, ugh, ugh!)

http://itblogs. ru/blogs/kolesov/archive/2010/02/03/57962. aspx.

It sounded somewhat pessimistic, I would like to make a bit of optimism in the overall picture.
Indeed, the locomotives are proven Hosted email, collaboration, and CRM in the Russian field, SaaS does not show such a frisky start, as in the west.

But, in my opinion, this is a consequence of the fact that others are not satisfied with the basic IT needs. What? . I sincerely believe that. Contour- Extern - it is our Russian Salesforce. (as well as dozens of their followers, implementing projects in different regions of the electronic delivery of documentation). A million -plus users, SaaS- model, the market (for Russia = low ) cost of the subscription - it is very decent and successful SaaS, by any measure.

Yes, people - accountants, rather than sales- managers. Here rasprobuyut model of consumption and will continue to. Indeed, the contour- Extern has launched an extended SaaS- solution, he wrote about it, my colleague Peter Didenko. http://www. kip. ru/realtime/2010/01/kontur-launches-saas-accounting-finally. html.

Well, if you think, why should a competent sales- managers who need to consume SaaS- services? .

So, all with SaaS- market, we should be good. Sprouted is not the germ, which analysts expected (in Russia it is a common story - and the germs are not the hatch, and analysts poke your finger into the sky ), but the engine of the market is quite good.

Overcome the moral abyss and then catch up hosted email, CRM.

Well, in this cloud accumulates sufficient information and the need to integrate it, translate, make specific reports - here and catch up with ISV, and online stores and other services finally take off.

So - even though the child was late, 10 months. probably, but will live and a place in life - will find. As they say, 3 X ugh, and knock on wood.