The SaaStr Europa attracted 2,500 visitors from all over the world to the time-honoured Maison de la Mutualité in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. The theatre, built in the 1930s, was the venue for one of the most important marketing and sales meetings of the year. Also present: a team from XiTrust led by chief developer Gerhard Fliess.
Are there any IT-driven trends? Which start-up will be the next unicorn? Where are the similarities and differences between European market players and companies from overseas? In any case, there was no shortage of topics. “You can clearly see the differences in the European and American mindset here,” says Gerhard Fliess. “While US companies are radically focussing on software-as-a-service solutions with APIs playing a correspondingly important role, European companies continue to focus on choice and a wealth of options.” The SaaStr Europa attracted 2,500 visitors from all over the world to the time-honoured Maison de la Mutualité in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. The theatre, built in the 1930s, was the venue for one of the most important marketing and sales meetings of the year. Also present: a team from XiTrust led by chief developer Gerhard Fliess.
Are there any IT-driven trends? Which start-up will be the next unicorn? Where are the similarities and differences between European market players and companies from overseas? In any case, there was no shortage of topics. “You can clearly see the differences in the European and American mindset here,” says Gerhard Fliess. “While US companies are radically focussing on software-as-a-service solutions with APIs playing a correspondingly important role, European companies continue to focus on choice and a wealth of options.”
SaaS or on-premises?
As customers of XiTrust will already know: Signature solutions are always customised to the company strategy. Anyone who wants to use MOXIS can basically choose between a SaaS solution and on-premises use. ” That is our strength,” says Fliess. “SaaS solutions are certainly ideal for scaling in mass, but we still see the advantages of running solutions in our customers’ private clouds.” Chief developer Fliess sees Software as a Service as an important additional offering, as a supplement to the portfolio. “But as we have learnt from many fascinating presentations, the customer always has the last word.”
Two intensive days in Paris were filled with tons of new impressions and realisations. Unfortunately, this also included the discovery that an after-work beer will set you back 14 Euros…
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