The Ultimate Guide to Software-as-a-Service
A curated Irish 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.
Irish Software-as-a-Service News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
HRLocker launches free HR community for Irish SMEs
The free forum aims to ease burnout and compliance risks for small Irish employers, with 99.5 per cent of surveyed SMEs reporting exhaustion.
Envisage names Steve Boyes Managing Director for Ireland
Expansion across Ireland is being targeted as Steve Boyes takes charge of Envisage's leadership, sales growth and customer service.
KPMG names eight Irish tech finalists for 2026 prize
Healthcare and AI start-ups dominate the shortlist, as investors prepare to hear pitches from firms tackling accessibility, childcare and drug delivery.
Servecentric hosts Profitsflow cloud ERP in Ireland
Local manufacturers and field service firms could cut software costs by an average of EUR 100,000 a year under the new hosting deal.
Irish firms warned on custom AI agents replacing software
Custom-built agents could leave Irish boards carrying the full cost of AI errors, with fines and compliance failures possible under EU rules.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Software-as-a-Service
Everpure named Gartner leader for enterprise storage
Unit4 wins public sector deals as demand for cloud grows
Infios named a leader in IDC MarketScape assessments
Citrix adds managed observability & developer services
Kyndryl launches agentic modernisation service platform
Featured News
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
6 Pillars of data quality and strategies for improving your data
The psychology of better decision-making in the real-time enterprise
Translation over technology: The channel's most undervalued skill
Amperity's CMO reveals how continuous decisioning fuels loyalty innovation
Building beneath the app layer: What Upvest shows about the next phase of European fintech
AI is rewriting the rules of dealmaking
A Guide for Procurement Leaders: Why Building Your Own Sourcing AI Isn't Worth the Wait
AI fluency: A skeptic's guide to the skill that snuck up on product teams
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
Why legal literacy is the ultimate empowerment for women in tech
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
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
Milestone turns video data into AI-driven intelligence
Recent Software-as-a-Service News
Microsoft 365 readiness gaps worry MSPs as AI demand grows
Only 3% of MSPs said every client tenant is Copilot-ready, despite AI governance becoming the fastest-growing request.
xReality Group posts record results as defence sales grow
Defence training demand helped lift annual revenue 43% to AUD $20 million, while xReality Group cut its net loss to AUD $0.1 million.
Google unveils Cloud Run instances for always-on AI agents
Persistent AI agents can now run for up to seven days on Google Cloud Run instances, with fixed endpoints and no autoscaling.
iManage links governed legal data to Gemini Enterprise
Law firms can now query governed case files and precedent in Gemini Enterprise without creating risky copies of sensitive records.
Nasuni acquires DryvIQ to boost file data governance
The deal gives enterprises one platform to classify and govern unstructured files before using them in AI systems, reducing compliance risk.
Levanta raises USD $22 million in Volition-led round
The cash will fund expansion to more marketplaces as the Seattle-based platform targets creator-led sales beyond Amazon, Walmart and Shopify.
Wialon launches hardware-free fleet data integration
Fleet operators can now tap factory-fitted vehicle data from more than 20 brands without aftermarket hardware, cutting costs and installation work.
Interprefy launches Media Hub for post-event content
Event organisers can now reuse recordings and captions for a year, as Interprefy's new hub aims to speed multilingual post-event distribution.
Glean launches Tau to cut enterprise AI token costs
Businesses could slash AI spending as Glean says its desktop workspace used 81% fewer tokens than Claude Cowork in tests.
Everpure raises outlook after record second-quarter revenue
Higher demand for AI and hyperscale products helped lift revenue 38% to USD $1.2 billion, prompting Everpure to raise full-year guidance.
CrowdStrike lifts outlook after record ARR quarter
Strong demand for its Falcon platform and AI security tools helped CrowdStrike lift full-year guidance after record quarterly ARR growth.
Grafana Labs tops 10,000 customers as AI demand rises
Rising AI deployments are helping drive broader platform use, with most customers now buying several Grafana products and costs falling.
Google Cloud unveils Gemini Enterprise for legal teams
Law firms and in-house legal teams gain a preview tool for contract review, research and redaction, with client data kept private.
Kimi.ai picks TiDB for AI app data at massive scale
The move could cut costs and delays for millions of AI-built apps by giving each one an isolated database in about a second.
Auxia launches Agent Studio for AI marketing workflows
Marketers could cut manual campaign work as Auxia links AI agents to existing tools, after surpassing 200 billion personalisation decisions.
OpenAI launches Admin plugin for ChatGPT Work & Codex
Workspace managers can now handle access, spending and user changes in ChatGPT Work and Codex without switching between separate admin tools.
Practifi launches Sentir AI CRM for wealth managers
Wealth advisers will get daily briefings and AI-led workflow support as Practifi splits its platform into two products, Sentir and Naya.
Zoom lifts forecast on stronger enterprise growth & AI
Stronger enterprise demand and AI products helped Zoom raise its full-year outlook after quarterly revenue rose 4.9% to USD $1.28 billion.
Avvoka launches Curate to turn deals into templates
Legal teams could save months of template work as Avvoka's Curate turns past deal documents into lawyer-approved drafting standards.
Morningstar & PitchBook join Google Cloud AI preview
Financial professionals will soon be able to query Morningstar and PitchBook data inside Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services.