SaaS Showdown

How to answer the age old questions: How big should my IT Department be? How many techs do I need? What is the ratio of helpdesk technicians to employees I need to have? These questions have plagued IT Managers and above for decades and finding the answer is never simple. It takes a lot of experimentation and self awareness of your company to arrive at an optimal number. In this episode we discuss how to figure it out, and what to do next.

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SaaS Showdown is our latest show to help educate and entertain SMB IT Professionals and is all about Managing SaaS Applications. Managing SaaS can be challenging, but with the right tools, and the right methodology, it doesn’t have to be. SaaS Showdown teaches you how to manage SaaS at your organization while staying sane!

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Listen now for a Masterclass on SaaS Negotiations, how to know what to pay and when to pay, what to ask for, and how to get it. Our special guest this week is literally the guy who tells SaaS companies how much they should charge and which pricing models they should use, and he spills the tea on EVERYTHING. Don't miss this amazing episode on the 1 year anniversary of SaaS Showdown and hit play now!

Learn more about SaaS Showdown at⁠ https://saasshowdown.com/⁠

SaaS Showdown is our latest show to help educate and entertain SMB IT Professionals and is all about Managing SaaS Applications. Managing SaaS can be challenging, but with the right tools, and the right methodology, it doesn’t have to be. SaaS Showdown teaches you how to manage SaaS at your organization while staying sane!

Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel so you don’t miss out on all of our amazing business technology shows! The show is also available on all major podcasting platforms.

tabGeeks Resources

🦸‍♀️ Continue the conversation over in our Slack community! Click here to sign up: ⁠https://www.tabgeeks.com/slack⁠

🎙 Check out our other shows Google Workspace Recap, Heroes of IT, and WFX: Work from Anywhere on our Youtube Channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/tabGeeks  ⁠

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This episode is jam packed with SaaS Security knowledge and an amazing conversation with our special guest Chris Walker, a Security Doctor at Service Now. Join us as we take a trip down hacker movie memory lane, and fast forward to the latest in information security concepts such as Cloud Security Posture Management. This is another episode you do not want to miss, enjoy!

Learn more about SaaS Showdown at https://saasshowdown.com/

SaaS Showdown is our latest show to help educate and entertain SMB IT Professionals and is all about Managing SaaS Applications. Managing SaaS can be challenging, but with the right tools, and the right methodology, it doesn’t have to be. SaaS Showdown teaches you how to manage SaaS at your organization while staying sane!

Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel so you don’t miss out on all of our amazing business technology shows! The show is also available on all major podcasting platforms. If we are missing your favorite platform, fill out the contact form on our site to let us know and we will do our best to get it there!

tabGeeks Resources

🦸‍♀️ Continue the conversation over in our Slack community! Click here to sign up: https://www.tabgeeks.com/slack

🎙 Check out our other shows Google Workspace Recap, Heroes of IT, and WFX: Work from Anywhere on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/tabGeeks  

🧑‍💻🙋‍♂️ Need more help? Hire us to lend our expertise to your organization today by checking out our managed services offerings TABServices: https://www.tabgeeks.com/tabservices  

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When your SaaS provider has an incident and goes down, so does your business. What should you do when this occurs? First of all, take a deep breath. Next, implement the steps discussed in this episode. In this episode, Rose and Colin discuss how to know when a service is down, how to respond, and what to do after the fact, including requesting $$$ from your vendor as is often your contractual right.

Learn more about SaaS Showdown at https://saasshowdown.com/

SaaS Showdown is our latest show to help educate and entertain SMB IT Professionals and is all about Managing SaaS Applications. Managing SaaS can be challenging, but with the right tools, and the right methodology, it doesn’t have to be. SaaS Showdown teaches you how to manage SaaS at your organization while staying sane!

Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel so you don’t miss out on all of our amazing business technology shows! The show is also available on all major podcasting platforms. If we are missing your favorite platform, fill out the contact form on our site to let us know and we will do our best to get it there!

tabGeeks Resources

🦸‍♀️ Continue the conversation over in our Slack community! Click here to sign up: https://www.tabgeeks.com/slack

🎙 Check out our other shows Google Workspace Recap, Heroes of IT, and WFX: Work from Anywhere on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/tabGeeks  

🧑‍💻🙋‍♂️ Need more help? Hire us to lend our expertise to your organization today by checking out our managed services offerings TABServices: https://www.tabgeeks.com/tabservices  

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Layoffs 😢 Layoffs have affected so many of our friends and colleagues, as we watch the posts on LinkedIn, it is painful to see every round of layoffs happening in near real-time. Our hearts go out to all those who have been let go, and wish you every success at finding your next position. In this episode, we discuss the layoffs, what happens when thousands of people are let go at one time, and what this means for SaaS companies.

Google Parent Alphabet to Cut 12,000 Jobs Amid Wave of Tech Layoffs

Learn more about SaaS Showdown at https://saasshowdown.com/

SaaS Showdown is our latest show to help educate and entertain SMB IT Professionals and is all about Managing SaaS Applications. Managing SaaS can be challenging, but with the right tools, and the right methodology, it doesn’t have to be. SaaS Showdown teaches you how to manage SaaS at your organization while staying sane!

Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel so you don’t miss out on all of our amazing business technology shows! The show is also available on all major podcasting platforms. If we are missing your favorite platform, fill out the contact form on our site to let us know and we will do our best to get it there!

tabGeeks Resources

🦸‍♀️ Continue the conversation over in our Slack community! Click here to sign up: https://www.tabgeeks.com/slack

🎙 Check out our other shows Google Workspace Recap, Heroes of IT, and WFX: Work from Anywhere on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/tabGeeks  

🧑‍💻🙋‍♂️ Need more help? Hire us to lend our expertise to your organization today by checking out our managed services offerings TABServices: https://www.tabgeeks.com/tabservices  

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Welcome to 2023, we're back and better than ever! In this episode we recap some of the crazy things that happened in SaaS over the break and look toward the rest of our season. We have some amazing things planned including our new brand, editing style, guests, and more! Enjoy and as always, drop your questions and comments about all things SaaS in the comments.

Google Next has been announced

Lastpass Breach

FBI’s Vetted Info Sharing Network ‘InfraGard’ Hacked

Learn more about SaaS Showdown at https://saasshowdown.com/

SaaS Showdown is our latest show to help educate and entertain SMB IT Professionals and is all about Managing SaaS Applications. Managing SaaS can be challenging, but with the right tools, and the right methodology, it doesn’t have to be. SaaS Showdown teaches you how to manage SaaS at your organization while staying sane!

Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel so you don’t miss out on all of our amazing business technology shows! The show is also available on all major podcasting platforms. If we are missing your favorite platform, fill out the contact form on our site to let us know and we will do our best to get it there!

tabGeeks Resources

🦸‍♀️ Continue the conversation over in our Slack community! Click here to sign up: https://www.tabgeeks.com/slack

🎙 Check out our other shows Google Workspace Recap, Heroes of IT, and WFX: Work from Anywhere on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/tabGeeks  

🧑‍💻🙋‍♂️ Need more help? Hire us to lend our expertise to your organization today by checking out our managed services offerings TABServices: https://www.tabgeeks.com/tabservices  

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This is one of our best episodes yet! Learn all about securing your SaaS with special guest Bert Smith.  In today's world, there are tons of ways to "secure" yourself and your applications but which ones are actually effective? Not only that, but even if you lock down one system, that doesn't mean attackers cannot get into a different system and social engineer their way into more systems. Join Rose and Collin in a great discussion with Bert to learn how to Secure your SaaS applications and what are today's best practices. Enjoy!  PS: Stay tuned at the end for an outtake!

Learn more about SaaS Showdown at https://saasshowdown.com/

SaaS Showdown is our latest show to help educate and entertain SMB IT Professionals and is all about Managing SaaS Applications. Managing SaaS can be challenging, but with the right tools, and the right methodology, it doesn’t have to be. SaaS Showdown teaches you how to manage SaaS at your organization while staying sane!

Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel so you don’t miss out on all of our amazing business technology shows! The show is also available on all major podcasting platforms. If we are missing your favorite platform, fill out the contact form on our site to let us know and we will do our best to get it there!

tabGeeks Resources

🦸‍♀️ Continue the conversation over in our Slack community! Click here to sign up: https://www.tabgeeks.com/slack

🎙 Check out our other shows Google Workspace Recap, Heroes of IT, and WFX: Work from Anywhere on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/tabGeeks  

🧑‍💻🙋‍♂️ Need more help? Hire us to lend our expertise to your organization today by checking out our managed services offerings TABServices: https://www.tabgeeks.com/tabservices  

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This is one of our best episodes yet! Learn all about securing your SaaS with special guest Bert Smith.  In today's world, there are tons of ways to "secure" yourself and your applications but which ones are actually effective? Not only that, but even if you lock down one system, that doesn't mean attackers cannot get into a different system and social engineer their way into more systems. Join Rose and Collin in a great discussion with Bert to learn how to Secure your SaaS applications and what are today's best practices. Enjoy!  PS: Stay tuned at the end for an outtake!

Learn more about SaaS Showdown at https://saasshowdown.com/

SaaS Showdown is our latest show to help educate and entertain SMB IT Professionals and is all about Managing SaaS Applications. Managing SaaS can be challenging, but with the right tools, and the right methodology, it doesn’t have to be. SaaS Showdown teaches you how to manage SaaS at your organization while staying sane!

Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel so you don’t miss out on all of our amazing business technology shows! The show is also available on all major podcasting platforms. If we are missing your favorite platform, fill out the contact form on our site to let us know and we will do our best to get it there!

tabGeeks Resources

🦸‍♀️ Continue the conversation over in our Slack community! Click here to sign up: https://www.tabgeeks.com/slack

🎙 Check out our other shows Google Workspace Recap, Heroes of IT, and WFX: Work from Anywhere on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/tabGeeks  

🧑‍💻🙋‍♂️ Need more help? Hire us to lend our expertise to your organization today by checking out our managed services offerings TABServices: https://www.tabgeeks.com/tabservices  

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The Fall Conference season roared through September and October, and as it does every year, left numerous updates in its wake. From Google Workspace to Slack, everyone seems to have their own take on a Workspace, and all use the name Workspace! In this episode we also revisit the Single Pane of Glass approach which is more popular than ever. Enjoy!

Learn more about SaaS Showdown at https://saasshowdown.com/

SaaS Showdown is our latest show to help educate and entertain SMB IT Professionals and is all about Managing SaaS Applications. Managing SaaS can be challenging, but with the right tools, and the right methodology, it doesn’t have to be. SaaS Showdown teaches you how to manage SaaS at your organization while staying sane!

Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel so you don’t miss out on all of our amazing business technology shows! The show is also available on all major podcasting platforms. If we are missing your favorite platform, fill out the contact form on our site to let us know and we will do our best to get it there!

tabGeeks Resources

🦸‍♀️ Continue the conversation over in our Slack community! Click here to sign up: https://www.tabgeeks.com/slack

🎙 Check out our other shows Google Workspace Recap, Heroes of IT, and WFX: Work from Anywhere on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/tabGeeks  

🧑‍💻🙋‍♂️ Need more help? Hire us to lend our expertise to your organization today by checking out our managed services offerings TABServices: https://www.tabgeeks.com/tabservices  

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Many companies say they are green but are they actually? Have you ever stopped to think about the tools that you are using and whether they are as concerned about the environment as you are? Perhaps it's time to have a rating system for SaaS Companies so that you can easily understand the true environmental impact of your company. What do you think? Leave your comments below!  

Welcome to Dominik Kuggelmann from 22D Consulting to discuss using sustainable SaaS. What is Sustainable SaaS you ask? Watch the video to find out!  

22D Procurement Requirements - http://22d.link/sustainability

Learn more about SaaS Showdown at https://saasshowdown.com/

SaaS Showdown is our latest show to help educate and entertain SMB IT Professionals and is all about Managing SaaS Applications. Managing SaaS can be challenging, but with the right tools, and the right methodology, it doesn’t have to be. SaaS Showdown teaches you how to manage SaaS at your organization while staying sane!

Be sure to subscribe to our Youtube Channel so you don’t miss out on all of our amazing business technology shows! The show is also available on all major podcasting platforms. If we are missing your favorite platform, fill out the contact form on our site to let us know and we will do our best to get it there!

tabGeeks Resources

🦸‍♀️ Continue the conversation over in our Slack community! Click here to sign up: https://www.tabgeeks.com/slack

🎙 Check out our other shows Google Workspace Recap, Heroes of IT, and WFX: Work from Anywhere on our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/tabGeeks  

🧑‍💻🙋‍♂️ Need more help? Hire us to lend our expertise to your organization today by checking out our managed services offerings TABServices: https://www.tabgeeks.com/tabservices  

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