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What is subscription and billing management?

Subscription and billing management is the method of handling of a subscription’s entire lifecycle for a customer and charging them throughout the agreement.

What is a subscription marketplace?

A subscription marketplace builds on the traditional online marketplace by allowing a vendor to sell subscriptions to their physical or digital products.

What is Recurring Billing?

Recurring billing is a payment method that allows businesses to charge customers for products and services during a predefined time.

What is XaaS and SaaS catalog management?

XaaS and SaaS catalog management helps vendors organize and maintain product listings available to buyers.

What are XaaS and SaaS bundles?

XaaS and SaaS bundles are a simple and effective way to combine any number of physical and / or digital products into one offering.

What is usage-based billing?

Usage-based billing is the process of calculating and collecting payment based on the amount of consumption or use of a product or solution.

What is Reseller Management?

Reseller management is the concept of managing the relationship and organizing all the technology tools, business processes, and sales enablement assets and training with indirect sellers.

What are hyperscaler marketplaces?

Hyperscaler marketplaces allow businesses to build and create their cloud infrastructure (servers, networks, compute, A.I., storage, etc.) and develop and sell their client facing solutions and services by using the hyperscaler marketplace’s ‘off-the-shelf’ options.

What is Managed Service Provider Software?

Managed service provider (MSP) software is a software solution that helps MSP employees perform their function with greater ease and speed.

What is XaaS?

XaaS stands for anything as a service or everything as a service. An as-a-service solution can be any product, tool, or technology, delivered digitally or provided to a customer in a hardware or software solution bundle.

What is a Telco billing solution?

A Telco billing solution, or Telco billing platform, is software that contains the processes, data, and contractual policies telecom companies need to calculate a customer invoice.

What is a Digital Service Provider (DSP)?

Digital service providers (DSPs) are companies that provide online services to their clients. These services may include cloud services, hosting, software development and more.

What is distributor software?

Distribution software helps companies to manage internal and external resources efficiently. This includes order processing and inventory control to accounting, purchasing and customer service, supply chain management, sales, customer relationship management, and finance management.

What is IT as a service?

IT as a service, or ITaaS, is a cloud-based technology service that allows businesses to access high-quality software and hardware without having to purchase, maintain, or upgrade it.

What is Platform as a service (PaaS)?

Platform as a service (PaaS) is a cloud computing service model that delivers an entire platform to an end user. The platform is most often used for application development. PaaS offers a ready-made system that makes it easier for developers to build software and apps.

What is enterprise commerce?

Enterprise commerce is a term used to describe the business of buying and selling goods and services to large companies.

What is the CloudBlue SaaS platform?

CloudBlue is a complete managed marketplace platform for the everything-as-a-service world. Specifically, CloudBlue is a SaaS company specialized in automating connections between each step of the IT supply chain.

What is a cloud marketplace?

A cloud marketplace is a platform that allows users to browse, discover, and purchase cloud computing services and products. It is essentially an online store for cloud services, similar to how an online marketplace like Amazon allows users to browse, discover, and purchase physical products.

What is SaaS?

SaaS stands for “Software as a Service.” It is a software delivery model in which a software application is hosted by a third-party provider and made available to customers over the internet, as a service charged for on a subscription basis. Customers can access the software anywhere, without the need to install or maintain it on their own computers or servers.

What is Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)?

IaaS stands for Infrastructure as a Service. It is a type of cloud computing that provides virtualized computing resources over the internet.

What is Enterprise Integration Platform as a Service (EiPaaS)?

EiPaaS stands for “Enterprise Integration Platform as a Service.” EiPaaS allows businesses to connect their disparate applications, systems, and data sources into a unified system, reducing manual data entry, streamlining workflows, and eliminating data duplication.

What is a SaaS go-to-market (GTM) strategy?

A SaaS (Software as a Service) go-to-market (GTM) strategy is a plan for attracting and reaching a target audience. It outlines the tactics and channels that a company will use to reach potential customers and drive revenue.

What is an ecosystem orchestration platform?

An ecosystem orchestration platform (EOP) is a digital platform that makes ecosystems easier to create and manage.

What is the Internet of Things?

The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to objects that have sensors, software, and network connectivity, and can exchange data over the internet.