SaaS & social networking with Drupal

1. SaaS & Social Networks
Drupal as Platform
Saad H. AlQahtani
Managing Partner, SharedTech Est.
Co-Founder

2. Who is he ?!

Saad H. AlQahtani

ArabTech TV

SharedTech Est.

New Media

KSB Capital Group

King Saud University

Media Center MOL & HRDF
2006 - 2013

3. Main Topics
 Introduction
to SaaS
 Why
SaaS ?
 The
Social Networking aspect !!!
 SharedTech
Experience

4. Introduction to SaaS
A software delivery
model[3] in which
software and
associated data are
centrally hosted on
the cloud.
Software as a
Service AKA ondemand software
supplied by ISVs
or "ApplicationService-Providers"
(ASPs).
SaaS is typically
accessed by users
using a thin client via
a web browser.
SaaS
SaaS has become a
common delivery
model for many
business
applications
• Office
• Google Services
• Management Software
• Accounting Software

5. Let’s make
Money

7. Startups best friend
Little money
More
buyers
More income
via ads
Data
Less cost
Easy
consumers
feedback
Fastest way
to
production

8. Again SBF
Less costly
• More money in the bank
Stable service • Easy access to data
Secure
systems
Easy changes
somehow!!
• Updates

11. The Social Networking aspect !!!
Engagement
Consumer
behavior
More traffic
No place
like
127.0.0.1
Word of
mouth

12. T H E
F O U N D E R S
SharedTech Est. Since 2011
@saadtech
@adebas
@huslabs

13. SharedTech Est. Since 2011
6
months
3 major
products
2 major
SaaS
Products
The new
Business
model

14. STRIX

15. HUDHUD

16. FORM BUILDER

17. soqAqar.com

18. mthmn.com

19. abunawaf.com

23. Join Me…
@saadtech
fb.com/saadtech
+SaadAlQahtani_tech
sa.linkedin.com/in/saadtech
saadtech.net
Youtube.com/arabtechtv