This stage can only be called "internetization of software", but the way of providing services is online, which is regarded as the embryonic stage.
Around 2000, the popularity of domestic networks was still in a fairly early stage, and the network in the north, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hangzhou was just in its infancy. Now I vaguely remember dial-up internet access, and the speed of two ADSL devices reached 256K together. I felt very fast at that time. Obviously, it was still a "luxury" for enterprises to surf the Internet at that time. In this context, the process of software networking can be imagined. Without the basic environment for the growth and operation of ASP, ASP or SaaS at this stage can only wander in the "experiment", which is not recognized by enterprises, and at best is the self-satisfaction of software manufacturers.
2. From 2006 to 20 1 1, in 2008, cloud computing defined a three-tier framework of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS.
When the first wave of SaaS entrepreneurs were faced with "give up or persist", the emergence of cloud computing made them see hope, which was regarded as the initial stage of SaaS.
2008 was the year when cloud computing entered China, and it has been 1 1 year now. At that time, "cloud farms" and "cloud bases" were being built in various places. The establishment of Alibaba Cloud in 2009 also marked the gradual improvement of the basic environment for cloud operation in China. The popularity of 3G and mobile terminals also makes the cloud easy to obtain.
3.20 1 1 year to 20 19 years, capital is added.
With the rise of mobile Internet, SaaS has ushered in the second golden period of development. The capital market has begun to pay attention to the SaaS market, and Internet giants have also made efforts.
This period is a development period of SaaS market.
After 20 1 1 year, a large number of SaaS entrepreneurial projects appeared, and their appearance also promoted the development of Internet enterprises. Everyone who has experienced this stage knows that after 20 14, the influx of capital has made the whole industry extremely impetuous, many projects have been rushed to invest, and capital has followed suit seriously. 20 17, funds tend to be rational, and a large amount of funds change from follow-up to wait-and-see state. SaaS enterprise financing becomes difficult, and then entrepreneurs gradually return from focusing on valuation to focusing on value itself.
There are too many SaaS vendors and too many pseudo SaaS vendors in these three stages, which greatly promotes the development of the industry.
4. In 2020, COVID-19 epidemic.
In 2020, the sudden epidemic disrupted the rhythm of many SaaS companies.
The arrival of the epidemic has made most enterprises panic. But soon, driven by the epidemic, the digitalization of China presented a different picture. After the epidemic, we all started telecommuting mode.
From the moment Salesforce blew the horn of online software, they clearly played the banner of "no software". However, 20 years later, China enterprises have just entered the era of applying SaaS.
At that time, the pointer turned to 202 1, and we thought that the change had just begun in the year when digitalization began. We try to shorten the time to observe the changes of ToB industry from 20 14 to 202 17.