In this episode of SaaS Scaled, we’re joined by Fred Koopmans. He’s the Chief Product Officer at BigPanda, a service that helps businesses keep their digital services up and running around the clock.

We chat about what Fred does, the problems BigPanda solves, how he has seen the software industry change over time, and how SaaS has changed from an internal viewpoint. We discuss how companies could take an on-premise software solution and make it a cloud SaaS product, and how to do that successfully while minimizing risk. We also talk about the different challenges big and small companies may face here.

We also talk about companies reinventing themselves, the risks involved in this, and the pros and cons of getting acquired instead. Fred also tells us about the upcoming annual event at BigPanda to bring IT operations people together.