You might remember us telling you about Microsoft acquiring FSLogix last year. FSLogix is a dynamic next-generation app-provisioning platform which requires lesser resources, lesser time and labor for the provision of desktop and apps virtualization experience. This provides faster load times for users of accessing Outlook or OneDrive who don’t use these apps very frequently. With the new Windows Virtual Desktop public preview, FSLogix will be supporting both client and server RDS deployments. In this way, teams at FSLogix will be providing all the help needed for on-premises users to migrate to a bigger and better Windows Virtual Desktop for a better hybrid experience.

Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) extension options for Partners

Partners have a lot of options to extend Windows Virtual desktop. For example Citrix can utilize their Citrix Cloud services to extend the Windows Virtual Desktop capabilities. Samsung partnership with Microsoft will lead to a Windows Virtual Desktop that can utilize all Windows 10 and Office 365 ProPlus experience through Samsung DeX. Many SaaS providers can extend Windows Virtual Desktop capabilities and offer specific solutions in Azure marketplace for targeted customers. Specifically as we mentioned above, Microsoft Cloud Service Providers can deliver end-to-end automated desktop as a service (DaaS) to end customers with Azure subscription. Cloud Service Providers can also unlock the potential of value-added services related to DaaS and offer to their clients and make more revenue out of it in their cloud business.

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Cloud Service Providers prefer to expand their value added services and portray them to the clients in an effective manner. Smart resellers take the opportunities before they are actually launched in the market and take over as much customers as possible.

MachPanel is the best Management and Orchestration Solutions Platform out there which enables Cloud Service Providers to provide best-in-line services to automate their cloud business and provide them top-notch customer support. It also makes resellers adjust their margins and gain maximum profits for their hosted services. Resellers and Cloud Service Providers opt for best services to gain maximum revenue out of their SaaS business and for greater profits and which lead to better growth of their cloud services. Smart resellers opt for the best Management and Orchestration Solutions Platform available in market for a successful growth of their cloud business.

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MachPanel offers a diverse tool for Directory Synchronization which consolidates one Active Directory with another. All the cloud user accounts settings are updated within the SaaS business space. This tools also offers AI based  mapping of users(hosted and on-premises) on the basis of  known attributes like user principal name, display name etc. and also provides same Sign-On benefits. With MachPanel, you can easily sync newly created local or on-premise active directory users with hosted active directory. This not only reduces time and efforts but also keeps ADsync every time you access it.

MachPanel has made synchronization of your AD users between multiple platforms fairly easy and provides industry’s best Azure Active Directory benefits. With MachPanel you can experience working with best Automation tool for Directory Sync for your SaaS business.

Let’s have a look at what MachPanel ADsync module has to offer for your business:

Features

Single Sign-On

With MachPanel ADSync, you can experience the feature on same Sign-On across multiple platforms like SharePoint, Exchange, CRM, Hyper-V, Skype for business in your SaaS business.

Multiple Profiles

With multiple profiles, you can get Synchronizations amongst multiple Hosted cloud environments.

On-premise and Hosted Sync

You can get on-premise Active Directory with Hosted Active Directory Users.

Best Support

MachPanel provides you with best after sales support. Along with this, there is a comprehensive configuration guide and installation guide presented in MachPanel’s knowledge base.

Cloud Hosted to Hosted Synchronizations

MachPanel provides best Cloud hosted to cloud hosted active directory synchronization

Multiple OU Sync

You can easily get Multiple OU synchronization ability amongst two active directories.

Scheduled Sync

You can schedule active directory synchronizations based on your organizations demand an as you desire.

Reporting per Organization

You can get usage details of ADsync in the form of detailed Reports for each organization. MachPanel provides you to achieve a competitive edge in the market.

MachPanel Tool for Directory Synchronization

MachPanel ADsync Tool deserves special attention for CSPs and entrepreneurs of SaaS business. It keeps all cloud users updated with one-way synchronization. In addition to that, all active directory admins can automatically keep the newly created on-premises AD synced with hosted AD.

With MachPanel automation module for ADsync, automation and synchronization are made easy. Get this module for your business so that you never have to worry about any Directory Synchronization again.

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d testing and many more, since past many years. Not only processes are automated business solutions are also automated. Cloud automation has evolved and now a more sophisticated form of applying automation into business processes is “automated billing”. If you own a SaaS business, you must be very well aware of how billing can have an effect on the progress of SaaS business.  A SaaS – friendly billing system makes subscriptions easier to handle. Cloud services are cheaper and also scalable. Hence it suits cloud providers and their requirements

Making revenue out of services is crucial for cloud providers. Automated billing can help the company save time of a good many hours that is generally spent, rather wasted, on manual billing. Furthermore, many other options like offering discounts, collecting business insights, error handling, reporting etc. are performed with just few clicks. Let’s have a look at these features and a few more in the following text.

Faster Time to Market

A ready-to-go system saves much time which you can utilize in going to market faster and starting the profits and revenue flowing in.

Improved Security

SaaS business subscriptions based billing systems take security to a next level and consider it the top notch requirement for the system.

Flexible Billing Options

SaaS friendly automated billing systems are optimized to meet the billing requirements of a variety of customers. Flexible billing cycle’s optimized combinations make it easier to charge customers as per their ease.

Offering Discounts

Automated billing modules come in handy when your business is offering discounts. In such a system, it is easy to set up offers and process them.

Collecting Business Insights

A billing system that is recurring have much more capabilities that manual billing cannot accomplish quickly. These include reports regarding revenue by plan, revenue by cycle, credit card decline rates, customer lifetime value, cohort analysis, monthly recurring revenue (MRR).

Error Handling

The best thing about automation is that the financial operations are free from human error. This is particularly important in subscription based businesses like a SaaS business. Customers can be informed automatically through the system in case of any fails in subscriptions.

Reduced Startup Costs

For new business in market, keeping a decent automated billing system in place reduces the additional costs required to setup the company.

PCI Compliance

Generally using an automated billing system means that it adheres to Level 1 PCI requirements. Even small companies who have started their SaaS business can comply with these requirements which are otherwise very difficult to achieve.

A Structured Approach

This approach also offers a structure towards the financial operations like by taking a more robust approach. These offerings include billing cycle intervals, optional items, subscription plans, metered or tiered billing, free trials auto-renew subscriptions.

Keeping Track of Transactions

It is important to keep track of customers’ transactions in the past. This can be fruitful once you offer them support at any issue. With an automated billing system at hand, you can simply review

MachPanel and Automated Billing

MachPanel is the industry’s trusted Multi-Cloud Operations Management and Orchestration Solutions Platform. Out of many automation modules that MachPanel offers, there is one that save you time and much effort which is automated billing. With recurring subscriptions and the feature of comprehensive reporting, the automation control panel makes management of business oriented work quite easy as compared to conventional methods. Providers get the benefit of focusing on the core tasks rather than indulging themselves into the tedious tasks related to billing and reporting.

Now you know about automated billing, it is high time that you grab the opportunity of implementing this basic requirement within your cloud business and avail many other features of MachPanel.

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1. Make Choice of a Large Market:

In SaaS business, volume is the king. Make sure your market is big enough for better profit margins

1. Make your Growth Organic:

Organic is the trendy thing. Sales and the sales process is very important to focus, once the business is running.

1. Make a Hub on the Web:

Remember, it’s all about publishing on the web and creating links to your product to gain popularity amongst potential customers.

1. Create a Story:

Traffic and leads are necessary for success. And there’s nothing better than creating a compelling story that lands the customers over your system.

1. Build Business into Product:

Research every step of purchase cycle and facilitate the customers with purchasing, services and supporting through automation.

1. Think Out-Of-The-Box:

Creativity is the key. No one ever succeeds in a running business without innovation and creativity.

1. Monetize:

A customized product is the best fit for customers. Make sure you start with unique requirements from different customers and create customized end-product for each

1. Reach to the Cloud:

Not only it’s going to give you good revenue, it is also going to bring more traffic. Make sure your Software-as-a-Service is Cloud friendly.

1. Engage your Community:

Make bloggers your supporters. Emphasize on reducing costs by engaging people.

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The real SaaS Orchestration Platform:

MachPanel is a true SaaS delivery platform which offers complete automation and lifecycle management. With Hybrid Marketplace, SaaS and IaaS, migration tools, easy billing and reporting, MachPanel is a user friendly Cloud Hosting Control Panel where processes are made easy with few clicks of a button. With industry’s best practices being followed at its end, MachPanel is a true SaaS leader in the software-as-a-Service business.

Making use of MachPanel Cloud Enabled Web Hosting Automation Solution shall make your SaaS business a success.

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