Takeaway: We hosted a call yesterday previewing the upcoming Pivotal Software IPO. Please find the replay link below.

CALL REPLAY: CLICK HERE

 

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Key Topics Discussed on the Call:
  • Product Set Constantly Between Adoption and Saturation
  • Highly Competitive Market For Commercial PaaS & Stalked By Strong Freemium Models
  • Taking Price Invites Future Instability
  • Already Well Along the Penetration Curve of Large Customers
  • Acceleration of New Revenue Momentum Exiting F18
  • Bullish Recent PVTL Headcount Data
  • Backing Out BDS Revenue Shows PCF Success That Much More Impressive

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Topic Timestamps:
  • Introduction & Product/Use-Case Overview (1:00 – 10:52)
  • PCF Within the Stack & Timeline of PaaS Acceptance (10:52 – 13:00)
  • Long Term Limitations Overview (13:00 – 16:20)
  • TAM, Customers, & Penetration (16:20 – 21:42)
  • Revenue per Customer Analysis (21:42 – 23:30)
  • Limitations of PCF and PaaS (23:30 – 25:08)
  • Sustainability in Pricing Model (25:08 – 28:57)
  • Movement of Workloads: PCF and Public Cloud (28:57 – 31:55)
  • Revenue from New Customers and Partners (31:55 – 34:22)
  • Mixed Messaging around Labs and Next Leg of Revenue Momentum (34:22 – 41:20)
  • Implied New Revenue Based on Expansion vs. Specifically from PCF (41:20 – 45:23)
  • Bullish Headcount Data (45:23 – 50:10)
  • Conclusions (50:10 – 60:00)

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