Open Response: What SaaS tool could you/your organization truly not live without?

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Director of Information Security in Energy and Utilities4 years ago

O365/Gsuite. Both of those are pretty much key to unlocking majority of business operations/functionality. Though identity management solution will be close near by as a top 5 as well.

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Sr. Project Manager in Telecommunication4 years ago

O365

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Fractional CIO in Services (non-Government)4 years ago

Office 365

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no title4 years ago

I'm changing my tune on this. I recently subscribed to aha! and it's fast becoming critical to me. I can live without email and word, but the ability to model at an enterprise architecture level is key.

Director of Technology in Government4 years ago

O365

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Group Chief Information Security & Data Protection Officer in Construction4 years ago

O365

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