Explore how FICO transitioned to a SaaS model with the FICO Analytic Cloud in this 45-minute conference talk. Learn about FICO's journey to expand its business and diversify into new markets, particularly the middle market, by leveraging Red Hat's portfolio of products. Discover the benefits of choosing open-source solutions and cloud technologies, including democratizing analytics, extending offerings to different industries, and bringing analytics to the masses. Gain insights into the development process, from the initial versions to the implementation of OpenShift, and understand the automation tools used such as Puppet, Foreman, and CloudForms. Examine the reasons behind FICO's technology choices and the resulting $10M incremental revenue in the first year. This talk covers topics including application development, PaaS, IaaS, cost savings, scalability, middleware, virtualization, storage, Linux platforms, and cloud computing.