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Enterprise forecast: Mostly cloudy

Defining best practice in the deployment of Software-as-a-Service solutions in the modern enterprise.

30 April 2019

Gartner’s most recent public cloud forecast predicts that the market will grow by 17.3% in 2019, with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) maintaining its hold over the largest segment of the cloud market, with a 17.8% revenue growth at $85.1 billion. The research firm found that most organisations were steadily moving their content environments to SaaS, developing ‘purpose-built, cloud-based content solutions and solution services applications’. ResearchAndMarkets’ SaaS market outlook report is on a par with Gartner, albeit with a slightly stronger growth outlook of 21.2%. Both organisations recognise the myriad benefits that SaaS offers to enterprise ability and agility.

SaaS isn’t just about turning IT into an operational expense and reducing the cost of technology deployment. It’s about providing the business with the responsiveness it requires to remain competitive and resilient. It has the potential to increase flexibility, reduce IT spend, improve risk and recovery, boost productivity, and enhance collaboration. However, SaaS is not the elixir that will cure all ailments. It introduces its own specific set of challenges around integration, security, data management compliance, connectivity and implementation. Successful SaaS deployment requires that the organisation shift existing infrastructure and processes methodically, easing the transition to allow for people, customer and process to adapt.

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