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Software as a service (SaaS) Global Market Report 2021: Focus on Customer Relationship Management; Enterprise Resource Planning; Human Resource; Manufacturing and Operations; Supply Chain Management - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Software as a service (SaaS) Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Major players in the software as a service (saas) market are Salesforce, ServiceNow, Microsoft, Google and Cisco.

The global software as a service (saas) market is expected to grow from $225.6 billion in 2020 to $272.49 billion in 2021 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.8%. The market is expected to reach $436.9 billion in 2025 at a CAGR of 12.5%.

The Software as a Service (SaaS) market consists of sales of cloud based software services. SaaS is a software solution which can be purchased on a subscription or pay per use basis to use an application for organizational purposes and customers can access this application over internet, mainly through a web browser. All the applications data and software are located in the services provider's data center. SaaS allows an organization to run an application at minimal upfront cost and speeds up overall functionality of the organization.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) break the split of regulations for the security of personal data in the European Union. It makes provisions to protect personal data and privacy of EU citizens for transactions that happen within EU member states. It also regulates the export of personal data outside the EU.

There could be data-subjects that patronize the subscriber that are located in the EU, even if a single SaaS subscriber is based in a non-EU location and the SaaS application is based in a non-EU location. This may cause the subscriber to follow the GDPR regulations. For instance, Intercom, a US-based SaaS provider is shortening its time of storing data on visitors to customers' sites by deleting the visitor data if a visitor has not been seen for nine months to comply with the GDPR.

The threats on data security include industrial espionage and hacking which resulted in multiple breaches of data security involving public cloud environments. These breaches are mainly because of the negligence the cloud service providers. In addition, many companies lack trust in data security when outsourcing from a third party vendor. As vendor has access to organization's data, companies fear the misuse of data which might affect organization's reputation.

Rapid changes in business dynamics in the market are expected to benefit the software as a service (SaaS) market in the forecast period as cloud-based solutions support business operations in changing conditions. Dynamic market conditions include economic uncertainty, competitive rivalry and the increasing adoption of mobile, changing regulations, internet usage and applications.

These conditions along with the increasing number of infrastructures and established networks have forced organizations to pursue scalable and flexible solutions such as SaaS and other cloud enabled services to run and supervise their operations in a cost-effective and efficient way. These factors have also compelled companies to outsource applications and prefer cloud computing services like SaaS to reduce their cost burden on infrastructure. Companies that seek services from a third party vendor are more likely to get better performance, compliance and customer satisfaction at a low cost.

For example, Sony Communications aims at delivering innovative products and better experience to its customers using automation and Infosys SaaS solutions. Infosys helped Sony to attain customer loyalty and win competition by providing robust IT solution and design thinking at a low cost which helped Sony to have a competitive edge in the market.

The introduction of artificial intelligence is gaining popularity in the SaaS market. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an area of computer science which focus on the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines. AI in SaaS helps companies to upgrade themselves from time to time with the latest data, create better user experience through predictive analytics, automate the areas where manual functions were required previously and personalize user interface features. For example, Oracle, a big player in SaaS market uses AI and machine learning to overtake salesforce in SaaS. This indicates that AI and machine learning would be differentiating factors for the growth of SaaS market.

Increasing threats on data security especially on cloud platforms are expected to limit the growth of companies in the software as a service market during the forecast period.

Scope

Markets Covered:

  • By Application: Customer Relationship Management (CRM); Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP); Human Resource Management (HRM); Manufacturing and Operations; Supply Chain Management (SCM)
  • By Deployment Model: Public Cloud; Private Cloud; Hybrid Cloud
  • By Enterprise Size: Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs); Large Enterprises
  • By End User: Manufacturing; Retail; Education; Healthcare; IT & Telecom; BFSI; Others

Companies Mentioned: Salesforce; ServiceNow; Microsoft; Google; Cisco

Countries: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA

Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.

Data Segmentations: country and regional historic and forecast data, market share of competitors, market segments.

Companies Mentioned

  • Salesforce
  • ServiceNow
  • Microsoft
  • Google
  • Cisco
  • Slack
  • Adobe
  • Oracle
  • Amazon AWS
  • DocuSign
  • Zendesk
  • Dropbox
  • ADP
  • Atlassian Confluence
  • Shopify
  • Workday
  • Hubspot
  • SAP
  • IBM
  • Box
  • Concur
  • JIRA
  • GitHub
  • GoToMeeting
  • Twilio
  • CoupaSoftware
  • Xero
  • Zuora

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