Says SaaS Revenue Within the Enterprise Application Software Market to Total $9.2 Billion in 2010. Egham, UK, December 14, 2010 View All Press Releases Worldwide software as a service (SaaS) revenue within the enterprise application software market is forecast to reach $9.2 billion in 2010, up 15.7 percent from 2009 revenue of $7.9 billion, according to Gartner, Inc.
The market is projected for stronger growth in 2011 with worldwide SaaS revenue totaling $10.7 billion, a 16.2 percent increase from 2010 revenue. Gartner defines SaaS as software that is owned, delivered and managed remotely by one or more providers. The provider delivers an application based on a single set of common code and data definitions, which is consumed in a one-to-many model by all contracted customers anytime on a pay-for-use basis, or as a subscription based on use metrics. Additional shifts in SaaS have included the following:
Roundup of Cloud Computing Forecasts and Market Estimates, 2011. During the last four months of 2010 the pace of published forecasts on cloud computing, IaaS, PaaS and SaaS forecasts quickened, yielding an eclectic and at times conflicting view of this emerging market.
From the daily Google Alerts, RSS feeds, e-mail subscriptions and offers to buy research reports on cloud computing received, the pace is being matched by the variety of research being completed. I did a quick review of the term “cloud computing” on Google Insights for Search, which produced the following graphic. Google Insights for Search is an excellent analytical tool, as it will render a forecast based on previous results and show geographic concentrations.
Please click on the image to expand it for easier viewing. Cloud Computing Was Gartner’s Most Popular Inquiry Topic Last Year. Merrill Lynch Estimates "Cloud Computing" To Be $100 Billion Market. Marcus Klems' Blog What do the following companies all have in common: Amazon, Microsoft, Google, EMC, VMware, IBM, Sun, Dell, Akamai, SalesForce.com, NetSuite, and Activision.
Answer: Cloud Computing. Merrill Lynch analysts reckon that by 2011 the volume of cloud computing market opportunity will amount to $160BN, including $95N in business and productivity apps (e-mail, office, CRM, etc.) and $65BN in online advertising. Merrill Lynch recently issued a research note: “The Cloud Wars: $100+ billion at stake” (07 May 2008). (competitors) Switched back to Dropbox in a couple of days... Hello all, I just wanted to say some kind of "sorry" to the dropboxers. :D As well as say a few notes about Dropbox and its competitors as I see them today. I didn't mean to betray you guys (lol), but the other day I saw some advertising of new features and updates on SugarSync, so I thought I'd go back to SugarSync which I used to use before discovering Dropbox.
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