SaaS Solutions Lead the Pack in Cloud Implementations

Posted by Margaret Dawson on October 7, 2010

In a recent survey we conducted, we asked enterprises if they were deploying cloud-based solutions, and if so, which type. One-third of the companies involved in the survey are already deploying cloud-based solutions. with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) ranking among 70% of respondents as the number one cloud platform implemented or planned for implementation.

That’s not surprising since SaaS-based applications are one of the easiest places to get started with cloud, and solutions like Salesforce.com and NetSuite have entered the mainstream for CRM and ERP applications respectively. SaaS was followed by Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Integration-as-a-Service (also IaaS) offerings.

36% of those surveyed have implemented at least one cloud solution, while 20% of those have two or more cloud-based products deployed. An additional 25% said they are considering moving some or all business processes to the cloud, illustrating that more than half of the survey respondents see the value of the cloud.