22 percent more from the cloud
Companies are increasingly obtaining their software applications from the cloud. This is also confirmed by the latest results of Techconsult's ICT benchmark.
Software from the cloud enables maximum flexibility thanks to its simple scalability. Last year, software as a service accounted for 18% of total software expenditure by companies. This means that four billion euros were invested in software as a service in 2016. Almost half of this was spent on solutions for collaboration and communication. 20 percent is spent on CRM software.
In the coming year, the amount spent on applications from the cloud is expected to increase by 25%. The proportion of total software investments made in the cloud is therefore likely to increase to 22% this year and rise by a further five percentage points in 2018. In absolute terms, the market for software as a service will almost double within the period under review from 2015 to 2018.
According to the studies conducted, the location of the data center in Germany plays a major role for companies when it comes to deciding on cloud computing. Companies are becoming increasingly confident in both data security and data protection compliance.
The possibility of mobile access and low administration costs are further decisive criteria that are rapidly increasing the use of cloud solutions.
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