CRM Software Global Market Report 2023 – By Size of Enterprise (Small & Mid Sized Enterprises, Large Enterprises), By Deployment (Cloud CRM, OnPremise CRM), By Application Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, Customer Service, Social Networking, Supply chain, Distribution, Other Applications) – Market Size, Trends, And Global Forecast 2023-2032

ERP is a software that organizations use to manage day-to-day business operations such as procurement, accounting, project management, risk management & compliance, and supply chain activities. The main function types of ERP software are finance, HR, Supply Chain and Others. The ERP finance module is the software component of an enterprise resource planning system that handles the primary accounting and financial management functions. The software is deployed as on premise ERP and cloud ERP that are used by manufacturing and services, BFSI, healthcare, retail, government utilities, aerospace and defense, telecom, and other industry verticals. The global ERP software market is segmented – 1) By Function: Finance, HR, Supply Chain, Other Functions 2) By Deployment: On Premise ERP, Cloud ERP 3) By Vertical: Manufacturing and Services, BFSI, Healthcare, Retail, Government Utilities, Aerospace & Defense, Telecom, Other Verticals The global ERP software market size will grow from $167.33 billion in 2022 to $187.88 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.3%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The market size of global ERP software is expected to grow to $294.34 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 11.9%. Increased need for bringing efficiency and transparency in the business operations is expected to benefit the enterprise resource planning software market in the forecast period as ERP enables the integration of high volume of data among several departments and manages the flow of information and communication throughout the organization. In addition, the use of cloud-based technologies for storing and accessing real time data, analytical reporting for business decisions and the need to meet the industry standards processes which are already implanted in the software are also enhancing the growth of the market. For example, Annabelle Candy implemented the Syspro ERP, an ERP software provided by Syspro for manufacturing and distribution industries enabled them to expand their marketing practices to more locations and track their progress with ease. Major players in the ERP software market are SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, Epicor, Infor, Sage Intacct, NetSuite, IFS, Syspro, Brightpearl, FinancialForce, Dolibarr, Awery Aviation, WP, Kechie, Stafiz, BatchMaster, Intuit Inc., FIS Global, Finserv, Cerner Corporation, SS&C Technology, Constellation Software Inc., Odoo, Lawson, Consona Corp., Activant, QAD, Kronos and IBM. Increasing number of cyber-attacks are expected to limit the growth of companies in the ERP software market during the forecast period. These attacks on ERP applications including compromise and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks damage the operations of businesses. According to Onapsis, which is an ERP cyber security and compliance firm, ERP applications such as SAP and Oracle have a combined total of over 9000 security vulnerabilities. One of the latest trends in the ERP software market is the integration of block chain technology with ERP. Block chain is a chronological series of data managed by multiple computers owned by multiple entities, and each block of data is secured by a cryptographic code. ERP vendors need to keep their software updated in order to maximize the value addition provided to their clients. Integration of ERP with block chain will create a secured platform for collaboration, through which systems of records can be freely shared to trusted parties. For example, SAP, a software company, is exploring ways in which it can implement block chain efficiently to its existing ERP. It is trying to integrate block chain to ERP to improve 3D printing and digital manufacturing. The strict guidelines taken by the UK and French governments on Internet of Things (IoT) device manufacturers break the split of regulations for ERP software market. The adoption of advanced technologies such as IoT and machine learning in almost all the applications including ERP resulted in a lot of fraud practices and the need to prevent such practices through stringent regulations. Some examples of regulations are the stringent guidelines implemented by the French government and the UK government which have to be followed by IoT device manufacturers. These strict regulations hinder the growth of the market and prevent other companies to enter the ERP software market. For instance, leading ERP software vendors such as SAP and Oracle have been looking at ways to integrate the latest technologies including IoT and machine learning, but the strict policies constraining the development of their products are restricting the growth of the market. Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the ERP software market in 2022. North America was the second largest region of the global ERP software market share. The regions covered in the global ERP software market are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, and Africa. The countries covered in the ERP software market are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK and USA. The ERP software market includes revenues earned by entities by developing and distributing software that helps to connect the various departments in a business for the smooth flow of communication and information by providing a central database. This central database is a shared database that gathers, stores, analyzes and interprets data, allows any department to retrieve required information at any time, and easily supports multiple departments. Values in this market are factory gate values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The ERP software market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides ERP software market statistics, including ERP software industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with an ERP software market share, detailed ERP software market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the ERP software industry. This ERP software market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.

A software product is a software system that is eligible for being delivered to its customer with documentation that explains how to install and use the system. The main types of software products are operating systems and productivity software publishing, database, storage and backup software publishing, business analytics and enterprise software, video game software, and design, editing & rendering software. Business analytics and enterprise software tools are types of application software that retrieve data from one or more business systems and combine it in a repository, such as a data warehouse, to be reviewed and analyzed. Enterprise software is computer software used to satisfy the needs of an organization rather than individual users. The software products have applications in large enterprises and small and medium enterprises. The various end-user industries are BFSI, media and entertainment, IT and telecommunications, energy and utilities, government and public sector, retail and consumer goods, manufacturing and others. The global software products market is segmented - 1) By Type: Operating Systems & Productivity Software Publishing, Database, Storage & Backup Software Publishing, Business Analytics & Enterprise Software, Video Game Software, Design, Editing & Rendering Software 2) By Application: Large Enterprises, Small And Medium Enterprises 3) By End-User Industry: BFSI, Media And Entertainment, IT and Telecommunications, Energy And Utilities, Government And Public Sector, Retail And Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, Other End User Industries Subsegments Covered: Operating Systems, Productivity Software Publishing, Database Software, Middleware Software, Storage And Backup Software, ERP Software, BI Software, CRM Software, SCM Software, Other Software, Browser Games, PC Games, Smart Phone/Tablet Games, Console Games, Engineering Design Software, Animation And VFX Design Software, Image/Video Editing And Graphic Design Software The global software products market size grew from $1333.48 billion in 2022 to $1500.2 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.5%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The software products market is expected to grow to $2357.31 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 12.0%. IoT technology adoption by manufacturing and transportation services companies is expected to drive the software products market in the forecast period. IoT is a network of physical objects such as devices, vehicles, buildings and other items which are embedded with electronics, software, sensors and network connectivity enable these objects to collect and exchange data. For instance, Microsoft and Rolls-Royce have announced a partnership centering on future Rolls-Royce intelligent engines, which will integrate Microsoft Suite into its service solutions to expand its digital capabilities. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), global spending on IoT was around $1.4 trillion in 2021; this includes hardware, software and services for IoT technologies. Thus, IoT technology adoption is expected to expand the demand for software products market. Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the software products market in 2022. North America was the second largest region of the software products market. The regions covered in the software products market analysis are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The software products market is expected to be limited due to high competition in terms of pricing, product portfolio and other factors from market competitors and new entrants in the market during the forecast period. Existing players in the market are offering a wider range of products at competitive process to increase their customer base and boost revenues. A large number of start-up companies are also developing innovative products. As most of these start-ups are funded by venture capital companies, they have sufficient capital for the research and development of new software products. Furthermore, the increase in competitors in the market is likely to result in price-wars. This would affect the sales of companies, resulting in lower revenues and profit margins. These price-wars further affect the funding available for research and development projects, this limits the launch of new products, thereby having a negative impact on the market growth. Top software vendors such as Oracle and SAP have been attempting to penetrate the middle market, to expand their client base, and increase overall revenues. These companies have begun offering scaled-down, pre-configured versions of their applications. They are pursuing new distribution channels to sell and distribute their software products and are also acquiring mid-market software companies to increase their market shares and revenues. For example, SAP acquired Business One software to penetrate the middle market. Major companies in the software products market include Microsoft, Oracle Corp, Google, salesforce.com, Tencent Holdings Co Ltd., International Business Machines Corporation, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Nintendo Co Ltd., Fiserv, Inc. and Sony Corp. The countries covered in the software products market are Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Venezuela and Vietnam. The software products market includes revenues earned by entities by developing and distributing software products for commercial and personal use. Software products are usually sold in the form of licenses to use the software for a specified period or permanently. The license generally entitles the buyer to receive updates of the programs. Companies in this industry create and distribute computer software by designing software, providing documentation, assisting in installation and providing support services to software purchasers. Some businesses design, develop and publish; others only publish. The market value does not include revenues generated from Software as a Service (SaaS). Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The software products market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides software products market statistics, including software products industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a software products market share, detailed software products market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the software products industry. This software products market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.

Cloud Service refers to a wide range of on-demand services offered to businesses and customers over the internet. These services are designed to provide easy and affordable access to applications and resources without needing internal infrastructure or hardware. It refers to the servers accessed over the internet and the software and databases on those servers. The main types of cloud services are software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and business process as a service (BPaaS). Software as a service (SaaS) refers to providing complete applications over the Internet. It is also called web-based software, on-demand software, or hosted software. Establishments providing SaaS offer access to their software and hardware, managing access to the application, its security, availability, and performance. Users only need to think about the usage of the service provided and not about how the service is provided or maintained or how the underlying infrastructure is managed. The deployment method used include public cloud, private cloud, hybrid cloud and large enterprises, small and medium enterprises size organizations utilize them. The cloud services are mainly used for storage, backup, and disaster recovery, application development and testing, database management, business analytics, integration and orchestration, customer relationship management and others and used in industries including BFSI, media and entertainment, IT and telecommunications, energy and utilities, government and public sector, retail and consumer goods, manufacturing and others. The global cloud services market is segmented - 1) By Type: Software as a service (SaaS), Platform as a service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), Business Process as a service (BPaaS) 2) By End-User Industry: BFSI, Media And Entertainment, IT and Telecommunications, Energy And Utilities, Government And Public Sector, Retail And Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, Other End User Industries 3) By Application: Storage, Backup, and Disaster Recovery, Application Development and Testing, Database Management, Business Analytics, Integration and Orchestration, Customer Relationship Management, Other Applications 4) By Deployment Model: Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud 5) By Organisation Size: Large Enterprises, Small And Medium Enterprises The global cloud services market size grew from $446.1 billion in 2022 to $489.77 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.8%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The cloud services market is expected to grow to $698.01 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 9.3%. The impact of COVID-19 (COVID-19) is expected to drive the cloud services market in the forecast period as the increasing number of people are working from home due to lockdowns imposed by governments globally that restrict the gathering of people in public places. Steps by national governments to contain the transmission have resulted in people working from home by accessing work-related systems and applications through the cloud. For instance, cloud spending rose 37% to $29 billion during the first quarter of 2020. This trend is likely to persist, as the exodus to virtual work underscores the urgency for scalable, secure, reliable, cost-effective off-premises technology services. In fact, despite the inevitable economic downturn in the wake of the pandemic, cloud spending is estimated to rise 19% for the full year, even as IT spending as a whole is forecasted to fall 8%. Thus, uncertainty surrounding the duration of the spread of COVID-19 is expected to lead to more companies adopting cloud technology to support their employees working from home, thereby driving the market growth. Major companies in the cloud services market include Microsoft, Amazon.com Inc., SAP SE, International Business, Machines Corporation, Nippon Telegraph And Telephone Corp, Intel Corporation, Dell Technologies Inc., Apple, Tencent Holdings Co Ltd and Orange SA. Security, password protection, and corporate and financial information protection were key issues for the cloud services industry. Similarly, in March 2020 it was reported that the real names, site usernames, gender, location, and phone numbers for 172 million users had been posted for sale on dark web markets. Due to security breaches, the need for firewall protection and network separation to ensure privacy was another major need across all industries. Routine security assessments undertaken with the help of security researchers were needed to analyze programming vulnerabilities, adding to the cloud services industry costs restraining the overall attractiveness of the market. Cloud service providers are increasingly using artificial intelligence to increase the efficiency and speed of cloud computing services. Artificial intelligence leverages computers and machines to mimic the problem-solving and decision-making capabilities of the human mind. Using AI in cloud services can increase productivity and efficiency while automating repetitive tasks and supporting human capabilities. The advantages of using AI for cloud-based services include lowering adoption costs, facilitates co-creation, innovation, and driving AI-powered transformation for enterprises. Cloud service providers can use AI-powered network security tools to track and evaluate network traffic. For example, the IBM cloud park for automation and Amazon GuardDut are some of the AI based cloud services that are used for providing prebuilt workflows for AI-powered automation and for threat detecting. In addition, in 2020, Salesforce, the leading customer relationship management platform introduced a tool named Einstein, which offers the ability to capture customer data, making it easier to track and personalize customer relationships. North America was the largest region in the cloud services market in 2022. Western Europe was the second largest region cloud services market. The regions covered in the hardware support services market are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The countries covered in the cloud services market report are Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Venezuela and Vietnam. The cloud services market includes revenues earned by entities by providing cloud services that can be used for the delivery of information technology resources and applications on-demand through an internet platform. Companies in the cloud services market provide access to servers, storage, databases and a broad set of application services managed by a hardware networking. This market includes sales of storage servers which are used to store, access, secure and manage digital data, files and services. It also includes sales of public cloud services, private cloud services, hybrid cloud services and multi-cloud services offered by providers are included. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The cloud services market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides cloud services market statistics, including cloud services market size, regional shares, competitors with a cloud services market share, detailed cloud services market segments, market cloud services market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the cloud services industry. This cloud services market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.

Software is a set of instructions, data, or programs used to operate a computer and perform specific tasks. Business process outsourcing (BPO) is a business practice in which an organization contracts with an external service provider to perform important business functions or tasks. The main types of services in software and bpo services are software services and BPO services. BPO (business process outsourcing) services are the services provided by using a third-party provider company to perform an essential business task. It can used by large enterprises, small and medium enterprises and are often used in financial services, retail & wholesale, information technology, manufacturing, healthcare and other industries. The global software and bpo services market is segmented - 1) By Type: BPO Services, Software Services 2) By Organisation Size: Large Enterprises, Small And Medium Enterprises 3) By End-Use Industry: Financial Services, Retail & Wholesale, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Other End-User Industries Subsegments Covered: CRM BPO, HRO BPO, F&A BPO, Other BPO Services, Application Software, Infrastructure Software, Vertical - Specific Software, Software Outsourcing Services, Other Software Services The global software and bpo services size market grew from $1886.15 billion in 2022 to $2073.16 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.9%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The software and bpo services market is expected to grow to $2961.61 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 9.3%. The emergence of startups as major clients of software and BPO service providers is expected to drive the market. Driven by cost efficiency and the necessity to focus on core operations, startups have started outsourcing non-core operations such as finance and recruitment to specialized agencies and companies. For instance, outsourcing of finance and tech operations helps Leverage Edu, an India-based EdTech startup connecting students with mentors, save approximately 40% of its capital through outsourcing. The increasing number of startups is also expected to positively impact the market. The number of startups in India is expected to increase to 10,500 by 2020, a 4000 increase from the current number, depicting new opportunities for the software and bpo services market in the client expansion and revenue generation. Major companies in the software and bpo services market include TCS, Nippon Telegraph And Telephone Corp, telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, Dell Technologies Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, Microsoft, Capgemini, Cisco Systems, Inc., and Infosys ltd. High employee attrition in the BPO services industry is expected to hinder the growth of the BPO services market in the forecast period. According to the Analytics India Employee Attrition Study, in 2017, the USA accounted for the highest attrition rate of 42% in the BPO services industry, followed by Australia - 29%, Europe - 24% and India - 18% attrition. The impact of high attrition is expected to increase hiring costs for training and development of new employees, failure to attract new clients and decrease in productivity of the BPO services sector. All these factors are expected to reduce BPO providers' profitability and stability in the market, hindering the growth. Many software services companies are adopting quality standards such as Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 to align IT services with business requirements. ITIL describes processes, procedures and tasks that can be applied by an organization to deliver software products and services that meet predefined quality metrics. Similarly, ISO 9001 is a standard for quality products and services that meet desired quality standards and are reliable. For instance, about 1.1 million ISO 9001 certificates have been issued till date to companies, including software services, medical devices, oil and gas, automotive companies and government organizations. In September 2021, Sitel Group, a US-based customer service company offering BPO services, completed the acquisition of Sykes Enterprises, Inc., for approximately $2.2 billion. Under this deal, Sitel has acquired all outstanding shares of SYKES common stock and aims to reach and diversify product and service offerings to benefit customers. Sykes Enterprises is a business process outsourcing company. Asia-Pacific was the largest region in software and bpo services market in 2022. North America was the second largest region in software and bpo services industry. The regions covered in the software and bpo services market analysis are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The countries covered in the software and bpo services market report are Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, Venezuela and Vietnam. The software and bpo services market includes revenues earned by entities by providing software and bpo services including application software programming services, computer program (software) development, computer software support services and web design services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The software and bpo services market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides software and bpo services market statistics, including software and bpo services industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a software and bpo services market share, detailed software and bpo services market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the software and bpo services industry. This software and bpo services market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.

Software consulting refers to the process of determining a company's software requirements and developing technology to support a company's operations. It enables IT specialists to offer insightful commentary on software and e-commerce. It is helpful to discuss about the software used at work because it may assist them comprehend crucial software upgrades or practical technology that employees may use. The main types of software consulting services are Enterprise Solutions, Application Development, Migration and Maintenance Services, and Design Services. Major enterprise solutions include ERP, CRM, EAM, and CMS. By enterprise size, the market is segmented into large enterprises and small and medium enterprises. Major end-use industries for software consulting services include automotive, education, government, healthcare, IT and telecom, and manufacturing. The global software consulting market is segmented - 1) By Type: Enterprise Solutions, Application Development, Migration and Maintenance Services, Design Services 2) By Enterprise Size: Large Enterprise, Small & Medium Enterprise 3) By End-Use Industry: Automotive, Education, Government, Healthcare, IT and Telecom, Manufacturing The global software consulting market size will grow from $229.38 billion in 2022 to $251.86 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.8%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The market size of the software consulting is expected to grow to $365.75 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 9.8%. The increase in adoption of cloud computing by enterprises is the key factor contributing to the growth of the software consulting market. Enterprises are increasingly adopting the latest technologies, such as cloud computing, to increase productivity and efficiency. As of 2020, the cloud services industry was valued at about $200 billion, and most organisations are expected to increase their cloud spending budget by about 50%. So, the growing adoption of cloud computing is driving demand for software consulting services market growth. Major players in the software consulting market are Cap Gemini, Atos SE, Oracle, Accenture, IBM Corporation, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, CGI Group Inc., Cognizant, Ernst & Young Global Limited, and SAP SE. Remote consulting services are a key trend in the software consulting market. Software consulting companies are increasingly offering consulting services remotely in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to improve their efficiencies. Virtual consulting is likely to become widespread going forward as well. Major IT consulting companies such as IBM, Oracle, and Accenture are offering virtual and remote consulting services. In December 2021, Accenture plc, an Ireland-based information technology services and consulting acquired Headspring, LLC for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, Accenture plc aims to strengthen its cloud business and gain a competitive advantage in cloud-native capabilities. Headspring, LLC is a US-based software and consultancy firm. North America was the largest region in the software consulting market in 2022. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the software conuslting market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, and Africa. The countries covered in the Software Consulting market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, the UK, and the USA. The software consulting market includes revenues earned by entities by developing a website, creating a mobile app, and updating e-commerce systems. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The software consulting research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides software consulting statistics, including software consulting industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with software consulting shares, detailed software consulting segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the software consulting industry. This software consulting research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenarios of the industry.

SaaS is a software distribution model which allows data to be accessible from any device with an internet connection and a web browser. The software provider hosts and maintains the servers, databases, and code that comprise the application under this web-based approach. The main deployment types of software as a service (SaaS) are public cloud and private cloud. The public cloud is an IT model in which on-demand computing services and infrastructure are managed by a third party and shared by multiple organizations via the public Internet. The software is used by small and medium enterprises (SMEs), large enterprises for customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP), human resource management (HRM), manufacturing and operations and supply chain management (SCM). The various end users of the software include manufacturing, retail, education, healthcare, IT and telecom, BFSI and others. The global software as a service (SaaS) market is segmented - 1) By Application: Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Human Resource Management (HRM), Manufacturing and Operations, Supply Chain Management (SCM) 2) By Deployment Model: Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud 3) By Enterprise Size: Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Large Enterprises 4) By End User: Manufacturing, Retail, Education, Healthcare, IT & Telecom, BFSI, Other End-Users The global software as a service (saas) market size will grow from $235.58 billion in 2022 to $253.62 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.7%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The market size of the global software as a service (saas) is expected to grow to $328.03 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 6.6%. 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 experiences to its customers using automation and Infosys SaaS solutions. Infosys helped Sony to attain customer loyalty and win competition by providing robust IT solutions and design thinking at a low cost which helped Sony to have a competitive edge in the software as a service (saas) market. Major players in the Software as a Service (SaaS) market are 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 and Zuora. 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. 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 organizations' data, companies fear the misuse of data which might affect the organization's reputation. For example, Code Spaces, a former SaaS provider, discontinued its operations as hackers had access to its cloud services and stole all their data due to which Code Spaces faced damages to its reputation, finances, and business. The introduction of artificial intelligence is gaining popularity in the SaaS market. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an area of computer science that 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. 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. In October 2021, Microsoft Corporation acquired Ally.io for an undisclosed amount. With this acquisition, Ally.io has become a member of the Microsoft Viva family as part of its employee experience platform (EXP) designed to assist businesses in embracing the new digital work life. Ally.io is a US-based SaaS startup. North America was the largest region in the Software as a Service (SaaS) market in 2022. Western Europe was the second largest region in the global Software as a Service (SaaS) market share. The regions covered in the global Software as a Service (SaaS) market are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, and Africa. The countries covered in the software as a service (SaaS) market are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK and USA. The software as a service (SaaS) market includes revenues earned by entities by providing cloud based software services. SaaS is a software solution that can be purchased on a subscription or pay per use basis to use an application for organizational purposes. Customers can access this application over the internet, mainly through a web browser. All software and application data is located in the service provider's data center. SaaS allows an organization to run an application with minimal upfront costs and accelerates the overall functionality of the organization. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The software as a service (SaaS) market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides software as a service (SaaS) market statistics, including software as a service (SaaS) industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a software as a service (SaaS) market share, detailed software as a service (SaaS) market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the software as a service (SaaS) industry. 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Software defined data center (SDDC) refers to a data storage facility where networking, storage, CPU, and security are all virtualized and offered as a service. SDDCs are similar to a traditional data centers, with some prominent differences, specifically through their use of abstraction, virtualization, automation, and resource pooling. The main types of the software defined data center are software-defined computing (SDC), software-defined storage (SDS), software-defined data center networking (SDDCN) and automation and orchestration. Software defined computing refers to an integrated abstraction layer that portrays the computing environment as a collection of physical and virtual resources that may be dynamically assembled into services by users. Hardware, software and services are the components of the software defined data center. The software defined data center are used by small, medium and large-scale enterprises in banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), information technology (IT) and telecom, government and defense, healthcare, education, retail, manufacturing and other industries. The global software defined data center market is segmented - 1) By Type: Software Defined Computing (SDC), Software-Defined Storage (SDS), Software-Defined Data Center Networking (SDDCN), Automation and Orchestration 2) By Component: Hardware, Software, Services 3) By Organization Size: Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), Large enterprises 4) By Vertical: Banking, Financial Services And Insurance (BFSI), Information Technology (IT) And Telecom, Government And Defense, Healthcare, Education, Retail, Manufacturing, Others Verticals The global software defined data center market size will grow from $53.37 billion in 2022 to $65.53 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.8%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The market size of the software defined data center is expected to grow to $149.09 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 22.8%. The growing adoption of digitalization is expected to be a significant driver for the growth of the software defined data center market. The adoption of digitalization is increasing due to the need for increased productivity, lowering operational costs, enabling faster decision-making, increasing efficiency, technological advancements, push towards digitalization from stakeholders, and others. The increasing adoption of digitalization will generate a huge amount of data that needs to be stored, driving the need for software defined data centers. This need for data centers will create a huge demand for data center services to set up, manage, and operate data centers. For instance, according to a survey conducted among 1,200 CXOs and decision-makers in 9 countries by Fujitsu and published in August 2021, during the pandemic, 82% of respondents from offline organizations had accelerated the digital transformation into their business. During the pandemic, digital became the default mode of living and working, making the organizations adapt to digitalization by creating remote work environments and digitalizing customer services. Therefore, the growing adoption of digitalization will drive the software defined data center market growth. Major players in the software defined data center market are VMware Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Dell Technologies, Oracle Corporation, IBM, Nutanix, Cisco Systems Inc., Huawei Technologies Co Ltd., Fujitsu Ltd., Arista Networks, Citrix Systems Inc., NEC Corporation, Hitachi Vantara LLC, SAP SE, EMC Corporation, NetApp Inc and Lenovo. Growing adoption by hyper-scale cloud is a major trend in the software defined data center market. Hyper-scale is about massive scale in computing, typically for big data or cloud computing. Hyperscale infrastructure is designed for horizontal scalability and leads to high-performance levels, throughput, and redundancy to enable fault tolerance and high availability. Hyperscale computing often relies on massively scalable server architectures and virtual networking. Hyperscale cloud solutions deliver the most cost-effective approach to addressing demanding requirements. For instance, in June 2021, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC private ltd (Government of Singapore Investment Corporation) and Equinix, a US-based company specializing in internet connection and data centers, agreed to invest $3.9 billion to build hyper-scale data centers. In May 2022, Broadcom Inc., a US-based semiconductor and infrastructure software product manufacturer, acquired VMware, Inc for $61 billion. This acquisition will provide enterprise customers with a broader range of essential infrastructure solutions, accelerating innovation and addressing the most intricate information technology infrastructure requirements. The combined solutions will give more options and flexibility to build, run, manage, connect, and protect applications at scale across varied, distributed environments, wherever they run: from the data center to any cloud and edge computing. VMware, Inc is a US-based cloud computing and virtualization technology company. North America was the largest region in the software defined data center market in 2022. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the software defined data center market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, and Africa. The countries covered in the software defined data center market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, the UK, and the USA. The software defined data center (SDDC) market includes revenues earned by entities by providing data storage solutions that enable central, cloud management for running, managing, and securing applications. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The software defined data center market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides software defined data center market statistics, including software defined data center industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a software defined data center market share, detailed software defined data center market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the software defined data center industry. This software defined data center market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.

Database software is designed to create databases and store, manage, search, and retrieve information. The main types of database software are database operation management, and database maintenance management. Database operation management refers to database software that develops, and supports structured data to maximize the value of data across the enterprise. The database software is used by BFSI (banking, financial services, and insurance), IT and telecommunication, media and entertainment, healthcare, aerospace & defense, and other end-users and deployed through cloud and on-premise. The global database software market is segmented - 1) By Type: Database Operation Management, Database Maintenance Management 2) By End User: BFSI [Banking and Financial Services], IT & Telecommunication, Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, Aerospace & Defense, Other End-Users 3) By Deployment: Cloud, On-Premise The global database software market size will grow from $142.03 billion in 2022 to $163.93 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.4%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The market size of global database software is expected to grow to $274.48 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 13.8%. Businesses that engage with various types of data for analysis and making future decisions in today's data-driven world must be able to store data without difficulties and with simplicity. The rise of data-driven firms and e-commerce companies will significantly drive and fuel the database software market on a global basis. For instance, according to Forrester, businesses that rely on database management software tools to make decisions are 58% more likely to beat their revenue goals than non-data driven companies. Therefore, this continued increase in data driven businesses drives the database software market. Major players in the database software market are Oracle, Microsoft, IBM, SAP, Amazon, Redis, Teradata, Couch base, SQLite, MongoDB, Tandem, Mark Logic, ArangoDB, MariaDB, TablePlus, EnterpriseOB, RavenDB, NCR, Pervasive Software, FileMaker Inc., Software AG, HP (Vertica System), Informatica Corporation, InterSystems, iWay Software (subsidiary of IBI), MetaMatrix (subsidiary of Red Hat), Actian Corporation. A rising number of security concerns are expected to limit the growth of companies in the database software market during the forecast period. Security concerns have been increasing in recent times due to online availability of personal data. The database software store large databases online and these data of stakeholders/customers are accessed by teams around the globe which poses the potential for mistreatment of data. The data in the database software and other software faces security concerns including corporate/competitive espionage, fraud, ID theft, nations-state espionage and unauthorized sales of data to third-party. These issues restrict the growth of database software. For example, according to Cybersecurity Ventures, a global cyber economy researcher, cybercrime is expected to cost the world $10.5 trillion annually by 2025. The cybercrime costs cover stolen money, lost productivity, theft of intellectual property, theft of personal and financial data, damage and destruction of data, embezzlement, fraud, and others. Thus, the rising number of security concerns will limit the growth of the database software market. With Big Data gaining traction, database software companies are focusing on products to store and process Big Data. Databases such as SQL or NoSQL are tools to store, process and analyze Big Data. Efficient processing and storing of big data enable organizations to gather key insights and patterns from the available data and helps them in making intelligent decisions based on the same. Database software companies are therefore investing in adding new features to enable faster and more effective management of huge volumes of data. Some of the major database software tools include AWS DynamoDB, Azure Cosmos DB, and Amazon DocumentDB. In October 2021, Rocket Software, an American software development firm acquired the database and tools products of Zumasys Inc. for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition enables Rocket to innovate and offer products at scale. Zumasys Inc. is a US-based provider of MultiValue database software. North America was the largest region in the database software market in 2022. Asia-Pacific was the second largest region in the database software market report. The regions covered in the database software analysis report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, and Africa. The countries covered in the database software market are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK and USA. The database software market includes revenues earned by entities by developing and distributing software that are used to develop, modify and maintain database records and files. This software enables users to store data in the form of tables, fields and columns and recover them directly and/or through programmatic access. Database software is used for several reasons ranging from compiling client lists, maintaining bookkeeping tasks to running online web site. Values in this market are factory gate values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included. The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products. The database software market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides database software market statistics, including database software industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a database software market share, detailed database software market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the database software industry. This database software market research report delivers a complete perspective of everything you need, with an in-depth analysis of the current and future scenario of the industry.