F&A BPO Global Market Report 2023 – By Service (Order-To-Cash, Procure-To-Pay, Record-To-Report, Source-To-Pay, Multi Processed), By Enterprise-size (Small And Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Large Enterprises), By Vertical (Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI), Healthcare, Manufacturing, Energy And Utilities, Travel And Logistics, IT And Telecommunications, Media And Entertainment, Retail, Other Verticals) – Market Size, Trends, And Global Forecast 2023-2032

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-based contact center refers to an application that is hosted on a web server and used by businesses to answer incoming and outgoing client calls. Cloud contact centres provide communication via a variety of platforms, including voice, email, social media, and chat, from any place and on any device. It is a full set of technologies, applications, and cloud-hosted solutions for contact centers in large companies which need multiple communication modes (such as messaging and phone calls), complex call routing, staff management, and analytics. The main types of cloud based contact centers are automatic call distribution, agent performance optimization, dialers, interactive voice response, computer telephony integration, analytics, and reporting. A telephone system that automatically receives incoming calls and sends them to an available agent is known as automated call distribution. The different components include services, and solutions and are deployed in public, private, and hybrid clouds. It is used in call routing and queuing, data integration and recording, chat quality and monitoring, real-time decision making, and workforce optimization and is implemented in various sectors such as banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), IT and telecom, media, and entertainment, retail, logistics, and transport, healthcare, others. The global cloud based contact center market is segmented - 1) By Type: Automatic Call Distribution, Agent Performance Optimization, Dialers, Interactive Voice Response, Computer Telephony Integration, Analytics And Reporting 2) By Component: Solution, Services 3) By Deployment: Public, Private, Hybrid 4) By Application: Call Routing And Queuing, Data Integration And Recording, Chat Quality And Monitoring, Real-Time Decision Making, Workforce Optimization 5) By End-User: Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI), IT And Telecom, Media And Entertainment, Retail, Logistics And Transport, Healthcare, Other End Users The global cloud based contact center market size will grow from $19.66 billion in 2022 to $24.09 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.5%. 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 market size of the cloud based contact center is expected to grow to $53.6 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 22.1%. The rising adoption of cloud based call centers is projected to drive the growth of the cloud based contact center market in the coming years. A network-based service in which a provider owns and controls contact center technology is known as cloud-based call centers. Cloud based call centers provide innovative solutions to address the company issues and remote services to enterprises on a subscription basis. According to CallMiner report 2020, a US-based software company develops speech analytics and interaction analytics software, to enhance the customer experience, 66% of call centers and contact centers seek to invest in advanced analytics. Therefore, the rising adoption of cloud based call centers fuels the cloud based contact center market growth. Major players in the cloud based contact center market are Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories Inc., 3CLogic Inc., Avaya Contact Center (Avaya Group), Connect First Inc., Five9 Inc., 8X8 Inc., Aspect Software, RingCentral Inc., NICE Systems Ltd., Ameyo, Aircall SAS, Amazon Web Services Inc., Vocalcom Group, TalkdeskInc., Vonage, Serenova, Content Guru, Evolve IP, TCN Inc., Tata Consultancy Services Limited., and Worldline. The growing technological advancements are shaping the cloud based call center market. Major companies operating in the cloud based call center sector are focused on developing technological solutions for cloud based call centers to strengthen their position in the industry. For instance, in April 2020, ServiceNow, a US-based software company, launched Contact-Center-as-a-Service working on artificial intelligence to provide IT supports in contact centers to increase the efficiency of operation at a lower cost. ServiceNow’s Cloud Call Center solutionoffers native integration of natural language AI technology, Lex, transcribe, IT workflow, and service desk capabilitiestautomate support tasks to improve both the caller and agent experience. In August 2020, TTEC Holdings a US-based customer experience technology and services company acquired VoiceFoundry for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition aims to create an end-to-end delivery solution for Amazon connect. Voice Foundry is a US-based company that is focused design and delivery of Amazon Connect, a cloud based enterprise contact center solution used around the globe, and is focused on helping businesses to improve customer engagement while maximizing the benefits of the cloud. North America was the largest region in the cloud based contact center market in 2022. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the cloud based contact center market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, and Africa. The countries covered in the cloud based contact center market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, the UK, and the USA. The cloud-based contact center market includes revenues earned by entities by providng automated call routing and multiple communication platforms. 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 based contact center market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides cloud based contact center market statistics, including cloud based contact center industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a cloud based contact center market share, detailed cloud based contact center market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the cloud based contact center industry. This cloud based contact 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.

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.

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.

Information technology (IT) is the use of computers, storage, networking and other physical devices, infrastructure and processes to create, process, store, secure and exchange all forms of electronic data. The main type of information technology (IT) are IT services, computer hardware, telecom, and software products. Computer hardware is the physical components that a computer system requires to function and encompasses everything within a PC or laptop. The services are used by large, small, and medium enterprises of financial services, retail and wholesale, manufacturing, healthcare and others. The global information technology (IT) market is segmented - 1) By Type: IT Services, Computer Hardware, Telecom, Software Products 2) By Organization Size: Large Enterprise, Small and Medium Enterprise 3) End User Industry: Financial Services, Retail & Wholesale, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Other End User Industries Subsegments Covered: Hardware Support Services, Software And BPO Services, Cloud Services, Computer Peripheral Equipment, Computer Storage Devices And Servers, Computers, Wireless Telecommunication Carriers, Wired Telecommunication Carriers, Communications Hardware, Satellite & Telecommunication Resellers, Operating Systems & Productivity Software Publishing, Database, Storage & Backup Software Publishing, Business Analytics & Enterprise Software, Video Game Software, Design, Editing & Rendering Software The global information technology (IT) market size grew from $8179.48 billion in 2022 to $8852.41 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.2%. 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 information technology (IT) market is expected to grow to $11995.97 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 7.9%. The demand for cloud computing services is expected to drive the demand for IT services during the forecast period. In the cloud computing model, data is stored on the internet by a cloud computing provider, who manages and operates data storage as a service. Many companies are now choosing applications hosted in the cloud for their day-to-day operations. For example, according to statistics provided by hostingtribunal.com, 60% of computing workloads were running in the public cloud in 2019. Similarly, 94% of enterprise workloads are expected to be processed by cloud data centers in 2021. Companies are also opting for cloud-based data storage, thus boosting the demand for IT services. Major companies in the information technology (IT) market include Apple, Microsoft, Verizon Communications, China Mobile, AT&T Inc., Huawei, Deutsche Telekom AG, Dell Technologies Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Comcast Corporation. The outbreak of COVID-19 disease (COVID-19) has acted as a significant restraint on the information technology (IT) market share in 2020 as supply chains were disrupted due to trade restrictions and employees working for these establishments faced difficulties related to infrastructure and communication owing to lockdowns imposed by governments globally, forcing them to work from home. COVID-19 is an infectious disease with flu-like symptoms including fever, cough, and difficulty in breathing. The virus was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei province of the People’s Republic of China and spread globally, including Western Europe, North America, and Asia. Steps by national governments to contain the transmission have resulted in a decline in economic activity, with countries entering a state of 'lock down,' and the outbreak had a negative impact on businesses throughout 2020 and into 2021. However, it is expected that the information technology (IT) market will recover from the shock across the forecast period as it is a 'black swan event and not related to ongoing or fundamental weaknesses in the market or the global economy. Over the past five years there has been an increasing prevalence of low cost open source alternatives. Open source has become a preferred platform for developing new technology. In the past, software publishers would open source software that was not making money, but now companies are open sourcing software to increase their presence and share in the market. Supabase, a YC-incubated startup that offers developers an open-source alternative, announced that it had raised a $6 million in funding to create new open-source tools. Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the information technology (IT) market in 2022. North America was the second largest region of the information technology (IT) market. The regions covered in the information technology (IT) industry analysis are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The countries covered in the information technology (IT) 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 information technology (IT) market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing IT services such as computer networking, broadcasting, systems design services and information distribution technologies like television and telephones and other equipment used during the process. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The information technology (IT) market also includes sales of computers, computer peripherals and telecommunications equipment which are used in providing IT services. 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 information technology (IT) market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides information technology (IT) market statistics, including information technology (IT) industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with information technology (IT) market share, detailed information technology (IT) market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the information technology (IT) industry. This information technology (IT) 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.

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.