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 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. The global information technology market 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 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. The outbreak of COVID-19 disease (COVID-19) has acted as a significant restraint on the information technology market 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 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. 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. 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 market. The regions covered in the information technology market 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. 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. 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 market. The regions covered in the information technology market 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 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 global information technology 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

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 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. The global software products market 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. 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. 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 are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. 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 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

An operating system (OS) is a software program that acts as an interface between the computer user and computer hardware components. Productivity software refers to the category of application programs intended to make work easier while improving productivity. The main types of operating systems & productivity software publishing are operating systems and productivity software publishing. Operating systems is a software program that acts as an interface between the computer user and computer hardware components. These are mainly used in devices computer and mobile. The products include windows, linux, android, iOS, macOS and others, which are distributed through B2B and B2C channels. The operating systems & productivity software publishing market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides operating systems & productivity software publishing market statistics, including operating systems & productivity software publishing industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with an operating systems & productivity software publishing market share, detailed operating systems & productivity software publishing market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the operating systems & productivity software publishing industry. This operating systems & productivity software publishing 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. The global operating systems & productivity software publishing market grew from $402.2 billion in 2022 to $443.89 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.4%. 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 operating systems & productivity software publishing market is expected to grow to $642.73 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 9.7%. The operating systems & productivity software publishing market is expected to be aided by rapid growth in investments in smart city projects in many countries globally. Smart city technologies use information and communication technologies to efficiently manage and operate urban services, including transportation systems, water supply and law and order. These technologies are enabled through IoT technology. IoT is a convergence of computing devices, mechanical and digital objects. This system facilitates the transfer of data over a network without human interaction and minimal human-to-computer interaction. As smart cities use a number of electronic devices and communications equipment, the demand for software products is expected to increase. APG Algemene Pensioen Groep N.V. announced investment of €250 million in "Smart City Infrastructure Fund", for the development of smart city projects across North America, Europe, Australia and other major urban areas in the world. The concept of smart cities is becoming more popular in developing nations too. For instance, more than 1,000 smart city pilot projects are either ready for or are under construction globally and around 500 of these projects are in China. The outbreak of COVID-19 disease (COVID-19) has acted as a significant restraint on the operating systems & productivity software publishing market 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 operating systems & productivity software publishing 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. Operating systems and productivity software companies are increasingly offering their products on open source platforms to increase their presence in the market and expedite the development process. For instance, according to a survey conducted by Black Duck, 86% of respondents said that they used open source software to fix bugs or add functionality to a project. According to Allison Randal, President of Open Source Initiative, 78% of companies use open source solutions and 64% participate in open source projects, indicating an increase in open source software platforms to build applications. Major companies providing open-source operating systems and productivity software include Canonical Limited, The Document Foundation, Apache Software Foundation, Scribus and Mozilla Corporation. In November 2022, Appfire Technologies, LLC, a US-based enterprise collaboration company acquired Nextup.ai for an undisclosed amount. With the acquisition. Appfire's product offerings is expected to be expanded to support cross-ecosystem workflows between Atlassian and the Slack and Microsoft communities. Appfire customers using the Atlassian suite will now be able to streamline ticket submissions, capture and share communication threads, and hold more efficient daily scrum meetings thanks to integrations with Slack and Microsoft Teams. Nextup.ai is a US-based software technology company. Major companies in the operating systems & productivity software publishing market include Microsoft, International Business Machines Corporation, Intuit Inc., Google, VMware Inc., Fujitsu Ltd., Toshiba Corporation, Trimble Inc., Softbank Group Corp. and Adobe Systems Incorporated. North America was the largest region in operating systems & productivity software publishing market in 2022. Asia-Pacific was the second largest region in operating systems & productivity software publishing market. The regions covered in the operating systems & productivity software publishing market are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The countries covered in the operating systems & productivity software publishing 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 operating systems & productivity software publishing market includes revenues earned by entities by developing and distributing operating systems, which are software programs enabling computer hardware to communicate and operate with the computer software; or productivity software publishing, which is application software used to produce documents, presentations, worksheets, databases, charts, graphs, digital paintings, electronic music, and digital video. 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 global operating systems and productivity software publishing market is segmented - 1) By Type: Operating Systems, Productivity Software Publishing 2) By Sales Channel: B2B, B2C 3) By Product: Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, macOS, Other Products 4) By Device Type: Computer, Mobile

Business analytics (BA) is a set of technologies, skills, and practices used to examine an organization's data and performance to better understand and make data-driven decisions in the future using statistical analyses. Enterprise software is a computer application that assists large companies with many needs such as data analysis, sales and marketing management, customer service and many more. These tools are designed to serve many users with high scalability and integration. The main types of business analytics & enterprise software are ERP software, BI software, CRM software, SCM software and other software. ERP software is a software that is used by organizations to manage and plan daily activities of a business such as finance, manufacturing, supply chain, human resources and others. They are deployed using models such as on-demand/cloud model and on-premise model and are used in IT and telecommunications, BFSI, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, education, media and other end use industries. The business analytics & enterprise software market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides business analytics & enterprise software market statistics, including business analytics & enterprise software industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a business analytics & enterprise software market share, detailed business analytics & enterprise software market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the business analytics & enterprise software industry. This business analytics & enterprise 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. The global business analytics & enterprise software market grew from $423.18 billion in 2022 to $486.54 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.0%. 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 business analytics & enterprise software market is expected to grow to $837.88 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 14.6%. Mobility is an integrated component of digital solutions and is transforming businesses on a global scale driving demand for IT services. It is an essential feature for customer experience management and for enhancing interaction amongst strategic partners and suppliers. It also provides greater access to information and services which can be integrated to execute critical business operations. The development and implementation of mobile applications requires IT services. For example, Tieto's competitive asset in mobility and Tieto's enterprise mobility solution framework offers customized solutions to companies operating in healthcare, logistics, telecommunications, energy and manufacturing verticals. The outbreak of COVID-19 disease (COVID-19) has acted as a significant restraint on the business analytics & enterprise software market 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 business analytics & enterprise software 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 product companies would open source software that was not making money, but now companies are open sourcing software to increase its presence and share in the market. According to Allison Randal, President, Open Source Initiative, 78% of companies use open source solutions and 64% participate in open source projects indicating an increase in open source software platforms to build applications. In April 2021, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), a US-based technology company announced the acquisition of Turbonomic, for $2 billion. This deal will help IBM to provide companies with solutions to overcome the high costs associated with managing performance and availability for multiple applications sharing an increasingly complex hybrid cloud environment. Turbonomic is a US-based enterprise software company. Major companies in the business analytics & enterprise software market include Oracle Corp, salesforce.com, Microsoft, Fiserv, Inc., Nippon Telegraph And Telephone Corp, NTT Data, International Business Machines Corporation, Workday, Inc., Leidos (US) and Atos SE. Asia-Pacific was the largest region in business analytics & enterprise software market in 2022. North America was the second largest region in business analytics & enterprise software market. The regions covered in the business analytics & enterprise software market are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The countries covered in the business analytics & enterprise software 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 business analytics & enterprise software market includes revenues earned by entities by developing and distributing software that are used to analyze business data to better understand an organization's strengths and weaknesses. Enterprise software is a software used to satisfy the needs of an organization rather than individual users. Such organizations include businesses, schools, interest-based user groups, clubs, charities, and governments. 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. 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 global business analytics and enterprise software market is segmented - 1) By Type: ERP Software, BI Software, CRM Software, SCM Software, Other Software 2) By End-User Industry: IT and Telecommunications, BFSI, Manufacturing, Retail, Healthcare, Education, Media, Other End-User Industries 3) By Deployment Model: On-Demand/Cloud, On-Premise

Middleware is a software that enables one or more types of communication or connection between two or more applications or application components on a distributed network. The main types of middleware software are communication middleware; platform middleware; integration middleware and others. Communication middleware is a software that allows two otherwise separate software components, processes, and/or applications to exchange information, either within the same device or across multiple devices. The software is used by small and medium enterprises (SMEs), large enterprises that are deployed through hosted and on-premises mode. The software is used by various end users such as retail, healthcare, automotive, BFSI and others. The middleware software market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides middleware software market statistics, including middleware software industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a middleware software market share, detailed middleware software market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the middleware software industry. This middleware 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. The global middleware software market size will grow from $72.37 billion in 2022 to $75.25 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.0%. 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 global database software market size is expected to grow to $83.64 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 2.7%. Movement of manufacturing organizations towards Industry 4.0, the latest revolution, which focuses on automation, interconnectivity, real-time data and machine learning is expected to benefit the middleware software market in the forecast period. Industry 4.0 includes the latest technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, cloud computing, cyber-physical systems and cognitive computing which are equipped in the computer systems and automated machines including robotics. Manufacturing companies need to integrate with their business processes and operations with these platforms/technologies which is fulfilled using middleware software among others. Thus, the extensive adoption of latest technologies by manufacturing companies are driving the growth of middleware software market. For instance, middleware has made possible the development of Robotics Operating System (ROS), a robotics middleware, which is a collection of software framework, and toolsets upon which robotics systems can be created. The development of industrial automation across business activities is driving the demand for ROS. Data privacy concerns and security risks are expected to limit the growth of the middleware software market. Data privacy concerns and security risks in middleware software involves risks of loss, theft and tampering of data when large amount of data needs to be exchanged between various applications, and platforms to work in a collaborative environment. For instance, there were about 3,800 publicly disclosed breaches that compromised 4.1 billion data records in 2019 and according to a report from Cybersecurity Ventures, cybercrime, as a whole, cost the world more than $6 trillion in 2021. One of the latest trends in the middleware software market is the advent of cognitive computing which helps to create new products and services on the basis of its understanding of machine learning and content analytics. This is a technology of imitating human brain by using self-learning techniques with the help of natural language processing, pattern recognition, and data mining. Cognitive computing in the middleware software enables the systems to analyze previous data and helps in quick decision and also enables exchange of information between various devices and applications. For instance, cognitive computing in healthcare middleware software helps doctors to analyze and understand previous cases and make decisions for current similar cases. The strict guidelines of Sherman Antitrust Act break the split of regulations for middleware software. Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act bans all the agreements that affects fair practices in trade such as fixing and determining the price before the deal or auction takes place, refusals to deal, collusion of parties to choose the winner of the bidding process whereby other submits non-competitive bids. Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act forbids any person, group of persons, or any entity from monopolizing or attempting to monopolize its position in the market. Therefore, the companies in middleware market are required to share interoperability information with third party manufacturers of middleware software in order to promote fair trade and market practices. In January 2022, Aptiv PLC, an Ireland-based technology company announced the acquisition of Wind River Systems for $4.3 billion. The acquisition offers Aptiv a significant business opportunity and broadens its offering for high-value industries with the addition of Wind River’s intelligent systems software platform. Wind River Systems is a US-based provider of intelligent edge software solutions. Major players in the middleware software market are Microsoft Incorporation, Oracle Corporation, IBM Corporation, Fujitsu, Red Hat, Unisys Corporation, Axway Inc., Tibco Software, Amazon, SAP SE, Cisco Systems, Salesforce, Tibco Software, Hitachi, Google, Alphabet, PTC, SAP SE, General Electric, Siemens, SPS Communications, HPE, Bosch, Software AG and International Business Machines Corporation. Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the middleware software market in 2022. North America was the second largest region of the global middleware software market. The regions covered in the global middleware software market are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, and Africa. The countries covered in the middleware software market are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK and USA. The middleware software market includes revenues earned by entities by providing software that connects enterprise applications or software components and provides an infrastructure to develop business applications. Middleware Software also facilitates high availability functionality and provides core services such as transactions, concurrency, messaging, and the SCA framework for service-oriented architecture (SOA) applications, threading and security to an enterprise. Middleware software seamlessly integrates all the business processes, applications and platforms to help businesses reduce their total cost of ownership (TCO) and increase their return on income (ROI). 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 global middleware software market is segmented - 1) By Type: Communication Middleware, Platform Middleware, Integration Middleware, Other Types 2) By End User: Retail, Healthcare, Automotive, BFSI, Other End-Users 3) By Enterprise Size: Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Large Enterprises 4) By Deployment Type: Hosted, On- Premises

Cloud Services Market Definition

The cloud services market consists of sales of cloud services by entities (organizations, sole traders, and partnerships) that provide the delivery of information technology resources and applications on-demand through an internet platform. Companies in the cloud services industry provide access to servers, storage, databases, and a broad set of application services through the internet. The cloud services market includes sales of storage servers that are used to store, access, secure, and manage digital data, files, and services. In this report, sales of public cloud services, private cloud services, hybrid cloud services, and multi-cloud services offered by providers are included.

Database software is designed to create databases and store, manage, search, and retrieve information. Storage & Backup Software is an application used to store data, make duplicate copies of the data to protect it, and make it recoverable in the event of loss, damage, or malware infection. The main types of database, storage and backup software are database software, middleware software, and storage and backup software. A database software is a software program that is designed to create, edit, and maintain database files and records. They are deployed using models such as on-demand/cloud model and on-premise model. These are mostly used in industries such as BFSI, media and entertainment, it and telecommunications, energy and utilities, government and public sector, retail and consumer goods, manufacturing and others. The database, storage and backup software publishing market research report is one of a series of new reports from The Business Research Company that provides database, storage, and backup software publishing market statistics, including database, storage and backup software publishing industry global market size, regional shares, competitors with a database, storage and backup software publishing market share, detailed database, storage and backup software publishing market segments, market trends and opportunities, and any further data you may need to thrive in the database, storage and backup software publishing industry. This database, storage and backup software publishing 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. The global database, storage & backup software publishing market grew from $232.42 billion in 2022 to $258.5 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.2%. 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 database, storage & backup software publishing market is expected to grow to $382.41 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 10.3%. The outbreak of COVID-19 disease (COVID-19) is expected to drive the database, storage & backup software publishing market in the forecast period as an increasing number of people are working from home due to lockdowns imposed by governments globally that restrict the gathering of people in public places. 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 people working from home by accessing work-related systems and applications through the cloud. 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 market growth. With technological advances in cloud computing and the continuous requirement of updating in-house IT infrastructure, companies are witnessing a rising demand for public cloud platforms. A public cloud is a service based on the standard cloud computing model, in which a service provider makes resources, such as virtual machines (VMs), applications or storage, available to the general public over the Internet. Companies are increasingly opting for public cloud platforms to minimize their costs as the public cloud provides services on a pay-as-you-go model, the need for organizations to invest in and maintain their own in-house IT resources, and enables scalability to meet workload and user demands. In March 2020, Quantum a US-based, digital storage company acquired Western Digital Technology's ActiveScale's object storage software. This acquisition helps Quantum Corporation to expand its products and services in the object storage market. Western Digital Technology is a computer hard disk drive manufacturer and data storage company. It is headquartered is in San Jose, California, United States. Major companies in the database, storage & backup software publishing market include Google, Broadcom Ltd., NetApp Inc., NEC Corporation, Altice NV and Commvault Systems, Inc. Asia-Pacific was the largest region in database, storage & backup software publishing market in 2022. North America was the second largest region in database, storage & backup software publishing market. The regions covered in the database, storage & backup software publishing market are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The countries covered in the database, storage & backup software publishing 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 database, storage and backup software publishing market includes revenues earned by entities by developing and distributing software programs or utilities used for creating, editing and maintaining database files and records. It allows users to store data in the form of structured fields, tables and columns, which can then be retrieved directly and/or through programmatic access. 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 global database, storage and backup software publishing market is segmented - 1) By Type: Database Software, Middleware Software, Storage And Backup Software 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 Deployment Model: On-Demand/Cloud, On-Premise

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 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. The global software and bpo services 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. 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. 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. 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 market. The regions covered in the software and BPO services market 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 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