Document:                      MKT-618
Date of Publication:          July 16, 2009
Number of Pages:            7
Lead Author(s):                B. Guptill, . McNee
Price:                              $295 USD (Single User License)

Perspective Summary:  Last year, Saugatuck research indicated that small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs) tended to be among the most aggressive adopters of SaaS overall. And earlier this year, research with Finance executives indicated strong and growing deployment of SaaS for core Finance and associated core business applications. Now, we see SMEs continuing this trend, moving ahead of their large enterprise (LE) counterparts in terms of current adoption and deployment rates of SaaS for core business applications.

Survey research conducted at the end of 2008 indicates that across the full spectrum of core business application areas, an average of 40 percent of SMEs and 37 percent of LEs are using SaaS in one way, shape or form. But when we combine current deployment and planned deployment through 2011, these figures are projected to rise to 65 percent and 57 percent, for SMEs and LEs respectfully – indicating continued strong demand despite the current economic downturn.