SaaS Becoming Mainstream, Driving Increased Attention to Security The increasing attention being paid to Software-as-a-Service is driving growth in enterprise spending on security solutions, according to a recent report.
Infonetics Research recently released its Managed Security Services and SaaS report, estimating 13 percent growth in security spending through 2011. The largest driver of all growth, according to Infonetics principal analyst Jeff Wilson, is consistently increasing use of SaaS.
"Despite the global economic meltdown that started in mid-2008, the security services market is strong and growing, with demand driven by the proliferation of security threats, growth in the use of mobile devices and the shift to the cloud," Wilson said.
This growth is expected to remain steady through 2015, as SaaS replaces outdated forms of software distribution and becomes mainstream among businesses, Wilson added.
"We expect the managed security services market to grow about 13 percent in 2011, and see healthy annual growth through at least 2015, when we forecast it to reach $16.8 billion, with the strongest growth coming from the SaaS segment," he said.
The dental industry, specifically, has been witness to the benefits of SaaS, allowing offices to update their dental software resources regularly and easily without worrying about the difficulty of licensing and manual updates.