This statistic shows the market share of Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) vendors in the first half of 2015. In the first half of 2015, Salesforce held ** percent of the Platform-as-a-Service market.

In 2025, the platform as a service (PaaS) market worldwide is estimated to be worth over ****** billion U.S. dollars. This growth underscores the value PaaS offers by simplifying infrastructure management for software development. As generative AI market grows rapidly, PaaS is proving instrumental in its development and deployment. PaaS and artificial intelligence (AI) PaaS provides a streamlined environment with pre-built AI tools, powerful computing, and scalable infrastructure facilitated by major cloud providers. This focus on accessibility empowers developers to integrate AI capabilities directly into their applications without building complex systems from scratch. By bridging the gap between cutting-edge AI models and real-world use cases, PaaS accelerates the development and democratization of AI technologies. Generative AI for developers The integration of PaaS and generative AI is incredibly promising. PaaS providers like Microsoft and Google have developed generative AI tools like Copilot and Gemini, respectively, enabling developers to create innovative applications across various domains. This combination lowers entry barriers in several industrial domains and transforms how we interact with intelligent systems, shaping the future of AI development.

Global Public Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Market size worth reach USD 9.12 billion by 2021, growing at a CAGR of 30% during 2016 and 2021.

The statistic shows the market share held by the leading cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) vendors worldwide from 2015 to *********. In year to *********, Amazon took in the greatest portion of Platform as a Service revenue, controlling **** percent of the PaaS market. Overall, the cloud computing market was valued at *** billion U.S. dollars in the same year, with Platform as a Service making up ** billion U.S. dollars of that.

The size of the platform-as-a-service (PaaS) market in China reached ***** billion yuan in 2024. The cloud computing market in China has been increasing steadily since 2015.

In Italy, between 2015 and 2023, the market value of cloud services dramatically grew. Indeed, in 2015 it amounted to roughly *** billion euros, and, by the end of 2023, it peaked at almost ***** billion euros. What is cloud computing? Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of computer services, like storage, database, software, networking, and intelligence over the internet. In other words, cloud computing users can access these services through the internet from wherever they are, instead of using physical data centers and servers. Cloud services can be broken down into three main service models: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS), with PaaS being the most used in Italy. Furthermore, cloud services can be public, private, or hybrid. In 2021, the public cloud was the most popular in Italy, with a revenue of over *** billion euros. Cloud adoption: pros and cons Over the past few years, both private and business users have increasingly been embracing cloud solutions. In 2021, most companies adopted both multi-vendor cloud and on-premise solutions. In the future, they will move more workload to the cloud because of its many benefits, like better data storage and backup, data security, accessibility, scalability, and low maintenance cost. However, cloud computing has also its vulnerabilities, such as cyberattacks to cloud ICT systems, security breaches, and ransomware, which could be prevented by implementing different strategies.

Snapshot img { margin: 10px !important; } Market outlook of the IT spending by SMBsTechnavio’s research analyst predicts the global IT spending by SMBs to grow steadily at a CAGR of close to 6% during the forecast period. The need for cost reduction and efficiency is the primary growth driver for this market. The SMB sector plays a significant role in the growth of a country’s GDP, employment, and exports. Despite its size, the sector remains plagued with many challenges. It is fragmented and unorganized, lacks support from top management, and has funding issues and supply chain inefficiencies. Also, this sector is facing global competition from developed nations. Therefore, it has become imperative for this sector to streamline processes and operations, adopt best practices, and use technology to improve the overall operational efficiency and enhance quality.Top executives of SMB units are always under pressure to shrink IT costs. Therefore, to minimize costs, SMBs are deploying low-cost IT solutions such as cloud computing that are flexible, scalable, and reliable. This research report predicts, virtualization of IT aimed at minimizing both CAPEX and OPEX of SMBs to emerge as the next big thing in the IT industry until 2020.IT spending segmentation and analysis by SMBsSoftware Hardware IT servicesThe IT services segment dominated the market during 2015 with a share of close to 45%. SMB firms are selecting IT-as-a-service deployment model such as SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS to implement on-demand, flexible, scalable, and agile IT solutions. With the upsurge of cloud computing services, organizations are set to invest in cloud-based solutions as per their IT budget.Segmentation by end-user and analysis of the IT spending by SMBsPublic sector BFSI Telecom and media Retail/wholesale Utilities OthersIT spending in the public sector segment is expected to expand impressively during the next four years. Spending on IT in the public sector involves enhancing public services such as healthcare, education, and transportation. An increased IT budget helps enhance business operations and reduce costs. Public sector IT spending in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific (APAC) is on the rise because the US, the UK, India, Japan, China, and Singapore are significantly investing in this sector.Geographical segmentation and analysis of the IT spending by SMBsAmericas APAC EMEAThe Americas accounted for the largest market share of IT spending in SMBs among all geographies in 2015. North American banks are investing heavily in technology to improve the performance of retail banking services. This has contributed to the growth of the market in this region.Competitive landscape and key vendorsSMBs are increasingly adopting modern technology solutions to cater to the current business needs of their clients. They prefer enterprise storage vendors and managed service providers for the delivery of quality products that are scalable and cost effective. The competition among the foreign firms and local firms are also expected to increase during the forecast period. The competition in the IT market for SMBs is mainly in terms of price; support services like training, quality, reliability and brand, and offerings portfolio.The leading vendors in the market are -Cisco Dell HP IBMOther prominent vendors in the market include Amdocs, Fujitsu, Lenovo, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, TCS, and Toshiba.Key questions answered in the report includeWhat will the market size and the growth rate be in 2020? What are the key factors driving the global IT spending by SMBs? What are the key market trends impacting the growth of the IT spending by SMBs? What are the challenges to market growth? Who are the key vendors in this market space? What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the vendors in the global IT spending by SMBs? What are the trending factors influencing the market shares of the Americas, APAC, and EMEA? What are the key outcomes of the five forces analysis of the IT spending by SMBs?Technavio also offers customization on reports based on specific client requirement.Related reports:IT Market For Small and Medium-Sized Businesses in BRIC 2015-2019 Global Online Travel Agencies IT Spending 2015-2019 Global IT Spending by Cab Aggregators 2015-2019 Global Healthcare IT Spending 2015-2019 Global IT Spending by Mobile Payment Service Providers Market 2015-2019

As businesses have pivoted to hybrid and remote models, demand for scalable, secure cloud environments and reliable hosting infrastructure has surged. Global technology giants like Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and IBM have expanded their Irish operations, buoyed by favourable tax incentives and proactive government support from agencies like IDA Ireland. This influx of international investment and a thriving e-commerce sector have made Ireland a hotspot for data centre development, underpinned by rising requirements for cloud storage, cybersecurity and real-time data processing. Over the five years through 2025, revenue is projected to swell at a compound annual rate of 1.7% to €6 billion. The industry’s growth trajectory has held firm, shaped by dramatic hikes in cloud adoption and the mainstreaming of digital collaboration platforms like Microsoft Teams and Zoom. Eurostat data indicates that the prevalence of hybrid and remote work more than doubled between 2019 and 2024, with Ireland emerging as an EU leader in flexible working arrangements. Irish businesses have sought robust, compliant data solutions to address growing volumes and regulatory complexity, further fuelling sales of colocation, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings. E-commerce has proven a particularly potent driver, with nearly all Irish internet users making online purchases in 2024, placing heavy demands on cloud infrastructure and stimulating multi-cloud and hybrid hosting investment, particularly in high-uptime, high-bandwidth environments needed for retail and healthcare services. Revenue is estimated to jump 1.5% in 2025. Profit margin has ticked up as strong demand among a wide range of sectors has led to higher utilisation rates of data centres. Revenue is forecast to climb at a compound annual rate of 1.5% over the five years through 2030 to €7 billion. Revenue is set to climb as businesses incorporate data technology into their operations. OECD-led tax reforms have raised the corporate tax rate to 15% for the largest multinationals but left Ireland’s competitive 12.5% rate intact for smaller enterprises, maintaining the country's allure for start-ups and SMEs. Industry titans are doubling down on local data centre expansion, with AWS and Microsoft advancing ambitious hyperscale projects to support AI-driven workloads and meet stringent EU data sovereignty requirements. The proliferation of AI across Ireland will require powerful, advanced hosting infrastructure and compliance-ready platforms, supporting growth. Sustainability initiatives, like AWS’s district heating systems and Microsoft’s backup redundancies, are positioning Ireland’s data centres at the cutting edge of resilient, green hosting. As new EU regulations come into force, providers that prioritise cloud security, regulatory compliance and sovereign cloud architectures will be best placed to harness Ireland’s continued digital growth.

Snapshot img { margin: 10px !important; } Overview of the global data center microserver marketTechnavio’s market research analyst predicts that the global data center microserver market will grow at a spectacular CAGR of close to 29% during the forecast period. One of the key drivers for this market is the growing use of big data analytics by companies to make business decisions. Businesses use several applications to generate massive amounts of structured and unstructured data with a lot of frequency and variety. Big data has helped enterprises to generate higher sales, boost efficiency, improve operations and customer services, and manage risk better by interpreting collected data. Enterprises are investing in high-density infrastructure for their data centers, and microservers are expected to play an important role in such infrastructures. Replacing traditional servers with microservers to process vast volumes of information will play a significant role in promoting market growth during the forecast period.In this industry report, the analysts expect factors like the construction of green data centers to spur market growth during the forecast period. Data centers consume a lot of electricity, which results in high carbon emissions. Green facilities implement concepts such as renewable energies, free cooling, and recycling to improve performance while reducing their power consumption and carbon footprint. The rising demand for efficient data centers has resulted in the defining of metrics, standards, and certification of data center environments. Microserver usage in green facilities will play a vital role in enabling environmentally friendly operations, leading to positive growth in this market over the estimated period.Segmentation by end-user and analysis of the data center microserver marketCloud and hosting service providers Enterprises Telecommunication providersThe cloud and hosting service providers segment is the largest in the data center microserver market and will generate revenues of over USD 1 billion by the end of the forecast period. Since the introduction of cloud technology, many organizations have adopted cloud-based services like Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS). This increase in the adoption of cloud-based services will lead to the growth of this market segment during the forecast period.Geographical segmentation of the data center microserver marketAmericas APAC EMEAThe Americas dominated the global data center microservers market in 2015 with a share of approximately 48%. Due to the rising need for efficient power infrastructures, many companies in the Americas have started to replace traditional servers with microservers as it helps to manage light workloads. This recent increase in the adoption of microservers will lead to the strong growth of this market in the Americas.Competitive landscape and key vendorsThe global data center microserver market has several component suppliers who are sub-contractors to the major vendors. The competitive landscape is moderate as the market is not very diverse as compared to other server-related segments. The probability of startups and large firms competing for market shares is average. Since the availability of high-density servers is quite ubiquitous, the increased adoption of microservers may be restricted in the market.Key vendors in the market are -Dell Fujitsu HP Huawei Quanta Computer Super Micro ComputerOther vendors in the market include Boston, Cavium, Marvell Technology, Penguin Computing, Plat’Home, Tyan Computer, and Wiwynn.Key questions answered in the report includeWhat will the market size and the growth rate be in 2020? What are the key factors driving the global data center microserver market? What are the key market trends influencing the growth of the global data center microserver market? What are the challenges to market growth? Who are the key vendors in the global data center microserver market? What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the vendors in the global data center microserver market? Trending factors influencing the market shares of the Americas, APAC, and EMEA. What are the key outcomes of the five forces analysis of the global data center microserver market?Technavio also offers customization on reports based on specific client requirement.Related reportsGlobal Data Center Server Market 2015-2019 Global Micro Server Market 2015-2019 Green Data Center Market in the US 2015-2019 Global Data Center Power Market 2015-2019 Global Green Data Center Market 2015-2019A microserver is a small server that is easy to install, configure, and maintain, and has the same functionalities as the traditional server. The concept of microserver, which puts multiple servers into one physical chassis for shared power and cooling, is similar to that of a conventional server. A micro server consists of inbuilt hardware and software and also inclu

The industry has seen steady demand, with recurring demands for claims handling providing consistent support throughout the period. As expectations surrounding efficiency have risen, providers have prioritized investment in solutions to address individual cases more effectively, meeting growing client demand for speedy claims—especially in response to the uptick in weather-related and other extreme events. To serve this demand, insurers have expanded their payment system capabilities, contributing to a broader consumer base and leading to additional outlays that elevated operational costs. This combination of increased claims volumes and the need for faster payouts has put added pressure on expenses, as businesses attempt to keep pace with what customers expect from modern claims management platforms. Alongside these shifts, rejection rates have climbed—frequently because of filing inaccuracies—pushing providers to adopt advanced technologies to safeguard their reputation and foster client trust. AI has become a central tool in tackling fraud and improving claims management, providing actionable insights and helping users navigate the claims process with fewer errors. In the auto insurance industry, mounting claims from car incidents have pushed some firms to invest in specialized outsourcing software, aiming to streamline workflows for high-value or complex cases. The prevalence of cybersecurity concerns has also spurred strategic alliances with AI providers, as companies seek to offset both costs and risk through shared infrastructure—a move that, while promising, still requires significant upfront investment for integration. These factors have contributed to thinner profit over the last five years. Still, the industry has grown its revenue at a CAGR of 2.4% to $16.5 billion by 2025, despite a 3.8% drop in the most recent year as companies navigated operational hurdles and integration challenges from new AI offerings. Further increases in extreme weather and climate events are forecast to drive greater demand for private insurance, especially in regions prone to flooding, amplifying the need for responsive, data-driven claims systems. Companies are also adapting to the requirements of incomplete data reported by both healthcare and insurance sectors; investments in data infrastructure are anticipated to streamline claims processing and improve outcomes. Meanwhile, the growth of connected vehicles and telematics is generating a need for more sophisticated claims software to handle sensor-driven case data. With more life insurance payouts on the horizon, rapid processing will move even higher up the agenda, likely bringing additional cost pressures. Despite these challenges, the industry is projected to grow at a 2.0% CAGR, with revenue reaching $18.2 billion by 2030, underpinned by ongoing investment in claims software capabilities.

The global process orchestration market is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of around 17.7% during the forecast period, 2020 – 2026.


Business Process Orchestration is a methodology that is followed in enterprises to help reduce the amount of effort, time, and money, required to complete daily tasks by standardizing processes and introducing automation, validation, workflow, and controls where appropriate. Business process orchestration is the act of stipulating actions within business processes through web services. This process helps in developing future of business process management (BPM), and within it lies the capability to change the way of business and information technology (IT) interaction. A process orchestration solution that leverages the capabilities of a Business Process Management (BPM) platform with automation and analytics helps organizations keep track
of all the activities in an order management system.

Market Trends, Drivers, Restraints, and Opportunities:

• Increasing adoption of cloud-based solutions and integration of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) for data analysis is a major factor driving the growth of the market.
• Rising adoption of Platform as a Service (PaaS) and cloud in small & medium enterprises that provides cost-efficient storage is driving the growth for the market.
• Rising deployment of adequate business solutions by organizations to reduce operational costs and effectively utilize their IT resources is expected to boost the demand for process orchestration. This, in turn, is fueling the market growth.
• Shifting organizations preference from traditional ways of management, rising demand for automated systems and solutions, and streamlining all the aspects of business management is propelling the market growth.
• Increasing adoption of business process automation technologies by enterprises to improve efficiency, quality of internal operations, and interactions with other enterprises and customers, as they engage in e-business transactions is driving the market growth.
• Growing concerns for data security and distortion due to high costs of installation has been restraining the market growth.
• Growing trend of outsourcing of storage services and rise in need for more efficient data storage options is expected to provide numerous opportunities for the market.

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This statistic shows data on investments and spendings on cloud computing services (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS) in Germany from 2011 to 2015, and a forecast for 2020. In 2020, the market volume in the cloud services segment was forecast to amount to roughly **** billion euros.

The global purpose-built backup appliance market was valued at around USD 5.2 billion in 2019 and is anticipated to expand at a CAGR of around 10.7% during the forecast period, 2020 – 2026. Growing adoption of cloud-based computing and the rising number of IoT devices is expected to boost the market growth.



A purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) is basically a standalone disk-based storage device that is used for storing backup data. PBBAs can restore individual files very rapidly compared with the time needed to load, mount, search, and stream a tape. PBBAs are responsible for improving the backup process by decreasing backup and recovery windows across multiple applications and are less sensitive to network latency. In comparison to tape hardware which is highly mechanical in nature and more error-prone, PBBAs can be used as a primary backup target to reduce backup and restore failures caused by them. PBBA along with storing the backup data also includes features such as compression, automated setup, encryption, deduplication, and maintenance, and redundant hardware components.

Market Trends, Drivers, Restraints, and Opportunities:

• Growing trend of data center virtualization and cloud computing is expected to boost the demand for PBBA and thus driving the market growth.
• Growing adoption of cloud-based technology at various levels of organizations is anticipated to boost the market growth.
• Growth of the IoT market and stringent rules and regulation about data protection and data security such as GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is anticipated to boost the demand for a storage device and thus propelling the market growth.
• Rising adoption of Platform as a Service (PaaS) and cloud in small & medium enterprises has increased the demand for an efficient storage device that can store the backup data. This, in turn, is driving the growth for the market.
• Growing demand for maintaining transparency across different departments and flexibility to access data at any time and from anywhere has increased the demand for PBBA and thus fueling the growth of the market.
• Shifting organizations preference from traditional ways, rising demand for automated systems and solutions coupled with increasing awareness among organizations to focus on data protection and recovery infrastructure is propelling the market growth.
• Growing cyber-security concerns and high costs associated with storage and backup technology has been restraining the market growth.
• Increased adoption of data deduplication appliances and growing demand for data analytics is creating opportunities for the vendors.

Scope of the Report

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the most popular vendor in the cloud infrastructure services market, Amazon Web Services (AWS), controlled ** percent of the entire market. Microsoft Azure takes second place with ** percent market share, followed by Google Cloud with ** percent market share. Together, these three cloud vendors account for ** percent of total spend in the fourth quarter of 2024. Organizations use cloud services from these vendors for machine learning, data analytics, cloud native development, application migration, and other services. AWS Services Amazon Web Services is used by many organizations because it offers a wide variety of services and products to its customers that improve business agility while being secure and reliable. One of AWS’s most used services is Amazon EC2, which lets customers create virtual machines for their strategic projects while spending less time on maintaining servers. Another important service is Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), which offers a secure file storage service. In addition, Amazon also offers security, website infrastructure management, and identity and access management solutions. Cloud infrastructure services Vendors offering cloud services to a global customer base do so through different types of cloud computing, which include infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS). Further, there are different cloud computing deployment models available for customers, namely private cloud and public cloud, as well as community cloud and hybrid cloud. A cloud deployment model is defined based on the location where the deployment resides, and who has access to and control over the infrastructure.