PaaS | Partition | Prediction

Platform as a service or PaaS  is a proven model for running applications without the hassle of maintaining the hardware and software infrastructure at the company.

The popularity of SaaS also drives adoption of PaaS for customization, extension and integration of the cloud-based applications.

PaaS Segmentation:

The largest segments within the PaaS market are,

• Cloud application platform services (aPaaS) accounting for 34.4 percent of total PaaS spending in 2012

• Cloud application life cycle management (ALM) services (almPaaS) at 12 percent

• Cloud BPM platform services (bpmPaaS) at 11.6 percent

• Cloud integration services (iPaaS) at 11.4 percent

Gartner Prediction on PaaS Market:

Gartner predicts that the potential spending in PaaS technologies is an average of $360 million per year from 2011 through 2016. 

The market will experience consistent growth with worldwide PaaS revenue totaling 1.5 billion in 2013, and growing to $2.9 billion in 2016. In terms of geographies, North America continues to be the biggest market for PaaS solutions

Courtesy: Gartner & Image: IBM