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On-demand software or Software as a Service (SaaS) is a strategy increasingly resonating with small and medium businesses (SMBs). According to market surveys, more than 60 percent of SMBs see on-demand software as a way to cut costs and increase productivity. Cashing in on this trend, vendors are pursuing the SMB market aggressively because smaller and mid-sized firms often lack enough dedicated IT staff to handle the operations and data backups.

Subbaraman Iyer, Director – ICT, Frost & Sullivan'High-speed telecom infrastructure hinders growth of on-demand software in India
Even as solution vendors are going gung ho about on-demand software market in India especially for the SMB sector, a majority, unlike in the APAC region are skeptical about aggressively pursuing these cost effective solutions to increase productivity.
Vishwas Sharad Mahajan, MD & CEO, Compulink Systems Limited'On-demand software frees businesses from ownership hassles and expenses'
The software market is now in an evolutionary stage as businesses and software vendors serving them have become serious about on-demand software delivery. On-demand delivery is in demand now and it will grow substantially in the coming years
Sabapathy N, Manager – Marketing, Aspire Systems'Cost plays a major role for SMBs to adopt the on-demand model'
Availability of on-demand services is going to really expand the market (with about 7 million SMBs in India having started to use IT), but the only factor that might influence otherwise would be non-availability of Indian on-demand vendors.
Srihari Boregowda, Director & CTO, Canarys Automations Limited'Industrialization of software and consolidation of demand shall drive "On-demand" services'
Industrialization of software and consolidation of demand shall drive "On-demand" software ushering next-generation wealth creators through the SMB segment