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PaaS market to reach $6.94 billion by 2018

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Harmeet
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MUMBAI, INDIA: The global PaaS market is estimated to grow from $1.28 billion in 2013 to $6.94 billion in 2018 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 32.54 per cent in this period, according to the recent study done by MarketsandMarkets.

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PaaS has been the smallest market among the cloud computing segments. But now the trend is experiencing a drift where PaaS market is growing faster in terms of revenue. Though PaaS market is not as huge as IaaS and SaaS which are the other two segments in cloud computing, the proportion of this market is very significant.

Also many small players specializing in providing PaaS solutions have emerged and made the market so dynamic and competitive. This trend has benefited most of the application users and has increased the demand for PaaS on various sectors.

"Considering the expected growth of PaaS users from 3 per cent in the year 2012 to 43 per cent in the year 2015; various companies have ventured into this space. Owing to the foresighted growth potential, PaaS is set to make a mark in the industry and impact the future of the enterprise software market. The Platform as a Service Market research report analyzes the importance of PaaS in the cloud computing industry, its scalability to grow in future, drivers, restraints and challenges in this market. The report also focuses on global trends, evolving platforms and the adoption benefits," the study said.

Most of the companies worldwide are looking at standardizing their operations through cloud computing. In the cloud computing arena PaaS (Platform as a Service) has made its mark in recent years with a subsequent growth. PaaS in cloud computing provides a computing platform and a solution stack, which allows consumers to create software using tools and libraries from the provider.

This concept of PaaS is extremely complex to adapt, as establishing a standardized PaaS platform from the scratch is very obscure for organizations. This limitation of cloud portability can now be bypassed through Enterprise PaaS, as it automates customized platform stacks; thereby meeting various application requirements, by working on an on-demand basis.