A new report from IT industry analyst Gartner predicted that over 95 per cent of companies plan to keep their SaaS provision constant or grow usage in the coming year years.
In addition, 53 per cent of firms are expected to slightly increase their SaaS use in the next two years, while 19 per cent believe the expansion will be significant.
Sharon Mertz, research director at Gartner, added: 'SaaS applications clearly are no longer seen as a new deployment model by our survey base, with almost half of those surveyed affirming use of SaaS applications in their business for more than three years.'
The research also found that just four per cent of organisations anticipate making a slight decrease in the level of SaaS investment.
A recent poll by Spiceworks found that 43 per cent of small and medium-sized businesses have increased their IT budgets for 2010.
In addition, 53 per cent of firms are expected to slightly increase their SaaS use in the next two years, while 19 per cent believe the expansion will be significant.
Sharon Mertz, research director at Gartner, added: 'SaaS applications clearly are no longer seen as a new deployment model by our survey base, with almost half of those surveyed affirming use of SaaS applications in their business for more than three years.'
The research also found that just four per cent of organisations anticipate making a slight decrease in the level of SaaS investment.
A recent poll by Spiceworks found that 43 per cent of small and medium-sized businesses have increased their IT budgets for 2010.
