SaaS On the Upswing Among SMBsSaaS On the Upswing Among SMBs

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Jim Manico, OWASP Global Board Member

March 12, 2008

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The number of SMBs using software as a service (SaaS) in 2007 doubled over 2004, according to new research from AMI-Partners.Across the board, midsize businesses spend an average of six times more than small businesses on SaaS annually, and are twice as likely to report a planned increase in SaaS spending for the next 12 months, the 2008 U.S. Small and Medium Business Applications & Solutions Market Overview report states. In 2007, 21 percent of small businesses and 31 percent of midsize businesses used SaaS, which offers a cost-effective alternative to buying and supporting pricey hardware and software solutions.

Among small businesses, the most popular SaaS apps were banking/finance, instant messaging and payroll processing; among midsize companies, they were payroll processing, banking/finance and human resources management, according to AMI-Partners.Redmond

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About the Author

Jim Manico

OWASP Global Board Member

Jim Manico is a Global Board Member for the OWASP foundation where he helps drive the strategic vision for the organization. OWASP's mission is to make software security visible, so that individuals and organizations worldwide can make informed decisions about true software security risks. OWASP's AppSecUSA<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/> conferences represent the nonprofit's largest outreach efforts to advance its mission of spreading security knowledge, for more information and to register, see here<https://2015.appsecusa.org/c/?page_id=534>. Jim is also the founder of Manicode Security where he trains software developers on secure coding and security engineering. He has a 18 year history building software as a developer and architect. Jim is a frequent speaker on secure software practices and is a member of the JavaOne rockstar speaker community. He is the author of Iron-Clad Java: Building Secure Web Applications<http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Clad-Java-Building-Secure-Applications/dp/0071835881> from McGraw-Hill and founder of Brakeman Pro. Investor/Advisor for Signal Sciences.

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