New global SaaS adoption data shows emerging geographies embracing the deployment model

Forrester recently surveyed nearly 3,000 technology decision makers worldwide and found that emerging geographies -- Latin America, China, India, Russia -- are heavy adopters of software-as-a-service. [Source: Forrester's Global IT Budgets, Priorities, And Emerging Technology Tracking Survey, Q2 2010.]

Latin America led with the highest rate of SaaS adoption, with 30% of companies reporting SaaS use. Latin America also reported a high percentage of budget going to SaaS at 12.4%. (For comparison, North America, where many SaaS deployment options initially saw traction showed 25% adoption and represented 7% of overall software budgets.)

Other emerging geographies that reported high adoption included emerging Asian countries (China/Hong Kong/India/Russia). This group reported 21% SaaS usage and 8.9% of software budget going to SaaS. More established Asia Pacific economies (Japan/Australia/New Zealand) reported only 16% SaaS adoption and only 6.5% of software budget going to SaaS.

For more on the data including more details and more insight into additional geographies, look for our upcoming report.

Also check out our recent report “SaaS Adoption 2010.”