90% of organizations to keep or grow their usage of software as a service

90% of organizations surveyed expect to maintain or grow their usage of software as a service (SaaS), citing cost-effectiveness and ease/speed of deployment as primary reasons for adoption, according to Gartner. 62% of North American respondents said that they expected new investments to increase slightly and 15% said that they expected new investments to increase significantly compared with 49% and 15%, respectively, in Europe and 55% and 5%, respectively, in Asia/Pacific. North America was an early adopter of solutions delivered through the SaaS model, with more than 20% of respondents indicating use for five years or longer and 60% having adopted it in the last three years.