'Middle East IT market shows strong demand for SaaS-based analytical solutions', says SAS.Summary: Company strengthens resources to help regional SMBs and enterprises lower costs and risks via SaaS model Company strengthens resources to help regional SMBs and enterprises lower costs and risks via SaaS model The Middle East IT market is showing strong demand for 'Software-as-a-Service' (SaaS)-based analytical analytical, analytic pertaining to or emanating from analysis. analytical control control of confounding by analysis of the results of a trial or test. solutions, says SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. , the leading provider of business advisory and analytical intelligence. This is in line with latest research from Gartner, which forecasts that the SaaS software market globally will grow by 22 per cent to hit a record USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 8 billion in 2009. Amidst a·midst prep. Variant of amid. [Middle English amiddes : amidde; see amid + -es, adverbial suffix; see -s3.] positive projections in terms of demand and market growth, SAS has announced that it is strengthening its resources to help SMBs and enterprises in the Middle East to lower costs and risks via the SaaS model. Identified as one of the fastest growing segments of the information technology (IT) industry, SaaS is a delivery method that provides users remote access to software as a web-based service, thereby resulting in more cost-effective business functionality compared to paying for licensed applications. In addition to cost savings, other core drivers of the growth of SaaS-based applications in the region are the widespread availability of broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). connectivity to support the solution, and excellent functionality and value they offer to users. As part of an aggressive expansion plan, SAS has recently invested in a USD 70 million facility in Cary, North Carolina Cary is the second largest municipality in Wake County, North Carolina and the third largest municipality in The Triangle (North Carolina) behind Raleigh and Durham. It is the seventh largest municipality in North Carolina. , USA, that aims to address the growing demand for SaaS-based solutions in the Middle East and across the globe. "The current economic slowdown For articles with similar titles, see Slow Down (disambiguation). A slowdown is an industrial action in which employees perform their duties but seek to reduce productivity or efficiency in their performance of these duties. and its effects on organisations' IT budgets' have created a sizeable demand for SaaS-based solutions, and our goal is to help companies in the Middle East maximise the optimum potential of this technology in their day-to-day operations," said Carel Badenhorst, Head of Technology Practice, SAS - Middle East. "Today, as more IT managers recognise the benefits of SaaS, we continue to further the development of our SaaS-based offerings, such as our investments into hosting our solutions in our own data centres to allow customers to access it via ordinary web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
IDC's 'Worldwide Business Intelligence Tools 2008 Vendor Shares' report also notes that SAS was No. 2 in the Business Intelligence tools segment and among the top five suppliers of query, reporting and analysis tools. SAS offers targeted business solutions that deliver competitive insights that are often hidden in data. Organizations can then solve confidently complex business problems, reach evidence-based decisions, manage for performance, achieve measurable business objectives, drive sustainable growth through innovation, and anticipate and manage change. Among the solutions, which SAS is offering under the 'SaaS' model include 'Business Intelligence', 'Anti-Money Laundering', 'Web Analytics', Marketing Mix Advisor', 'Revenue Optimization' and 'Campaign Management'. "As the only market expected to witness an upward trend in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of a massive decline in the regional and global IT industry, SaaS has become one of our top priorities as far as delivering our software is concerned. In line with this, our goal is to help organisations in both the SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. and enterprise sectors eliminate the need to handle the installation, set-up and maintenance of their software. Furthermore, we are committed towards helping clients save the cost of buying licenses in advance and instead run programs directly on their own computers," concluded Badenhorst. 2009 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com) 2009 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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