IDC has issued a release about an upcoming IDC study that predicts that the SaaS delivery mode will have a big impact on the partnering landscape. In its recent survey, IDC found that partners were optimistic about SaaS and wanted to link with first to realize it's potential.
"In 2008 we expect several major vendors and their respective partner ecosystems to become more engaged in the SaaS market," said Stephen Graham, group vice president of Software Business Strategies at IDC, in the press release.
The release said that key points included:
- 76% of partner who responded to the survey believe Saas will have a major impact
- 70% believe that SaaS will be an important opportunity
- Implementation and business services related to SaaS deployments are the most profitable opportunities
- Organizations should target their partner messaging.
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