Technology media company TechTarget, Inc. has announced the launch of SearchCloudApplications.com. The new website is dedicated to serving the information needs of information technology (IT) and business professionals deploying Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business applications in the cloud, and developers and architects tasked with building custom applications leveraging the cloud.
Analysts predict strong growth, major upheaval as cloud adoption takes center stage. According to Gartner Inc., global spending on SaaS will rise 17.9 percent this year to $14.5 billion, and is expected to remain strong through 2015, with spending expected to hit $22.1 billion,. In addition, Connecticut-based Saugatuck Technology Inc., believes that, by 2016, 75% or more of new enterprise IT spend will be cloud-based or a hybrid of cloud and premise-based solutions.
Launching with over 19,000 active members, SearchCloudApplications.com publishes articles, tips, tutorials and other resources spanning various cloud delivery models and challenges including Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), integration and cloud application development. IT, business professionals and application developers will find unbiased information across cloud topics including technology strategy, vendor selection and management, architectural considerations, deployment models, development strategies and more.
SearchCloudApplications.com builds on TechTarget’s portfolio of business applications and architecture-focused websites that include SearchCRM.com, SearchFinancialApplications.com, SearchOracle.com, SearchSAP.com, SearchSOA.com, and TheServerSide.com, which have already earned the sponsorship of many of current day’s leading, global enterprise software vendors.
