| | April 20184CIOReviewEditorialAs per Cisco's Global Cloud Index for the period of 2013-2018, 59 percent of all cloud workflows will be deployed on software-as-a-service (SaaS) model by the end of this year. This trend can be attributed to the benefits that SaaS model provides. With more than 80 percent of their performance app being hosted and maneuvered in cloud, companies can confidently claim that their operations no longer depend on legacy systems. This makes absolute sense for all of them, as SaaS benefits often come down to serious financial savings. The main beneficiaries, as expected, are small and medium businesses, which also have the best growth forecasts for 2018. In 2017, Artificial Intelligence was one of disruptive technologies that became more widespread. Over 81 percent of the world's IT leaders are already at work developing AI systems. AI and machine learning are greatly optimizing businesses, increasing productivity and automating tasks that support human capabilities. AI and machine learning are becoming more important to SaaS companies than ever in 2018. From chatbots to hyper personalization, it is creating a marketing revolution. Another trend that can be seen in the segment is the penchant for vertical specific SaaS. It targets specific industries/customers, allowing companies to adapt features according to client and industry demand. Mobile has also attracted its fair share of attention with regards to SaaS deployments. In 2018, mobile users are expected to grow by 2.5 billion globally. SaaS companies are focusing even more on the mobile side of things, as it creates a better user experience, providing customers with their product when it is convenient for them to use it. In this issue, CIOReview India presents to you `20 Most Promising SaaS Solution Providers' who have proved their mettle with their innovative offerings. These companies pride themselves on keeping pace with the latest technological advancements in this domain. We hope this issue gives you helpful insight into this market landscape. Sudhakar SinghEditorsudhakar@cioreviewindia.comSaaS Becoming the Norm VOL 6 · ISSUE 4-5 · APRIL 18, 2018 PublisherOffice Editorial queries editor@cioreviewindia.com To subscribeVisit www.cioreviewindia.com/magazine-in or send email to: subscription@cioreviewindia.comCover price is Rs 150 per issueAshok KumarVirupakshi PattarAlok ChaturvediCIOReviewGroup Art DirectorVP - Sales & MarketingMagendran PerumalCirculation ManagerEditorial TeamCIOReview No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugheshpalya, Bangalore-560017ManjunathVimalraj MCIOReviewEditorSudhakar SinghVisualizersAdvertising queriessales@cioreviewindia.comBangaloreTel 080 46441103Sales & MarketingAmrit SinghIndranil ChakrabortyRavi Kalgi Rohit RaghubanshiAmeet Kumar SahooPrinted and published by Alok Chaturvedi on Behalf of Bizprint Media Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published at No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Copyright © 2018 Bizprint Media Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Re-production in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.Chitra MishraEmmanuel Christi DasLakshmi GNazish HussainShaheen SaikiaSeena KennethSuchita GonsalvesVinisha PaivaNoidaTel 120 4639300
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