| | February 20206EditorialWith decision makers becoming more aware of the benefits of SaaS, it is becoming increasingly popular in the industry. As a result, the adoption of SaaS has grown considerably over the past few years and is expected to increase further. Experts attribute this growth to a multitude of factors such as better connectivity, wider bandwidths, improved capabilities in processing of data and the orientation towards digitalization. If we look at some of the projections, the manifest fact is that more than 80 percent of companies are expected to run completely on SaaS by 2023, which is a percentage way higher than the current one of more than 50 percent. In a time when automation has become one of the foremost objectives of business process management, SaaS is driving automation through Artificial Intelligence. At the same time, businesses are expecting the SaaS solutions to be customized as per their needs. This has given birth to vertical SaaS which is focused on meeting specific requirements of businesses with an aim of providing better user experience and customer delight. AI is proving to be extremely useful when it comes to ensuring security on cloud computing platforms, wherein the algorithms generated by AI are able to zero in on various types of threats, allowing businesses to counter them in time. Enterprises have started acknowledging the role of AI in SaaS as an enabler of automation of various core functions in order to derive several benefits. Moreover, when combined with machine learning, it is capable of improving the SaaS solutions further. In this special issue, CIOReviewIndia brings to you the list of 20 Most Promising SaaS Startups who have made their mark in this domain with their technology acumen and industry expertise. These companies have kept abreast of the new technological advancements in this segment and have leveraged them to their full potential. We hope this issue gives you helpful insights into this market landscape. Sudhakar SinghEditorsudhakar@cioreviewindia.comSaaS Adoption On the Rise PublisherOffice Editorial queries editor@cioreviewindia.com To subscribeVisit www.cioreviewindia.com/magazine/ or send email to: subscription@cioreviewindia.comCover price is Rs 150 per issueAshok KumarVirupakshi PattarAlok ChaturvediGroup Art DirectorVP - Sales & MarketingMagendran PerumalCirculation ManagerEditorial TeamCIOReviewIndiaNo. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugheshpalya, Bangalore-560017Vimalraj MVeena R PSuanyaEditorSudhakar SinghVisualizersAdvertising queriessales@cioreviewindia.comBangaloreTel 080 46441103Printed 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 © 2020 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.NoidaTel 120 4639300Anitha TLakshmi GSuchita GonsalvesSamrat PradhanJanifha EvangelineTeja BoncheruvuSales & MarketingAmrit SinghRavi Kalgi Subham Nagendra KumarVOL 9 · ISSUE 1 - 3 · FEBRUARY 03 - 2020
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