The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) in its latest report 'Cloud Next Wave of Growth in India' is expecting that growing adoption of Big Data, analytics, artificial intelligence and Internet of Things will push Indian cloud market to grow 3-fold to $7.1 billion by 2022. The report further said cloud spending in 2018 was estimated to be about six per cent of the total IT spending. Indian infrastructure as a service (IaaS) spending was estimated to be about $1 billion in 2018, and is forecast to grow at 25 per cent per annum to reach $2.32.4 billion in 2022. The report highlighted that factors that can drive the IaaS uptake in India are improved infrastructure, economic benefits, increased innovation, vibrant startup and connected ecosystem.
On the other hand, the report mentioned the Indian software as a service (SaaS) market is expected to grow at 36 per cent per annum and touch $3.3-3.4 billion by 2022. This boost is expected on the back of lower cost of workforce, abundant talent availability, mature sales eco-system, adoption of newer technologies like AI and machine learning to build products. Globally, the cloud spending on IT is growing at 16.5 per cent (CAGR) and is expected to touch $345 billion by 2022.
Besides, in order to accelerate the cloud growth momentum in India in the right strategic direction, the report recommended that the Indian government set out tangible time-bound targets for cloud and a sharper focus on the multitude of other infrastructural and operational factors (reliable power, sustainable land regulations, and high-speed connectivity).
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