A new Gartner survey indicates that nearly 90 percent of current or intended users of on-demand software expect to maintain or grow their SaaS footprint.

 Nearly nine out of 10 organizations expect to maintain or grow their usage of SaaS products, citing cost-effectiveness and ease/speed of deployment as primary reasons for adoption, according to a recent Gartner survey of 258 firms either currently using SaaS, or planning to use it within the next 12 months.

The key drivers behind the use of SaaS, according to survey respondents, included:

• total cost of ownership,
• unmet performance expectations with on-premises solutions, and
• changes in sourcing strategy.