Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) will achieve a market value of US$80.7 billion and make up 48.8% of the Asia-Pacific PCS market in 2026. IDC predicts more organizations will continue to accelerate IaaS adoption to reduce risks associated with capital expenditure and to operate more efficiently and profitably. Organizations are progressively pursuing consistency, security, performance and compliance across all resources by deploying, operating and scaling digital infrastructure in dedicated datacenters (DCs), private cloud, PCS and edge locations.
Platform as a service (PaaS) will reach a market value of US$27.4 billion, contributing to 16.6% of the Asia-Pacific PCS market in 2026. Growth is fueled by organizations that are gradually shifting application development in-house to have better control and those exploring ways to allocate development functions to non-IT staff using low-code/no-code platforms.
Software as a service (SaaS) will grow almost three times, from US$20.8 billion in 2021 to US$57.1 billion in 2026, contributing to 34.6% of the entire Asia-Pacific PCS market by then. SaaS growth is attributed to continued adoption of core enterprise applications, such as customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource management (ERM). These remain top priorities as organizations desire to obtain 360-degree visibility and better service for their customers and to improve internal planning and operations by streamlining business processes and activities.
“The PCS market’s growth is fueled by organizations’ DX acceleration and cloud-first approach with continuous adoption of hybrid work, business, or operations and the desire to drive better business outcomes, improve efficiencies, and create an empathetic customer experience to augment customer retention rate and enhance pr