SYDNEY, Australia, May 15 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Asia Pacific’s demand for cloud-based as-a-service solutions soared to a new record in the first quarter, even as demand for managed services slumped in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest state-of-the-industry report from Information Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a leading global technology research and advisory firm.
The ISG Index™, which measures commercial outsourcing contracts with annual contract value (ACV) of US $5 million or more, found Asia Pacific’s as-a-service market jumped 25 percent, to a record US $1.7 billion of ACV in the quarter, while managed services dropped 27 percent, to US $522 million. The two segments, combined, were up 8 percent, to US $2.2 billion. As-a-service accounted for more than 75 percent of the region’s combined market for the second consecutive quarter.