PwC conducts a survey each year of businesses around the world, asking if they use cloud services such as SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS. Through the survey it was found that the share of businesses using PaaS increased from 29 percent in 2012, to 37 percent in 2013.
Does your organization use cloud computing services such as software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, or infrastructure-as-a-service?
Characteristic
2012
2013
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
69%
69%
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
44%
47%
Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
29%
37%
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February 1 to April 15, 2012 February 1 to April 1, 2013
Number of respondents
n(2012) = 9,300*<br>n(2013) = 9,600*
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* The survey included readers of CIO and CSO magazines and clients of PwC. In total (9,300 in 2012) 9,600 CEOs, CFOs, CISOs, CIOs, CSOs, vice presidents, and directors of IT and information security from 115 different countries.
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PwC. (October 31, 2013). Does your organization use cloud computing services such as software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, or infrastructure-as-a-service? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/258738/use-of-cloud-computing-services-within-businesses/
PwC. "Does your organization use cloud computing services such as software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, or infrastructure-as-a-service? ." Chart. October 31, 2013. Statista. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258738/use-of-cloud-computing-services-within-businesses/
PwC. (2013). Does your organization use cloud computing services such as software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, or infrastructure-as-a-service? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/258738/use-of-cloud-computing-services-within-businesses/
PwC. "Does Your Organization Use Cloud Computing Services Such as Software-as-a-service, Platform-as-a-service, or Infrastructure-as-a-service? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/258738/use-of-cloud-computing-services-within-businesses/
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