Workspace as a service market

The workspace as a service is a type of desktop virtualization, which provides remote access service to the end users for various application and data form any device. Increasing trend of Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) is of the major factor fueling growth of the market. Advantages such as employee satisfaction and retention, increased productivity and innovation, and cost saving have accelerated the demand for BYOD trend in various organizations. Furthermore, cost saving is the major factor fueling trend of BYOD in various organization, as employees utilize their own device and data, which reduced the organization IT maintenance and purchasing expenses. Hence, increasing trend of BYOD in turn is fueling growth of workspace as a service market.

Workspace as a Service Market Taxonomy

On the basis of component, the workspace as a service market is segmented into:

• Solution
• Services

On the basis of organization size, the workspace as a service market is segmented into:

• Small and Mid-size Organization
• Large Organization

On the basis of deployment model, the workspace as a service market is segmented into:

• Public
• Private
• Hybrid

The public deployment model segment held the dominant position in the market in 2017 and is projected to retain its dominance throughout the forecast period. The shifting of workload in public cloud is major factor driving growth of the segment. For instance, according to Coherent Market Insights, around 68% of cloud workload is estimated to be shifted towards public cloud by 2020.

On the basis of verticals, the workspace as a service market is segmented into:

• BFSI
• Retail
• Government
• Healthcare
• Manufacturing
• Telecom and It
• Utilities
• Travel and Hospitality
• Education
• Others

North America workspace as a service market is projected to held dominant position in 2017

On the basis of geography, the global workspace as a service market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East, and Africa. North America held the dominant position in the market in 2017 and is projected to retain its dominance throughout the forecast period. The US and Canada are major economies driving growth of the market in this region, owing to availability of advance IT & telecom infrastructure and growing trend for adoption of advance workspace virtualization solutions.

Furthermore, market in Asia Pacific region is projected to witness highest CAGR over the forecast period. India, China, and Japan are some of the major economies driving growth of the market in this region, owing to increasing number of SMEs or startups, which have accelerated the market growth. For instance, according to Indian government Economic Survey, 2016, the country had over 19,000 technology-enabled startups in the same year. 

Key Companies - Global Workspace as a service Market

Major companies operating in the global workspace as a service market include Amazon Web Services, Inc., Citrix Systems, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Tech Mahindra, Vmware, Inc., Colt Technology Services, Econocomy Group, Getronics, Independence It Corporation, and Unisys