Econocom - 2020 annual report

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Asystel Italia (Italy) : using a WaaS methodology to manage patch distribution, software center distribution and installation, also through a software center catalogue, Asystel Italia designs innovative solutions to address the needs of new workplace management. Asystel Italia is also an authorized Microsoft HoloLens reseller, offering a complete and value-added proposition in the field of digital and multimedia area. SAAS & CLOUD, 3.4.3. WEB APPS AND OPEN SOURCE The cloud will drive 3.4.3.1. the market upwards According to Syntec's (1) report on the second half of 2020 , in 2020, SMACS (2) grew by 6.4%, representing a market of €14.9 billion. While the growth of this very dynamic segment of software and services has slowed down compared to 2019, it is still very significant in a market that is overall in recession. Compared to the first half, IDC has significantly improved its forecasts for the evolution of SMACS in 2020, with growth doubling between the forecasts of the first half and those of the second. This leap is due to the higher-than-expected level of investments that CIOs allocated projects due to circumstances (lockdown, remote work, new sales methods,etc.). The growth of SMACS is primarily driven by the Cloud, which is both the largest segment (€6.7 billion alone) and the fastest growing segment (+12.2% in 2020).

SaaS & Cloud: services and the cloud hybrid are on the rise According to Gartner, the adoption of enterprise SaaS is still relatively new and many SaaS application providers have focused more on the functionality of their applications and less on the needs of IT operations. Most companies already have some cloud infrastructures and SaaS solutions in place and are planning to move in that direction. 16% of budgets for cloud are allocated to what Gartner calls “Services related to cloud”. These are essentially services that organisations need to move toward a cloud solution in order to transform their operations by adopting cloud services. New growth drivers in the cloud in 2021 2021 will see the strong development of new uses, mainly integrating the cloud. According to Forrester (3) , the main orientations we can highlight are as follows: the rise of DaaS: Gartner anticipates that • 48% of employees will continue to work from home once the pandemic is over. To secure this remotework and alloweveryone to work from anywhere, it is likely that "VDI in the Cloud", in other words virtualized desktopsin the cloud, or DaaS (Desktopas a Service)will be broadlyused. The arrival of a "Cloud PC" offer at Microsoft, strategic for the successof its futureWindows10, should acceleratethe movementby democratizing it. Competitors will have to sharpen their value proposition;

SMACS : acronyme pour définir les marchés suivants : Social, Mobile, Analytique, Cloud, Sécurité (2) https://www.itforbusiness.fr/les-10-tendances-cloud-en-2021-41991) (3) https://syntec-numerique.fr/smacs-chiffres-cles/conjoncture/note-conjoncture-2e-semestre-2020 (1)

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