Global Application Server Software Platform Market Report 2024

The application server software platform market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $3.09 billion in 2023 to $3.32 billion in 2024 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3%. The growth can be credited to escalating demands for server solutions that are scalable, dependable, and high-performing, alongside the surge in internet usage and e-commerce activities.

The application server software platform market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $4.42 billion in 2028 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4%. The growth is anticipated due to factors such as edge computing, the widespread adoption of IoT devices, and the increasing focus on containerization and microservices architectures. Key trends in the forecast period comprise the emergence of cloud-native application servers, the rise of serverless computing, integration with AI and ML technologies, a heightened emphasis on security and compliance, and enhancements in developer experience.

The surge in cloud computing is anticipated to drive the expansion of the application server software platform market in the foreseeable future. Cloud computing entails the on-demand access and utilization of computing services such as data storage, servers, databases, networking, software, and analytics via the Internet. The growing popularity of cloud computing stems from its cost-effectiveness, scalability, flexibility, and accessibility, offering businesses opportunities to streamline operations and innovate more efficiently. Application server software platforms within cloud computing facilitate the deployment, administration, and scalability of web applications across diverse computing environments. For instance, in December 2023, Eurostat reported that 45.2% of EU enterprises adopted cloud computing services for hosting e-mail systems, storing electronic files, and utilizing office software, marking a 4.2 percentage point increase from 2021. Moreover, countries such as Finland (78.3%), Sweden (71.6%), Denmark (69.5%), and Malta (66.7%) witnessed at least 65% of enterprises investing in cloud computing services. Hence, the rise of cloud computing is propelling the growth of the application server software platform market.

Key players in the application server software platform market are innovating by offering advanced solutions, such as open-source application platforms, to cater to evolving customer needs. Open-source application platforms are cloud-based platforms that facilitate collaboration among developers and platform engineers in deploying and managing cloud-native applications across various cloud environments. For example, in October 2023, Microsoft unveiled Radius, aimed at enabling developers and platform engineers to collaborate on deploying and managing cloud-native applications across diverse cloud environments, including private clouds, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services. Radius provides a structured approach to application deployment, encompassing environments, resource groups, and connections, thereby illustrating the interconnection between the application and its infrastructure.

In January 2023, OpenText, a Canada-based enterprise information management software developer, acquired Micro Focus for $5.8 billion. This acquisition broadened OpenText's corporate mission to assist enterprise professionals in securing operations, gaining deeper insights into information, and effectively managing an increasingly hybrid and complex digital landscape through a new array of tools, including cybersecurity, digital operations management, applications modernization and delivery, and AI and analytics. Micro Focus, based in the UK, is a leading provider of application server software platforms.

Major companies operating in the application server software platform market are Microsoft Corporation, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Hitachi Ltd., Lenovo Group Limited, International Business Machines Corporation, Cisco Systems Inc., Oracle Corporation, SAP SE, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, FUJITSU, NEC Corporation, Adobe, Citrix Systems Inc., Nutanix Inc., TIBCO Software Inc., Scale Computing Inc., NComputing Co. Ltd., Liquidware Inc., Nastel Technologies, Payara Services Ltd.

North America was the largest region in the application server software platform market in 2023. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the application server software platform market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the application server software platform market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

An application server software platform serves as a framework that offers an environment for creating, deploying, and overseeing software applications, facilitating communication between client applications and backend databases or services. It typically incorporates features such as security, scalability, and compatibility with multiple programming languages and protocols.

The primary categories of application server software platforms include Java-based, Microsoft Windows-based, and others. A Java-based application server software platform provides a framework or environment for developing, deploying, and managing Java applications on servers. It finds application in various domains such as deployment and integration, as well as support and maintenance, and serves diverse end-users including banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), government, healthcare, information technology (IT), telecommunications, manufacturing, retail, and others.

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The application server software platform market includes revenues earned by entities by providing services, such as deployment management, load balancing, resource management, monitoring and logging, fault tolerance, and developing frameworks. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.


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