Global Middleware Market 2017-2021

This industry research report identifies Fujitsu, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat as the key vendors in the global middleware market. This middleware market forecast report also presents a detailed analysis of the market by end user (retail, healthcare, BFSI, automotive, and others) and by geography (the Americas, APAC, and EMEA).

Global middleware market overview

Technavio’s market study identifies the growing innovation in the Internet of Things to be one of the primary factors for the middleware market’s growth. Internet of things (IoT) enables devices on different platforms to communicate and transform data into valuable information. IoT and sensors are used in the manufacturing sector to connect machines and automation that improves the efficiency of the operations. Furthermore, middleware technologies facilitate communication by connecting the sensors to the machines and monitoring systems. Our market research analysts have estimated that the middleware market size will grow steadily at a CAGR of more than 5% by 2021.

Big data analytics collects a huge amount of data and the collected data is analyzed using the data analytics tools. Middleware connects big data applications with different databases and aids the big data applications in extracting the necessary information from databases. After the data is extracted, middleware extracts the relevant data using the analytical tools and big data applications. The emergence of big data analytics is identified as one of the key middleware market trends contributing towards the growth of the industry.

Competitive landscape and key vendors

The middleware market is moderately concentrated due to the presence of a few key vendors offering innovative solutions to the customers. Vendors are competing on their offerings of cloud-based or on-premises middleware solutions. Established players are facing tough competition from the new entrants in the middleware technologies market.

The leading vendors in the market are

• Fujitsu
• IBM
• Microsoft
• Oracle
• Red Hat

The other prominent vendors in the market are BMC, HPE, MuleSoft, Objective Interface Systems (OIS), and SAP.

Segmentation by end user and analysis of the middleware market

• Retail
• Healthcare
• Banking financial services and insurance (BFSI)
• Automotive

The growing popularity of the e-commerce platforms and offline retail stores contributes to the growth of the retail segment. Middleware is used primarily in the online retailers through databases and servers to store data. It effectively manages the communication between the databases, applications, and hardware.

Geographical segmentation and analysis of the middleware market

• Americas
• APAC
• EMEA

The Americas will be the major contributor to the growth of the middleware market share and size. However, APAC is steadily gaining traction due to the increased adoption of technologies such as IoT and cloud computing, in addition to, increased IT investment and cloud computing investments.

Key questions answered in the report include

• What will the middleware market worth and size, and the growth rate be in 2021?
• What are the key factors driving the global middleware market?
• What are the key market trends impacting the growth of the global middleware market?
• What are the challenges to middleware market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in the global middleware market?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the vendors in the global middleware market?
• Trending factors influencing the middleware market shares of the Americas, APAC, and EMEA.
• What are the key outcomes of the five forces analysis of the global middleware market?

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