{"id":8070,"date":"2020-06-10T21:21:55","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T21:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securitytoday.de\/2026\/04\/02\/post_id-2159\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T19:06:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T19:06:59","slug":"businesses-place-trust-in-cloud-based-app-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securitytoday.de\/en\/2020\/06\/10\/businesses-place-trust-in-cloud-based-app-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Businesses Place Trust in Cloud-Based App Development"},"content":{"rendered":"

Which web applications are built in-house, and which are purchased as-as-a-service models? Here are the findings from Auth0\u2019s U.S. survey \u201cThe State of Application Assembly Report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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A key insight from the survey – conducted among 426 technical decision-makers (software architects, developers, and CTOs) – is that 74 percent rely on cloud-based services when deploying application-intensive solutions across their organizations.<\/p>\n

Most Apps Are Built for External Users<\/h2>\n
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Source: Auth0 \/ The 2020 State of Application Assembly<\/p><\/div>\n

On average, 51 percent of respondents develop between two and five applications annually. Another 28 percent reported responsibility for developing six to ten applications per year. The study also found that three-quarters of all application demand targets external audiences – namely business customers or end consumers. According to current data from Statista<\/a>, more than 4.1 million apps are currently available across global app stores – a strong indicator of massive development effort.<\/p>\n

As-a-Service Dominance in Payments, Messaging, and Authentication<\/h2>\n

The researchers further correlated application procurement method with function. Their findings: For paid applications, 74 percent of respondents use an as-a-service model – with Stripe emerging as the preferred solution in the U.S. For messaging applications, 71 percent prefer Twilio\u2019s cloud service. Authentication ranked third: 58 percent of respondents rely on external services for authentication. This suggests a significant portion of enterprises still build authentication solutions in-house – despite the high time investment involved.<\/p>\n

According to the report, this area holds substantial optimization potential to improve efficiency and streamline processes. As new microservices accelerate time-to-market for internal development teams, homegrown solutions risk rapid technical and compliance obsolescence. Only gradually is the realization gaining traction that third-party vendors are better suited to procure and maintain applications – specializing in adapting their offerings to evolving market requirements, while freeing internal development teams to focus on other innovations.<\/p>\n

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Source: Auth0 \/ The 2020 State of Application Assembly<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cThese results confirm the growing trend toward relying on APIs and external SaaS services for application development – saving time, accelerating time-to-market, and ensuring access to the latest security standards,\u201d<\/em> says Martin Gontovnikas, Auth0\u2019s Global Marketing Chief. \u201cWhether for payments, messaging, or authentication, the survey shows teams are using more than just an \u2018essential SaaS stack\u2019 to speed up development.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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