Global IT spending will reach $3.8 trillion this year, Gartner predicted this week, representing a 3.1 percent increase over spending in 2013, which clocked in at $3.7 trillion. The rate of growth between 2012 and 2013, by contrast, was a negligible 0.4 percent. Among the winning categories for 2014 are devices including PCs, ultramobiles, mobile phones and tablets. Now predicted to grow by 4.3 percent this year, the device category contracted in 2013 by 1.2 percent.
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IT Spending Will Inch Ahead in 2014, Gartner Says
Posted by: Erika Morphy January 8, 2014 05:00 AMGlobal IT spending will reach $3.8 trillion this year, Gartner predicted this week, representing a 3.1 percent increase over spending in 2013, which clocked in at $3.7 trillion. The rate of growth between 2012 and 2013, by contrast, was a negligible 0.4 percent. Among the winning categories for 2014 are devices including PCs, ultramobiles, mobile phones and tablets. Now predicted to grow by 4.3 percent this year, the device category contracted in 2013 by 1.2 percent.