John-David Lovelock, vice president of research at Gartner, said: 'While global IT spending is expected to increase by 6.2% this year, the drop in the dollar has triggered a monetary surplus, which is the main reason for this strong growth.' 'This is Gartner's since 2007. The forecasted annual maximum growth rate is also a sign of a new cycle of IT growth, but global IT spending is growing and consistent with the expected global economic growth. By 2018 and 2019, due to the uncertain political environment, North America With the possibility of renegotiation of free trade agreements and trade wars, it is expected that the U.S. dollar will strengthen and it will sustain huge fluctuations.
It is expected that enterprise software spending will experience the highest growth in 2011, an increase of 11.1% (see Table 1). Unless there is an unexpected disruption, it is expected that the software industry will continue to use the development of digital services. It is expected that application software spending will continue to grow by 2019, and infrastructure The software will also continue to grow and be supported by modernization initiatives.
Even by the end of 2017, global data center system spending is expected to increase by 3.7% in 2018, down from 6.3% in 2017. The long-term outlook remains challenging, especially the storage market. The strength at the end of 2017 is dominated by memory components. Due to shortages, prices have risen faster than previously expected. Given that the previous component shortage is expected to ease to 2018, the shortage is now expected to continue throughout the year and supply is expected to be eased by the end of the year.
It is predicted that the spending of global equipment (personal computers, tablet computers and mobile phones) will increase in 2018 to reach US$706 billion, which is an increase of 6.6% over 2017. 'The equipment market continues to experience dual dynamics. Some users do not buy things, and those Users who buy things, on average, spend a higher price point. 'Lovelock said, 'Therefore, end-user spending will increase faster than it did in 2022. However, compared to previous forecasts, the final User spending and unit shipments are expected to decline as demand for ultra-luxury high-end equipment, ultra mobile devices and basic handsets is expected to slow.
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Mr. Lovelock will provide further analysis on the key drivers of the IT market at the Gartner Technology Growth and Innovation Summit in San Diego, California from April 30th to May 2nd, 2018. This summit is for technology vendors to understand the latest trends and Tools, Innovation Forecasting, Positioning and Thought Leadership.