After a tumultuous 2020, global IT spending could be in a for a solid recovery in 2021, according to Gartner. The research agency is predicting that global spending on IT -- which includes data centers, enterprise software, devices, and both IT and communication services -- will rise from roughly $3.6 trillion in 2020 to $3.8 trillion in 2021.
Due to volatility in the IT market during the coronavirus pandemic, Gartner previously called for a decline across all major IT segments over the course of 2020, with device purchases and data center systems suffering the heaviest blow. However, the pandemic did create demand for technologies such as remote conferencing tools and public cloud offerings.
Next year, Gartner expects enterprise software to experience the strongest rebound, with spending rising 7.2%. Spending on data center systems will see the second highest of growth of 5.2% in 2021, as hyperscalers accelerate global data center build outs.
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Spending on data center systems has declined more than 10% so far in 2020, as lockdowns from COVID-19 prevented around 60% of new facilities construction. Nonetheless, Gartner expects the data center market to grow year-over-year through 2024.
By Natalie Gagliordi on ZDNet
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