Forecast Alert: IT Spending, Worldwide, 2008-2015, 4Q11 Update

Forecast Alert: IT Spending, Worldwide, 2008-2015, 4Q11 Update

3 January 2012   Richard Gordon   Gartner's U.S. dollar growth forecast for global IT spending in 2012 has been revised downward from 4.6% in the previous quarter to 3.7%. Faltering global economic growth, the eurozone crisis and the impact of Thailand's floods on hard-disc drive production have taken their toll on IT spending.