Gartner Says IT Spending to Slow in 2009, But Continued Growth Reflects Critical Role of Technology to Business Performance
Analysts Discuss the Future of IT during Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2008, October 12-16, in Orlando
STAMFORD, Conn.,
October 13,
2008
—
Global
economic problems are impacting IT budgets, however, the IT industry
will not see the dramatic reductions that were seen during the dot.com
bust, according to Gartner, Inc. At that time, budgets were slashed
from mid double-digit growth to low single-digit growth.
“In a worst case scenario, our research indicates an IT
spending increase of 2.3 percent in 2009, down from our earlier
projection of 5.8 percent,” said Peter Sondergaard, senior vice
president at Gartner and global head of Research. “Developed economies,
especially the United States and Western Europe, will be the worst
affected, but emerging regions will not be immune. Europe will
experience negative growth in 2009, the United States and Japan will be
flat.”
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