Massive global cloud growth forecast

Worldwide spending on public IT cloud services will reach $47,4-billion in 2013 and is expected to be more than $107-billion in 2017, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). Over the 2013–2017 forecast period, public IT cloud services...

IDC lowers tablet forecast

Faced with growing competition from larger smartphones and the prospect of new categories such as wearable devices diverting consumer spending, IDC has lowered its tablet forecast for 2013 and beyond. In its Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker, the research group says...

IDC further downgrades PC forecast

Worldwide PC shipments are now expected to fall by -9,7% in 2013, further deepening what is already the longest market contraction on record, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The new forecast reflects not only a continued expansion of mobile device...

Slower growth seen for outsourcing

The worldwide IT outsourcing (ITO) market is forecast to reach $288-billion in 2013, a 2,8% increase in US dollars (and 5,1% in constant currency) from 2012, according to Gartner. Compared with Gartner’s previous forecast, nearly all ITO segments are now...

Forrester drops tech spend forecast

Forrester has dropped its global technology spending forecast in its midyear outlook. In January, Forrester forecasted a 3,3% (US dollars) increase in its tech spending forecast; in its latest forecast, Forrester has brought the forecast down to 2,3%. Why the drop?...