Jenny Thomas
Jenny Thomas is the Publisher and Advertising Director for Guild Companies' IT Jungle newsletters. Thomas has 25 years of experience in the publishing industry and has worked as an editor and writer in several industries, including the IT and medical fields. Thomas has a bachelor's degree in journalism from San Diego State University.
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A Happier IT Forecast from Gartner for the New Year
January 10, 2011 Jenny Thomas
The analysts at Gartner are kicking off 2011 on a positive note: a predicted 5.1 percent increase in worldwide IT spending over 2010. This latest projection from Gartner is already an increase from its previous forecast of 3.5 percent growth for 2011 global IT spending. The current total spending forecast is $3.6 trillion in 2011.
The increase of 5.1 percent in 2011 comes on the heels of news that total IT spending in 2010 was better than Gartner’s predicted 3.2 percent growth. In 2010, worldwide IT spending totaled $3.4 trillion, up 5.4 percent from 2009 levels. Part of the upswing