Gartner

By 2030, 50% of enterprises are predicted to face delayed AI upgrades and/or rising maintenance costs due to unmanaged generative AI technical debt.

69% of organizations suspect or have evidence that employees are using prohibited public generative AI.

By 2030, more than 40% of enterprises are predicted to experience security or compliance incidents linked to unauthorized shadow AI.

By 2028, 65% of governments worldwide are predicted to introduce technological sovereignty requirements to improve independence and protect from extraterritorial regulatory interference.

Gartner predicts spending on Overall IT to reach $5.617 trillion in 2025, a 9.8% increase from $5.114 trillion in 2024.

Gartner predicts that Spending on AI-optimised servers will double that of traditional servers in 2025, reaching $202 billion.

Gartner predicts that IT services companies and hyperscalers will account for over 70% of spending in 2025.

Gartner predicts spending on Data Center Systems to reach $405.505 billion in 2025, a 23.2% increase from $329.132 billion in 2024.

By 2028, hyperscalers are expected to operate $1 trillion worth of AI optimised servers, according to Gartner.

Gartner predicts spending on Devices to reach $810.234 billion in 2025, a 10.4% increase from $734.162 billion in 2024.

Gartner predicts spending on IT Services to reach $1.731 trillion in 2025, a 9.0% increase from $1.588 trillion in 2024.

Gartner forecasts worldwide IT spending to reach $5.61 trillion in 2025, representing a 9.8% increase from 2024.

Gartner predicts spending on Software to reach $1.246 trillion in 2025, a 14.2% increase from $1.091 trillion in 2024.

Gartner predicts spending on Communications Services to reach $1.423 trillion in 2025, a 3.8% increase from $1.371 trillion in 2024.