Gartner predicts global IT spending to grow 3.7 per cent in 2012

Sooraj Shah
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Thailand floods, eurozone crisis and uncertain economic outlook mean growth will be patchy

Worldwide IT spending is to hit $3.8tn (£2.4tn) in 2012, a 3.7 per cent increase on 2011 according to forecasts by research firm Gartner. The impact of Thailand's floods on hard disk drive (HDD)...

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