Spend on IT fell by $216bn in 2015, claims Gartner

Sooraj Shah
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Last year saw largest drop in IT spending ever recorded by analyst firm

Global spending on IT in 2015 fell by $216bn compared to 2014, according to analyst group Gartner - the largest drop in IT spending ever recorded by the company. Gartner said that 2014 spending ...

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