What’s in store for tech in 2017
It’s the time of year for tech predictions. We’ve rounded up a slew of ideas from industry watchers who track IT budgets, cybersecurity, hiring, infrastructure management, IoT, virtual reality and more. Here are their predictions, projections and prognostications.
Growth in software and IT services revenue will drive an increase in worldwide IT spending, which Gartner forecasts will climb 2.9% to $3.5 trillion in 2017. Software spending is projected to grow 6% in 2016, and it will grow another 7.2% in 2017 to total $357 billion, according to Gartner. IT services spending, which is on pace to grow 3.9% in 2016, will increase 4.8% in 2017 to reach $943 billion.
To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Read more: What’s in store for tech in 2017
More antivirus and malware news?
- BitSight Raises $250 Million at $2.4 Billion Valuation
- Google releases Course Builder, takes online learning down an open-source road
- Google Nexus 10 vs Apple iPad 4: spec comparison
- Cisco WebEx Extension Flaw Allows Code Execution
- Zoom buys cloud contact center Five9 for $14.7B
- Update: Telecom Building Scheduled Power Outage
- Two Romanians plead guilty to point-of-sale hacking
- Microsoft SQL Server CVE-2018-8273 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Meat Producer Ransomware Attack Disrupts Global Production
- Authorities Take Down Stolen Login Credentials Marketplace Slilpp