NEW YORK
Gartner said Thursday that computer hardware sector will be the hardest hit, hurt by supply constraints in hard disk drive industry. The flooding that has left one-third of Thailand underwater upended hard-drive production in the country
Gartner now expects worldwide technology spending to grow by 3.7 per cent this year, to $ 3.8 trillion. That
Although the results of the euro crisis is unclear, Gartner expects businesses and consumers in Europe to be careful about spending money on technology. Research firm now expects it spending to grow by 2012 just 0.7 percent in Western Europe, down from an estimated 3.4 per cent growth in the beginning.
Gartner includes hardware, software and information technology services in the estimates of expenditure. It also includes spending on telecom equipment and services. They expect all sectors to see spending growth is slower than in 2011, although the telecommunications service, almost.