IT Market to Experience 'Hyperdisruption'
A new report clams that that the IT market is set for 'hyperdisruption' over the coming year.
Dec 11, 2006
According to IT research firm IDC, IT managers are expected to begin embracing change and take more chances during 2007 in an attempt to find new areas of growth.
This is because, claims IDC, global IT spend is set to only grow by a restrained 6.6 per cent next year.
New technologies and business models coupled with moves in to previously marginal markets will combine to make the coming year one of flux.
"While overall IT market growth will appear almost boringly moderate, its impact will be the opposite," remarked Frank Gens, IDC's senior vice president of research.
"As IT market leaders step up their relentless hunt for growth, we'll see many disruptive shifts," he added, explaining that small businesses could soon become very big and secondary economies may become primary ones.
Brazil, Russia, India and China are again expected to be the world's main emerging markets in 2007.
This is because, claims IDC, global IT spend is set to only grow by a restrained 6.6 per cent next year.
New technologies and business models coupled with moves in to previously marginal markets will combine to make the coming year one of flux.
"While overall IT market growth will appear almost boringly moderate, its impact will be the opposite," remarked Frank Gens, IDC's senior vice president of research.
"As IT market leaders step up their relentless hunt for growth, we'll see many disruptive shifts," he added, explaining that small businesses could soon become very big and secondary economies may become primary ones.
Brazil, Russia, India and China are again expected to be the world's main emerging markets in 2007.