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Gartner: -14% Decline for Devices in 2020

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Gartner: -14% Decline for Devices in 2020

According to Gartner, global device (PCs, tablets and mobile phones) shipments are set to reach 1.9 billion units in 2020, a decline by -13.6% brought about by the coronavirus (aka Covid-19) pandemic.

“The forecasted decline in the PC market in particular could have been much worse,” the analyst says. “However, government lockdowns due to Covid-19 forced businesses and schools to enable millions of people to work from home and increase spending on new notebooks, Chromebooks and tablets for those workers. Education and government establishments also increased spending on those devices to facilitate e-learning.”

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IDC: Pandemic Continues to Affect European IT Spending

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IDC: Pandemic Continues to Affect European IT Spending

According to IDC, European IT spending-- including software, hardware and services-- is set to drop by -4.7% to reach $487 million in 2020, as the coronavirus (aka Covid-19) pandemic continues to loom over the European economy.

Many countries are relaxing lockdown restrictions, but businesses will continue to face "strong" challenges, with industries such as transportation and personal and consumer services being among the most affected. According to the analyst, the combined industries will face a decrease of -11.6% in IT spending in 2020. After all, airlines have drastically cut flight numbers, while many hotels, restaurants, bars and pubs remain were shut down following government guidelines. Some businesses are reopening, leading to some mild improvement for the months ahead, but rebound will be "very slow" for the two industries.

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Gartner: IT Spending to Drop -8% in 2020

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Gartner: IT Spending to Drop -8% in 2020

Gartner predicts global IT spending will reach $3.4 trillion in 2020-- a -8% decline from 2019 brought about by a combination of the coronavirus pandemic and effects of the global economic recession.

The combination, according to the analyst, leads to CIOs prioritising spending on technology and services deemed "mission-critical," as opposed to initiatives aimed at growth or transformation. As a result recovery will not follow previous patterns, since the forces behind the recession will bring both supply side and demand side shocks as public health, social and commercial restriction start to lessen.

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Context: Coronavirus Continues to Boost PC Demand

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Context: Coronavirus Continues to Boost PC Demand

W. European PC sales are up by 17.5% Y-o-Y in Q1 2020, Context reports, as a March 2020 surge in demand for remote-working hardware further pushed PC growth. Said surge comes through, of course, the coronavirus pandemic.

According to the analyst, PC sales are up by 7.6% Y-o-Y in January, 13.2% Y-o-Y in February and 31.8% Y-o-Y in March. Such numbers show when stricter measures to contain the spread of the virus across Europe lead to a "dramatic" increase in remote working. The full quarter sees a greater increase in business-targeted products, as sales for the segment are up by 22.8% Y-o-Y, compared to the 9.5% Y-o-Y growth of consumer-targeted PCs.

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IDC Lowers 2020 IT Spending Forecast

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IDC Lowers 2020 IT Spending Forecast

IDC revises its 2020 IT spending forecast to $2.25 trillion, a -5.1% decline from 2019 brought about by the coronavirus (aka Covid-19) pandemic driving down some spending categories and short-term business investments.

According to the forecast, ICT spending (including telecom and business services) will decline by -3.4% in 2020 to "just over" $4tr, with telecom spending dropping by -0.8%. However, infrastructure spending is set to grow by 4% to $237 billion, with resilient spending by service providers and ongoing demand for cloud services offsetting declines in business capital spending.

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