{"id":405665,"date":"2017-01-14T06:07:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-14T04:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/?p=405665"},"modified":"2017-01-14T06:07:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T04:07:23","slug":"gartner-predicts-return-to-growth-for-some-it-market-sectors-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/fr\/2017\/01\/gartner-predicts-return-to-growth-for-some-it-market-sectors-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Gartner Predicts Return to Growth for Some IT Market Sectors in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"![\"NewsHub\"](\"http:\/\/www.eweek.com\/imagesvr_ce\/993\/290_GartnerSpending.jpg\")
For some sectors of the IT industry 2016 was a difficult year particularly hardware, which struggling with lower sales for years, particularly in the PC market. However, 2017 is looking up for the worldwide IT industry, according to Gartner\u2019s 2017 Worldwide IT Spending Forecast. The research firm\u2019s data indicates that these troubled divisions last year will at least see their sales performance stabilize this year while stronger sectors experience significant growth. However, Gartner said that IT industry as a whole can expect to see spending rise in the next couple of years, thanks in part to investments in innovation from major companies like Microsoft and Google. Still, there are lingering signs of business uncertainty in the industry, according to Gartner, since is a chance that hardware sales could again take a hit in 2018. This slide show cover the highlights of Gartner\u2019s IT market findings and explain why the worldwide IT industry should expect to have an up year in 2017 after a rather disappointing 2016. Gartner also looks farther ahead to see what the business prospects are for 2018.<\/p>\n