Gartner Emerging Trends Symposium: Entwicklung der IT Industrie bis 2015

Gartner estimates that IT spending in the emerging markets will grow at a CAGR of 9.9 per cent to reach $1.3 trillion by 2011, while in the mature markets it will reach $2.5 trillion in 2011, representing a CAGR of 4.6 per cent.

In some segments, such as the telecom equipment market, emerging markets will overtake developed markets, further blurring long-established borders. In 2010, Gartner predicts that IT spending in telecom equipment in emerging markets will overtake that of mature countries, increasing its lead in 2011. By 2011, IT spending in telecom equipment will reach $263.5 billion in emerging countries, while in mature markets it will account for $236.5 billion.

Nowhere is the effect of this more visible than in the IT services sector where Indian ‘mega vendors’ such as TCS, Infosys and Wipro are increasingly considered for strategically important deals, involving multiple services when competing against today’s traditional global leaders.

According to Gartner, the six leading Indian heritage providers, with predominantly Indian delivery resources, have been growing at 35 per cent over the past several years while the top ten global providers have been typically growing under 10 per cent annually.

According to Mr Marriott, research vice president at Gartner, “Vendors must consider other emerging markets as a source of future competition and opportunity. High quality vendors will not only be coming from China and India in the future. Regions such as Eastern Europe, Latin America and relatively untapped portion of Asia/Pacific are now viable locations for offshore services.”

“Chief information officers (CIOs) must understand the future growth plan of their organisation into many other parts of the world,” he concluded. “Possibility to access services in these countries, such as Argentina, Vietnam and Romania, will provide opportunities but there will be challenges in developing the governance required to effectively manage this new breed of vendors.”

Gartner analysts will provide more detailed analysis on the impact emerging countries are having on the economy at the Gartner Emerging Trends Symposium/ITxpo, 12-15 May at Palau de Congressos in Barcelona, Spain. Gartner Emerging Trends Symposium/ITxpo is Gartner’s premier event focused on the emerging trends, technologies, business models and new management thinking poised to have a dramatic impact on business, the economy and society.  Altogether 1,400 IT professionals from the world's leading organisations, rely on Gartner's Symposium/ITxpo: Emerging Trends event to gain insight into how their organisations can use technology to address business challenges and improve operational efficiency. For more information, please visit www.gartner.com/eu/symposium