Gartner forecasts 55.4% growth in datacenter systems spending for 2027
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Gartner's November 2026 forecast projects global datacenter systems spending, including servers, storage and networking hardware, will grow 55.4% in 2027 to reach $1.73 trillion, according to a report by The Next Platform.
The same forecast puts 2026 growth at 73.8%. The figures given in the report show 2027 spending for these systems is set to exceed enterprise software spending of $1.68 trillion, when combined with IaaS spending.
The Next Platform's report states the 48% year-on-year figure alongside the 55.4% growth rate, but it does not explain how the two figures relate.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Nov 9, 7:49 PM ET
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AIGartner's November 2026 forecast puts global datacenter systems spending, including servers, storage, and networking hardware, at $1.73 trillion in 2027, up 48% year on year. The same forecast projects 2027 growth of 55.4% for datacenter systems after 73.8% growth in 2026. The Next Platform's analysis notes that combined datacenter systems and IaaS spending is set to surpass enterprise software spending of $1.68 trillion in 2027.
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