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Gartner Forecasts Data Center Spending to Grow in 2025
At the top of this week’s data center news, Gartner announced its latest IT market trends forecast. Of particular note, Gartner analysts project worldwide data center systems spending to surpass $367 billion in 2025, an increase of 15.5% (nearly $50 billion) from 2024.
Worldwide Data Center Spending Forecast (Gartner, October 2024)
Industry growth is driven by GenAI-related server sales, which are expected to account for over $257 billion in 2025 spending, and $332 billion by 2028.
“GenAI will easily eclipse the effects that cloud and outsourcing vendors had on previous years regarding data center systems,” said Gartner analyst John-David Lovelock. “Current spending on GenAI has been predominantly from technology companies building the supply-side infrastructure for GenAI. CIOs will begin to spend on GenAI,
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