Gartner predicts globalisation of IT by 2015

Speaking at the firm's Emerging Trends Symposium in Barcelona, Gartner vice president Partha Iyengar predicted that the industry will witness a "borderless state" by 2015, with organisations sourcing their software, hardware, telecoms, IT services and people from all over the world.

A key driver in this trend is set to be emerging markets, where the amount spent on IT will be twice that of mature markets, when calculated as a percentage of GDP.

“Organisations must learn to trade and compete with these rapidly transforming, highly organised companies, which leverage low-cost, highly skilled labour sources," said Iyegar in a statement. "If they do not, they will be at a significant competitive disadvantage."

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