According to CompTIA IT the global IT industry will see "modest improvement" in 2012, with a WW industry growth rate of 4.5% (and upside potential of 7.6%) as IT companies express cautious optimism.
In other words-- 2012 will be fairly similar to 2011, with concerns on weak consumer and corporate demands.
Meanwhile the channel will explore new business models, product mixes and partner relationships due to pressures from ongoing economic stresses, shifts in customer buying patters and the growing "as-a-service" approach to IT. Specialisation across verticals will also grow deeper, particularly in the healthcare and technology solutions bundle (such as UC) markets.
CompTIA also identifies the trends to watch for 2012-- the cloud, mobility and social technologies, which the organisation says will become increasingly capable, business-ready and disruptive. Big data will also get bigger (and more usable) as better data management, mining and predictive analytics tools will allow organisations to make better use of previously unusable data volumes.
