Remote work to boost IT spending by 4.9%

Remote work to boost IT spending by 4.9%

Enterprise software to see biggest growth

IT spending in Thailand is expected to surge by 4.9% this year, buoyed by a jump in outlays on enterprise software and devices to support remote work, according to global research firm Gartner.

Of the total IT spend, enterprise software is forecast to see the strongest growth of 13.2%, followed by devices with growth of 11.3% as “remote work support is expanded and improved”, Gartner said in a statement.

Overall IT spending is forecast to reach 680 billion baht in 2021, up from 648 billion in 2020. The outlay is predicted to surge 5.7% to 718 billion baht in 2022.

In 2021, communications services are expected to see the biggest IT spend at 364 billion baht, up 1.6% from a year before. The outlay in this segment is projected to…