India, Feb. 4 -- Globally, IT spending is projected to reach USD 6.15 trillion in 2026. It is expected to increase by 10.8% from 2025, according to the latest data released by Gartner. The forecast indicates that, despite localised economic concerns, the intelligence cycle is forcing a massive reallocation of corporate budgets towards data centre systems and artificial intelligence infrastructure.

The most aggressive growth is currently localised in the data centre systems segment. The spending in this category is expected to increase by 31.7% year-over-year, surpassing the USD 650 billion mark.

Within this segment, server spending is the primary engine, projected to accelerate by 36.9% as organisations build out foundations for AI trai...