ITspendingtohit$3.

8Trillionthisyear:
Gartner expects global spending on IT products will increase 3.1% over the $3.7 trillion total from 2013, reaching $3.8 trillion this year. Enterprise software represents the strongest growth area, according to Gartner, with help from business interest in analytics in general and B2B/B2C (business to business, businesstoconsumer)analyticsinparticular.Anddespitedeclinesinthepersonalcomputeranddevices markets last year, those markets will return to growth in 2014. Other prominent growth areas include CRM (customer relationship management) and SCM (supply chain management). This chart shows the expectedbreakdownofITspendingfor2014.