AI Infrastructure Drives AI Spending; Adds $401 Billion in Spending as Technology Providers Continue to Build Out AI Foundations

Dubai, United Arab Emirates., January 15, 2025 — Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2.52 trillion in 2026, a 44% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner, Inc. a business and technology insights company.

“AI adoption is fundamentally shaped by the readiness of both human capital and organizational processes, not merely by financial investment,” said John-David Lovelock, Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner. “Organizations with greater experiential maturity and self-awareness are increasingly prioritizing proven outcomes over speculative potential.

Growth Driven by Rising Demand for AI Infrastructure, and Accelerating Cloud Migration/Modernization Initiatives

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, August 12, 2025 — The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 22.5% in 2024, reaching $171.8 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. a business and technology insights company. Amazon retained the No. 1 position in the IaaS market in 2024, followed by Microsoft, Google, Alibaba and Huawei.

Windows 11 Upgrades and Increased Inventory to Preempt U.S. Tariff Impacts Fueled Growth

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 16, 2025 — Worldwide PC shipments totaled 59 million units in the first quarter of 2025, a 4.8% increase from the first quarter of 2024, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. U.S. PC shipments grew 12.6%, reaching 16 million units in the first quarter of 2025.

• NVIDIA Took No. 1 Position for the First Time Reaching 11.7% Market Share
• Samsung Electronics Remained in No. 2 Spot, While Intel Dropped to No. 3 Ranking

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 14, 2025 — Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $655.9 billion in 2024, up 21% from $542.1 billion in 2023, according to final results by Gartner, Inc. NVIDIA climbed to the No. 1 position, overtaking Samsung Electronics and Intel for the first time.

Expert Take:

“The position shift among the top 10 semiconductor vendor revenue ranking is due to large demand for AI infrastructure buildout and an increase of 73.4% in memory revenue,” said Gaurav Gupta, VP Analyst at Gartner. “NVIDIA moved to the No. 1 spot as a result of a marked increase in demand for its discrete graphic processing units (GPUs) that served as the primary choice for AI workloads in data centers.

Analysts Explore Security and Risk Trends During Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, April 7-8 in Dubai

Dubai, UAE, April 8, 2025 — Information security spending by Middle East and North Africa (MENA) enterprises is projected to total $3.3 billion in 2025, an increase of 14% from 2024, according to the latest forecast from Gartner, Inc. Security software will remain the largest spending category in MENA, forecast to reach nearly $1.5 billion in 2025.