Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs (desktop, notebook, and workstation) totaled 70.2 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016 (4Q16), posting a year-on-year decline of 1.5%, according to research firm IDC.
Worldwide spending on robotics and related services will more than double by 2020, growing from $91.5 billion in 2016 to more than $188 billion in 2020, according to research firm IDC.
According to analyst firm IDC, global spending on 3D printing will experience a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.3%, with revenues reaching $28.9 billion in 2020.
Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) is forecast to reach $737 billion in 2016 as organizations invest in the hardware, software, services, and connectivity that enable the IoT.
The augmented reality (AR) market in industrial industries, particularly logistics and manufacturing, will hit an inflection point in 2017 and grow by more than 400% over the previous year, according to analyst firm ABI Research.
Total worldwide enterprise storage systems factory revenue was down 3.2% year-over-year and reached $8.8 billion in the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16), according analyst firm IDC.
Beyond 2016, the PC shipment outlook has been raised slightly, and continues to trend toward stabilization with modest commercial growth starting in 2018.
Its benefits, similar to Mobility as a Service (MaaS), include cost reductions, resource utilization improvements, and convergence of market landscapes through adoption of a sharing economy business model.
