Global Scans · IDC · Weekly Summary

• [New] Industry analysts at IDC project that by 2028, 70% of leading AI enterprises will run multi-tool architectures that route across diverse models. DEV Community
• [New] IDC Analysts do not expect relief until late 2027, and Gartner has warned of a 130% surge in DRAM and SSD costs by the end of 2026. Forbes
• [New] IDC forecasts global XR device shipments will grow 33.5% in 2026, with continued smart glasses momentum. SQ Magazine
• Worldwide AI spending is on track to reach $632 billion by 2028, IDC forecasts, fueled by an almost 30% compound annual growth rate. SQ Magazine
• IDC and McKinsey converge on $1.4 trillion in global enterprise AI agent spending by 2027. AIChainTech
• In the absence of other external factors, IDC does not expect service providers to significantly pull back their AI investment plans. GEC Newswire
• Worldwide AI spending will hit $307bn in 2025 and $632bn by 2028 (IDC, AI IT Spending Forecast, 2025). Aristral
• IDC projects $110 billion in AI infrastructure spend by end of 2026, with a compound annual growth rate of 36% through 2029. IDC
• Spend Is Tracking a $1.4 T 2027 Forecast: IDC and McKinsey converge on roughly $1.4 trillion in global enterprise AI agent spend by 2027, with the median enterprise's monthly LLM bill growing 7.2 x year-over-year entering Q1 2026. Digital Applied
• IDC projects global enterprise ICT spending to reach $4 trillion in 2026, climbing toward $6 trillion by 2029, as AI platforms move from experimentation to large-scale deployment. SQ Magazine
• (IDC) Enterprise software spending is projected to hit $1.4 trillion in 2026, a 15% year-over-year increase. Uvik Software
• Global AI spending will hit $301 billion in 2026, nearly doubling to $632 B by 2028 (IDC). Uvik Software
• IDC projects business spending on AI will have a cumulative global economic impact of ~ $19.9 trillion through 2030 (about 3.5% of global GDP in 2030). Credex Technology
• IDC projects global enterprise ICT spending will reach $4 trillion in 2026, climbing toward $6 trillion by 2029. SQ Magazine
• (IDC) Global AI spending will nearly double by 2028 to $632 billion. Uvik Software
• (IDC Worldwide AI Spending Guide) AI software alone will account for $157 billion of the 2026 global AI spending total. Uvik Software

Last updated: 21 June 2026