Worldwide IT Leasing and Financing Forecast, 2024-2028: Risk Management Strategies Accompany AI Everywhere in Outlook for Top 25 Countries

This IDC study provides guidance and revised forecasts for IT leasing, financing, and flexible consumption providers as they navigate the next stages of digital transformation in the AI era."In the AI pivot, enterprises are challenged to invest amid an economic climate characterized by macroeconomic, technical, and business uncertainties," says Lara Greden, senior research director, IDC's Flexible Consumption and Financing Strategies for IT Infrastructure. "To manage the various sources of risk, IDC forecasts 2024 and 2025 to have increased demand for leasing and financing as enterprises invest to refresh IT infrastructure and deliver GenAI use cases that drive business growth."