Enterprises will defer 25% of their planned 2026 AI spending until 2027.
Forrester · made October 2025 · target Dec 2027 · Open
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As reported:This will mean 25 percent of planned spending is put off until 2027 as financial rigor slows production deployments, Forrester predicts.
The prediction
- Who
- Forrester
- Made
- October 2025
- Target
- Dec 31, 2027 (stated as "until 2027")
- Status
- Openin 15 months
- Source
- AI bubble to deflate as enterprises defer spending to 2027 (The Register) Secondary: a report of what they said
- Topics
- Markets
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