☁️Australia Will Spend Over A$33B on Public Cloud in 2026, Gartner Forecasts
Australia Will Spend Over A$33B on Public Cloud in 2026, Ga…
TL;DR
Gartner said on May 11 that Australian organizations will spend more than A$33.6 billion on public cloud services in 2026, a 17.9% jump from 2025.
Gartner said on May 11 that Australian organizations will spend more than A$33.6 billion on public cloud services in 2026, a 17.9% jump from 2025. Infrastructure-as-a-service leads the growth at 24.1%, followed by platform-as-a-service at 20.9%, propelled by AI workloads.
Key Points
Total Australian public cloud spend forecast: A$33.6B in 2026 (+17.9% YoY).
IaaS spend up 24.1%; PaaS up 20.9%; SaaS still the largest segment.
AI training and inference workloads cited as key growth driver.
Why It Matters
Gartner's numbers confirm the AI buildout is now a multi-region cloud capex story, not just a U.S. hyperscaler trade.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does this matter?
Gartner's numbers confirm the AI buildout is now a multi-region cloud capex story, not just a U.S. hyperscaler trade.
What happened?
Gartner said on May 11 that Australian organizations will spend more than A$33.6 billion on public cloud services in 2026, a 17.9% jump from 2025.
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