Technology Trends for 2026
Technology is ever changing and evolving, so this month we want to share some of the latest trends for 2026. We will breakdown these changes in terms that everyone can understand.
As 2025 came to an end, one thing that company leaders (regardless of industry) have started noticing is that technological processes cannot progress to a new level on fragmented platforms or loosely connected digital initiatives.
So, while 2025 was an experimental time for AI, 2026 is unveiling a need for more solid AI foundations.
AI has an ability to learn within a system, as well as react, remediate, resolve, scale, measure and improve technology. Therefore, a more solid AI foundation simply means the process will generate more reliable data, clear governance, build scalable architectures/systems, which are designed for safety, trust and measurable outcomes.
These integrations will allow companies to have a broader, more valuable level of intelligence that lasts.
We have previously discussed business continuity in our e-blasts, and in 2026 the shift will be to
deepen initiatives in a couple of ways. There will be a push for AI architectures, which can withstand
disruption, as well as accelerated control over the layers of vitally essential technology. You will see
multi-cloud strategies emerge, which create infinite mechanisms that secure continuity, reduce risk
and safeguard data while maintaining a global connectedness without compromise.
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In 2026, the backbone of our digital economy will be AI. Gone are the days of isolated proofs of concept.
The “in” trend will be trusted value systems that are coherent, adaptive and the governing fabric of decision-making enterprise.
AI is Eating Software
In the past, techs would write code. In 2026, techs will express intent. What this means is engineers communicate
desired outcomes and autonomously, AI delivers.
This means software will become self-assembling and -healing because AI will integrate and maintain the system
from behind the scenes. So, rather than a techie manually coding software, AI will master orchestration and
governance of the product and/or system.
The Cloud is Growing Levels
In the past, the cloud focused on cost efficiency and migration. In 2026, a multi-level
cloud hybrid will be the operational backbone for AI and apps.
The cloud will not longer be a passive infrastructure layer, it will become the enabler
of AI driven architectures. ITC are IT engineers and architects, if you have questions
about this, call, text or email Doug.
Intelligence, Interdependence, Autonomy is Technology's Future
Expect to see a rise of intelligence ops in 2026. Operations will evolve into engines that are adaptive, value creation, and resilience and agility will shift to structural verses aspirational. This means operations will not only run better but continuously reinvent themselves.
In 2026, technology will morph into an interdependence of resiliency for balance, control, collaboratively strategic self-reliance while retaining its global connection. Technology will autonomously enter an AI era of the future in 2026.
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