Partners Reveal Top Tech Trends for 2026
Artificial intelligence, sovereignty, and security are expected to dominate the tech landscape as partners help customers drive real-world transformation.
In 2026, technology will be a key driver of disruption, innovation, and risk, and partners must assist customers in harnessing its power.
Several strategic technology trends will shape this next phase of transformation, according to Gartner.
Expert Insights
Local industry leaders shared their expectations with CRN Australia, highlighting trends such as:
- DSLMs, which will become more prevalent due to their higher accuracy, lower costs, and better compliance.
Proprietary data creates unique competitive value, and local data centres play a critical role by enabling sovereign, scalable compute.
Guy Danskine, MD of Equinix Australia, notes that building these models requires access to high-performance, interconnected infrastructure.
Author's summary: Partners predict AI and sovereignty will dominate tech in 2026.
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