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Ecosystm Predicts: Foundations: Top 5 Infra Trends for 2026

Infrastructure will shape who leads and who lags in 2026. Growing AI demands are exposing the limits of legacy systems, siloed data, and energy capacity, forcing organisations and governments to strengthen their core foundations. Discover the top infrastructure trends shaping the tech landscape in 2026 and what leaders need to prioritise.

Ecosystm Predicts: Key Tech Trends & Disruptions in 2026

From sovereign AI and the global compute race to agentic systems transforming how work gets done, 2026 won’t be defined by more AI – it will be defined by where AI runs, who controls it, and how safely it acts. So what should tech providers, enterprises, and investors watch? Discover the top forecasts from Ecosystm analysts.

New Zealand Tech Trends 2026

The foundations of New Zealand’s past and its culture of experimentation have set the stage, but 2026 will test which organisations can scale, govern responsibly, and leverage emerging technologies effectively.

Resilience: Top 5 Cyber Trends for 2026

In 2026, many organisations will have agentic AI – with direct access to critical data – operating as a non-human workforce, demanding controls beyond traditional oversight.

Intelligence: Top 5 Enterprise AI Trends for 2026

AI has firmly become a strategic imperative, transforming decisions, work, and competitiveness. Yet tech and business leaders often struggle to navigate the rapid pace of innovation, emerging players, and enterprise providers layering new features – particularly around platforms and integrated intelligence.

Foundations: Top 5 Infra Trends for 2026

AI adoption is accelerating, but infrastructure is becoming the bottleneck. Legacy data centres, fragmented cloud estates, and years of technical debt are slowing innovation, inflating costs, and amplifying risk.

Report: Shadow AI: Risks, Exposure & Governance

Ecosystm’s Darian Bird and Sash Mukherjee look at why Shadow AI is becoming a real business risk and how organisations can bring it under better visibility and governance.

Whitepaper: From Fragmented Touchpoints to Connected Journeys

This whitepaper shows how commerce intelligence enables a cross-channel, full-funnel strategy across India’s fragmented ecosystem.

Report: Mind the Gap: Bridging the AI Infrastructure Readiness Divide​​

Ecosystm collaborated with ST Telemedia Global Data Centres to assess AI infrastructure readiness across Asia Pacific, identifying progress and gaps in organisations’ AI journeys.

Report: Sovereign AI: Strategic Control In A Multi Polar World

This report shows how to design sovereign AI so states and organisations retain real control over critical systems, data, and models in a multi-polar world.

Whitepaper: From Planning to Progress: AI-Driven Sustainability in Practice

Ecosystm, in partnership with Kyndryl and Microsoft, presents the findings of the 3rd edition of the Global Sustainability Barometer Study. This year the research takes a deeper look at how organisations are using AI to turn sustainability ambitions into measurable outcomes.

Whitepaper: Accelerating SME AI Adoption Through Open Source in Malaysia’s Digital Future

Ecosystm, in collaboration with Red Hat and supported by the National AI Office Malaysia (NAIO), has released a new study exploring Malaysia’s ambition to become an artificial intelligence (AI) leader.

AI in Telecom: Control, Scale & Competitiveness

Here are five trends shaping AI adoption across Asia Pacific telecom, and what they mean for the networks operators are building.

AI in Singapore: Strengthening the AI Ecosystem

Singapore’s AI agenda is expanding beyond adoption

Inside Malaysia’s AI National Push: Reading the Signals

Explore Malaysia AI strategy, the key signals shaping its ecosystem, and what they mean for businesses, innovation, and regional growth

Retail in Asia Pacific: Building Competitive Advantage with AI

AI is redefining retail across Asia Pacific. Discover how leading organisations are using AI to create competitive advantage, improve customer experiences, and drive business growth.

From Discovery to Readiness: Building Quantum Capability in Aotearoa

Louise Francis provides an overview of New Zealand’s evolving quantum capabilities and outlines six key areas that will determine how effectively the country can build readiness for the next generation of technology.

AI in Public Sector: Turning Government Strategy into Public Value

Learn how AI is reshaping the public sector across Asia Pacific through government investment and innovation.

AI in Singapore: The Enterprise Reality

Singapore has made AI a national priority, with significant investment in adoption, skills, infrastructure, research, and governance.

AI in Malaysia: Connecting the Foundations

Five trends shaping Malaysia’s next phase of enterprise AI adoption.

AI in Hong Kong: The Enterprise Adoption Story

Explore five AI trends shaping enterprise priorities in Hong Kong, from governance and data to workforce readiness and adoption.

AI in Indonesia: Strengthening the Foundations for Enterprise Adoption

Indonesia is building the foundations for AI across a geographically complex and rapidly digitising economy. But enterprise adoption is moving at a different pace.

AI in Thailand: Enterprise Adoption & Readiness Enablers

AI in Thailand is being tied to broader economic and industrial priorities with the realisation that it is not just about standalone technology adoption.

India’s Digital Shift Being Tested Inside Enterprise Systems

How policy, AI, infrastructure, GCCs, and new ways of working are reshaping India’s enterprise systems.

Manufacturing in Asia Pacific: AI, Resilience & Industrial Competitiveness

Explore how AI is reshaping manufacturing in Asia Pacific through smarter operations, greater productivity, and stronger resilience.

AI in Banking: Faster Systems, Higher Stakes, New Risk Dynamics

Explore how AI in banking is helping Asia Pacific banks move faster, reduce costs, manage risk, and strengthen resilience.

AI in Healthcare: From Early Leadership to System-Wide Integration

AI is moving beyond isolated healthcare applications. Here are some of the developments shaping the next phase of healthcare.

The Small Language Model Ecosystem

How Small Language Models (SLMs) are enabling cost-effective, high-performance, and sovereign AI for enterprises.

Modernising the Banking Core: Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s Banking Platform Re-architecture

This case study explores the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's core banking modernisation programme. Read the case study and watch the full conversation for insights into one of the region's largest banking platform transformations.

Rewiring Enterprise Applications AI Driven Execution

Many enterprise applications were designed to record and manage work. Today’s priorities demand something different. As organisations embed AI into business processes, applications must support faster decisions, coordinated execution, and greater operational visibility. Here is what you need to know about the forces reshaping enterprise applications.

Ecosystm Podcast Episode 37- Insights from Shayan Hazir (HSBC)

Join us for an enlightening conversation with Shayan Hazir, Chief Digital Officer, ASEAN at HSBC, and Sash Mukherjee, VP of Industry Insights at Ecosystm, as they explore the profound impact of Technology on the financial landscape. In this comprehensive discussion, Shayan sheds light on the shape of innovation in today’s tech-centric world and the challenges […]

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