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2026 Tech Trends: CISO Playbook

AI is playing an increasing role in cybersecurity and enterprise operations, but CISOs face a practical reality: tools alone don’t reduce risk or deliver value.

New Zealand Tech Trends 2026

New Zealand’s history of AI experimentation has built strong foundations; but 2026 calls for scaling with purpose. Success will depend on aligning all stakeholders – from government bodies managing AI governance to startups sharpening commercial discipline – around a clear, unified vision.

AI & the Future of Tech Services: Challenges & Opportunities

IT budgets are rising again. Global technology spend is growing 7-9%, driven by data centres and the AI build-out. Yet the services business tells a very different story.

2026 Tech Trends: What Business Leaders Need to Know

By now, enterprise leaders understand how AI is reshaping work, customer decision-making, and competitive dynamics. In 2026, the focus must shift to delivering practical, measurable impact while safeguarding trust, skills, and operational resilience.

Sovereign AI In New Zealand: Global Innovation With Local Control

New Zealand’s AI strategy encourages the use of global models, but that introduces real questions around jurisdiction, service continuity, and regulatory control.

The Emerging Economics of Enterprise AI: A Practical Guide for 2026

As AI moves into production, enterprises are discovering a simple truth: AI is not just a technical challenge but an economic one. Continuous use of GenAI and Agentic AI can consume vast amounts of compute, storage, and tokens, creating the real risk of runaway operational costs.

Salesforce’s Agentic AI Vision at Dreamforce 2026

At Dreamforce, Salesforce outlined its vision for AI agents across applications and interfaces. Ecosystm explores the announcements, demos and messaging, examining the thinking behind Salesforce’s strategy, culture and long-term direction.

Report: Software Delivery Beyond Code

This report examines how developer experience, platform engineering, and observability are reshaping software delivery.

AI Policy: Managing the Risks of Action and Inaction

AI policy must balance the risks of moving too quickly with the costs of delaying useful AI. This report examines the policy trade offs shaping AI governance across Asia Pacific, including deployment risks, cybersecurity and the growing need for controls around AI agents.

Report: Workforce Blueprint for AI

AI is changing the tasks, tools, and roles people encounter at work, while reshaping how organisations, industries, and education systems operate. The report examines what this means for young people and the wider workforce across Asia Pacific and sets out priorities for building the capabilities needed as work continues to evolve.

Fujitsu Oceania Executive Analyst & Advisor Day 2026: Highlights

Fujitsu’s 2026 Oceania Analyst & Advisor Day highlighted a broader shift in how the company is shaping its portfolio and operating model.

AI Inference Economics: Managing the Cost of Scale

Ecosystm Principal Advisor Darian Bird explores AI inference consumption, evolving pricing models, and the future of inference economics.

AI is Changing Work. Are We Preparing The Youth?

Young people already use AI in their studies and daily lives. AI is likely to change the work they do and the opportunities available to them, but how much say will they have in shaping that future? And are education systems preparing them for it?

The New AI Rack: How AI is Reshaping the Infrastructure Stack

The data centre rack has long been a basic unit of infrastructure design, bringing together the components needed to run enterprise workloads. AI is placing new demands on this familiar structure.

Australia’s AI Agenda: Policy, Compute & Capability

A closer look at five developments shaping Australia’s evolving approach to AI in 2026.

Building Experience When AI Changes the Starting Point

AI may not replace entire roles yet, but it is reshaping entry-level work, reducing routine tasks that once helped young workers build experience and judgement.

Vietnam’s AI Agenda: Policy, Infrastructure & Adoption

Discover six emerging AI trends shaping Vietnam’s digital economy, technology sector, regulation, and innovation.

AI in Insurance: Risk, Automation & Accountability

Across Asia Pacific, insurers are applying AI across risk, claims, fraud and pricing. Six trends emerge across the region's insurance sector.

Ground Realities: The Philippines’ Tech Pulse

The Philippines is shifting gears – and the shift is already visible across government, finance, education, healthcare, and commerce, powered by stronger infrastructure, clearer regulation, and a push for inclusion. At Ecosystm, our conversations with business and tech leaders reveal how the country is building equity, resilience, and innovation to fuel its next wave of growth.

Ground Realities: Thailand Tech Pulse

Thailand is at a pivotal point in its digital journey, where big ambitions meet pressing realities. The country’s future growth and resilience will hinge on how quickly it can close infrastructure gaps, expand inclusion, and accelerate its digital economy. At Ecosystm, our conversations with Thai leaders highlight where the urgency is greatest and what actions are needed to move from vision to impact.

Ground Realities: Malaysia Tech Pulse

Malaysia is shifting from the idea of transformation to tangible impact. Insights from Ecosystm’s market engagements reveal the forces shaping the nation’s innovation agenda and how enterprises are turning digital initiatives into measurable growth.

Ground Realities: Indonesia Tech Pulse

Indonesia’s digital economy is accelerating fast; but execution often trails ambition. Drawing on insights from Ecosystm market engagements, we explore the realities shaping the nation’s tech future and what it will take to scale with real impact.

Unstructured Feedback Analysis Technology

CX vendors are embedding GenAI capabilities into their solutions and launching new products or features, leading to market fragmentation in the VoC space.

Ecosystm Leaders BreakFirst – Panel Q&A

Ecosystm Leaders BreakFirst - Panel Question and Answer session with the audience.

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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