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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.

Key Tech Trends & Disruptions in 2026

In 2025, AI moved from content generation to autonomous action, with multi-step agentic AI workflows forcing a rethink of work, decisions, and value creation. In 2026, organisations will focus on scaling these systems – balancing speed, control, and trust – while redesigning workflows, decision rights, and value creation.

Leading with People and Planet: New Zealand’s Tech Imperative 

New Zealand’s public sector is redefining what it means to innovate with technology. The focus has shifted from just “digitisation for efficiency,” to purpose-driven outcomes – rooted in sustainability, equity, and trust and guided by Māori worldviews that emphasise the relationship between people and the environment (te tangata me te taiao).
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Ground Realities: New Zealand’s Tech Pulse  

Innovation is a shared national mission in New Zealand – one grounded in trust, inclusion, and long-term value. Technology is evolving faster than ever, but what defines the country’s progress is how purposefully it’s being applied.
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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.

Ecosystm VendorSphere: Inside Lenovo’s Strategy for the Distributed AI Future 

At Lenovo’s Global Industry Analyst Conference held in Raleigh, North Carolina, the conversation was unmistakably centred on AI. The company’s leadership spoke with the confidence of an organisation that no longer views AI as a feature or a future trend, but as the operating principle of its business.

IBM Think on Tour: Singapore Highlights

Ecosystm analysts share their take on the announcements, demonstrations, and messaging from the IBM Think on Tour Singapore event.

IBM Think Leader Insights: Building the AI-First Enterprise

Large language models have shaped the first wave of enterprise AI, but they are not the optimal choice for every application. This report authored by Ecosystm Principal Advisor Darian Bird examines why small language models are becoming an important part of enterprise AI architectures.

Australia Google Cloud Summit 2026: Highlights From Sydney

The 2026 Google Cloud Summit and Analyst Connect in Sydney highlighted a shift in how competitive advantage is being framed in the cloud market. Here are the 5 key takeaways.

Report: Right-Sizing Enterprise AI: The Rise of Small Language Models

Large language models have shaped the first wave of enterprise AI, but they are not the optimal choice for every application. This report authored by Ecosystm Principal Advisor Darian Bird examines why small language models are becoming an important part of enterprise AI architectures.
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Modernising the Banking Core: Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s Banking Platform Re-architecture

Discover how Commonwealth Bank modernised its core platform to boost resilience, innovation, and AI-ready banking capabilities.

Report: AI in Practice: How Malaysia’s Banks & DFIs are Adopting and Governing AI

Discover how Malaysia's financial institutions are scaling AI, strengthening governance, and building the capabilities needed to move from experimentation to enterprise-wide adoption.

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.

Follow the Money: 5 AI Trends Investors are Betting On

A closer look at where venture capital is concentrating across Asia Pacific and global markets in 2026.

The Architecture of Specialised AI Agents

Organisations are moving from single AI systems to networks of specialised agents that work together to deliver secure and enterprise ready AI.

Global First Responsible Always: Accelerating Tech Adoption with Control & Trust

New Zealand organisations sit at the literal edge of the global digital economy. Most hyperscale regions, major platforms, capital markets, and regulatory centres are thousands of kilometres away.

Finding the Sweet Spot for AI Agents

The recent focus on chatbots, copilots, and productivity tools that assist with content or decisions is giving way to agentic systems that can plan and execute work across multiple steps.

Scaling Deep Tech & Enterprise Leadership

New Zealand has long delivered exceptional deep tech, producing advanced science and engineering in agriculture, health, materials, and aerospace. Limited scale and geographic isolation shaped solutions that were rigorous, original, and technically deep.

5 Forces Shaping India’s Digital Economy in 2026

India’s digital landscape is at a turning point. Some organisations have robust infrastructure, skilled teams, and established innovation practices, while many still face gaps in technology, talent, and regulatory clarity.

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.

AI in Education: Capacity, Access & Skills

AI is helping education systems across Asia Pacific. What are education systems across the region putting into practice.

AI in Telecom: Control, Infrastructure & Scale

AI is reaching deeper into telecom operations. Here are some trends from Asia Pacific telecom.

Retail in Asia Pacific: Building Advantage with AI

Where are retailers across Asia Pacific applying AI, and what does it take to move from individual use cases to broader business value.

AI in Public Sector: Turning Government Strategy into Public Value

AI is moving from policy discussions into government operations. What are governments actually doing with AI? Here are some examples.

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.
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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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