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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.

2026 Tech Trends: CIO Playbook

AI is transforming enterprise technology at unprecedented speed. Agentic AI platforms are automating complex workflows, while domain-specific and edge AI are scaling rapidly.

Ecosystm Predicts: Resilience: Top 5 Cyber Trends for 2026

Explore Ecosystm’s top forecasts for 2026 and prepare for a year where resilience, governance, and trust become core business priorities.

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.

eBook: Making AI Work: Strategy, Data, and the Power of Ecosystems

AI is reshaping business faster than ever, moving from hype to a boardroom must-have. Yet, many organisations struggle with strategy, data readiness, and scaling impact. Authored by Sash Mukherjee, this eBook in partnership with Snowflake, examines these challenges and provides a clear roadmap for leading with AI at scale.

Whitepaper: Use Backcasting, Not Forecasting in Uncertain Times

AI has moved rapidly from a specialist technology into a foundational capability for economies, governments, and societies, widely embedded in critical infrastructure, public services, defence systems, and the everyday operation of markets and institutions.

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.

AI in India: Understanding vs Implementation

Insights from the Pulse of India's CIOs Study, 2026, by Ecosystm show a shift in how organisations are approaching innovation. Boardroom conversations are moving away from AI hype to focus on building technology environments that are stable, resilient, and trusted.

Tech M&A Signals: Compute, Orchestration & Sovereignty

Recent tech deals show where organisations are investing to support AI at scale.

Sovereign AI for Cultural Integrity & Social Legitimacy

Insights from the Pulse of India's CIOs Study, 2026, by Ecosystm show a shift in how organisations are approaching innovation. Boardroom conversations are moving away from AI hype to focus on building technology environments that are stable, resilient, and trusted.

The Human Edge of Enterprise Innovation

AI will strengthen workforce strategy in New Zealand when governance and clarity align.

Stability & Trust: Foundations of Innovation in India

Insights from the Pulse of India's CIOs Study, 2026, by Ecosystm show a shift in how organisations are approaching innovation. Boardroom conversations are moving away from AI hype to focus on building technology environments that are stable, resilient, and trusted.

Scaling Agentic AI: The Governance Framework

A practical roadmap to embed trust, control, and accountability into enterprise-scale Agentic AI systems.

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 Leaders BreakFirst – A Supply Chain Case Study

In this presentation, Kaushik Ghatak, Principal Advisor, Ecosystm explores how leading organisations are leveraging Industry 4.0 capabilities and embracing digitalisation to make their supply chains more transparent, connected, and collaborative.

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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