Gartner Reveals Strategic Tech Trends Set To Redefine 2026
Security Brief, Tuesday, October 21st, 2025
Gartner has revealed its list of top strategic technology trends that organisations should plan for in 2026, highlighting advancements in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud sovereignty, and data verification.
The trends identified for 2026 centre on the growing impact of AI supercomputing platforms, multiagent systems, AI security platforms, digital provenance, geopatriation, and preemptive cybersecurity among others, according to business and technology analysts at Gartner.
Gene Alvarez, Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner, underscored the pressures facing technology leaders.