Budget for Preventive Security
Gartner is urging security leaders to take five key steps in the fourth quarter of 2026. Among other recommendations, the research firm advises CISOs to treat AI agents as insider risks and launch post-quantum cryptography pilot projects.
Phishing Remains Most Common Attack Vector
According to a Gartner survey, 41 percent of CISOs reported social engineering incidents involving deepfakes during phone calls, and 36 percent during video calls.
A Turning Point in Warehouse Automation
Gartner sees warehouse logistics at a turning point: Four AI trends are transforming automation, decision-making, and physical work in the warehouse.
Increase of 49.5 percent
According to Gartner, worldwide AI spending will rise by 49.5 percent to 2.7 trillion US dollars in 2026.
Fivefold Increase
Falling costs per token should make AI cheaper. The opposite is happening, according to Gartner, because complex AI agents consume far more tokens than simple chatbots.
Forecast
Gartner expects spending on specialized IaaS services to reach $42 billion in 2026. The main driver is no longer training large language models, but running them in real-world production environments.
Software Development
Gartner predicts that by 2029, around 60 percent of organizations will rely on significantly smaller software development teams. Today, that figure stands at just 15 percent.
AI agents are Threatening SaaS Business Models
Gartner warns that traditional SaaS licensing models are coming under significant pressure as autonomous AI agents begin to take over core enterprise workflows.
Mainframe Exit Market Faces Major Shake-Up
Organizations looking to quickly move away from their mainframes may face a harsh reality by 2030. According to Gartner, most mainframe exit projects will fail because providers are promising more than they can realistically deliver.
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