Executive Brief

Critical Developments and Obstacles Technology Leaders Need to Tackle in 2026

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The challenges facing technology leaders in 2026 are not new, and that is precisely the problem. The question is no longer what to tackle, but why capable, well-resourced organizations keep failing to.

Published: July 202612 min readAuthors: Arbisoft Editorial Team

Introduction

The challenges facing technology leaders in 2026 are not new. That is precisely the problem.

Cybersecurity gaps, AI governance failures, and legacy system debt appeared on last year's priority lists, too, and the year before that. The question is no longer what technology leaders should tackle. It's why capable, well-resourced organizations keep failing to.

Worldwide IT spending is projected to exceed $6 trillion for the first time in 2026. Most of that spending is not generating proportional outcomes. The organizations that win this year are not those with the largest budgets or the boldest AI roadmaps. They are the ones who have closed the gap between knowing and doing.

Three challenges define where that gap is widest.

Critical development and obstacles
The three-step path to measuring AI ROI discussed in this brief.

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