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The IT Forecast: Tech Trends for 2026

Times are a-changin' and technology is no different. With AI being only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to technological advancement, it can be hard for IT leaders to stay on top of trends while handling ticket queues, promoting internal development, communicating with executives, and leading teams. To help keep you up-to-date on next year's trends, we'll be chatting with IT leaders about their thoughts on tech in 2026 and how it *actually* relates to the day-to-day of IT professionals.

You've Found the Waste In Your Network Operations. Now What?

In a previous blog, we looked at your network operations through the lens of lean principles. We exposed the seven wastes that quietly drain your budget and burn out your teams. This constant cycle of reactive firefighting comes with a steep price. We outlined a concept in quality management known as the Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), the total financial impact of wasted engineering hours, lost user productivity, and business risk.

Enabling the Puppet Infra Assistant MCP Server for Code Assist

Unlock the full potential of your Puppet infrastructure with this quick guide on enabling the Puppet Infra Assistant MCP Server for Code Assist. In just 2 minutes, learn how to streamline your coding process and enhance your development workflow. Whether you're a seasoned developer or just starting with Puppet, this video provides easy to follow steps to get you up and running. TIMESTAMPS Subscribe at ⁨‪@PerforcePuppet‬ Website: puppet.com LinkedIn: /perforce-puppet.

What Is IT Compliance? IT Compliance Technology + Standards to Lower Your Compliance Risk

IT compliance is a broad discipline that ensures your organization’s systems operate in line with privacy, security, and regulatory expectations. Security and compliance teams use technical controls and automation to monitor, correct, and maintain compliance across the entire IT estate. Without a solid IT compliance management strategy, your organization faces elevated risks, from security breaches and downtime to financial penalties and legal consequences.

Secure the Mobile Edge: Android 16 & iOS 26 STIGs Require MTD

Whether it’s Warfighters deployed in the field or remote analysts supporting missions across the globe, mobile devices make these operations possible. But, these endpoints (and your data) need serious protection. That’s where the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) come in, setting the baseline for hardened endpoint and application security.

AI Governance

Discover how Cortex helps organizations unlock AI excellence by bringing structure, visibility, and governance to teams that are building AI and machine learning models. As companies scale their AI initiatives, Cortex becomes the single source of truth for all ML and AI assets, ensuring reliable versioning, ownership, compliance, and responsible AI practices. What you'll learn in this video.

AI Readiness

Discover how Cortex helps engineering organizations unlock AI excellence by building the strong, reliable foundation needed for safe and scalable AI adoption. Cortex goes beyond just giving developers access to AI tools; it ensures your teams are ready to use AI safely, reliably, and at scale. What You’ll Learn in This Video: With Cortex, teams gain visibility into engineering practices, track compliance across services, and create a repeatable framework for safe AI innovation. By automating accountability and enforcing standards, Cortex helps organizations adopt AI with confidence, not risk.

AI Maturity

Learn how Cortex helps engineering organizations unlock AI excellence by measuring, standardizing, and improving how teams adopt and use AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude. Cortex enables organizations to mature their AI practices—not just adopt AI tools, but adopt them safely, consistently, and with measurable engineering impact. What you’ll learn in this video.