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Where Is IT Spending Going in 2026 — and What It Means for Your Roadmap
By VeeMost Technologies · June 30, 2026 · 6 min read
Global IT spending is projected to reach $6.31 trillion in 2026, up 13.5% from the prior year, according to Gartner. But the headline number hides the real story: growth is not spread evenly. A handful of categories are absorbing almost all of the new investment, and if your technology roadmap is not aligned with them, you are planning for the last decade rather than the next.
1. AI infrastructure is the gravitational center
Artificial intelligence is now the dominant force in IT budgets. Worldwide AI spending is forecast to grow roughly 47% in 2026, and data-center systems — the servers, storage and network fabric that AI workloads demand — are growing faster than any other category. Over the next several years, AI-optimized infrastructure is expected to become the single largest segment of the entire market.
The practical implication: even if you are not training your own models, your network, power, cooling and security need to be ready for AI-enabled applications that your vendors are already shipping.
2. Agentic AI moves from hype to line item
For the first time, analysts have created a dedicated market segment for agentic AI — software agents that take actions, not just answer questions. Gartner expects 40% of enterprise applications to include task-specific AI agents by the end of 2026. That changes how you think about identity, access and oversight: every agent is effectively a new non-human user that must be governed.
3. Services and managed delivery remain the biggest spend
IT services — implementation and managed services plus cloud — remain the largest category of all, on track to exceed $1.87 trillion. Organizations are leaning on external partners to design, run and optimize increasingly complex environments. Recurring, outcome-based delivery is where the durable value is.
4. Security spending keeps climbing
Information security spending is approaching $240 billion, up around 12.5%. Notably, securing AI itself — including identity for AI agents — is now a top priority. Zero Trust and identity governance are no longer optional add-ons; they are the foundation.
The takeaway: budget gravity is pulling toward AI-ready infrastructure, recurring services, and identity-centric security. Build your roadmap around those three and you are skating to where the puck is going.
How VeeMost aligns to the trend
We have built our newest service lines — AI & Data Solutions, AI-Ready Infrastructure, and identity-centric Cybersecurity — directly around these shifts, while delivering them through recurring managed services and a direct-from-manufacturer platform. If you want a roadmap that matches where the market is heading, talk to a senior architect.
link: https://veemost.com/insights/where-is-it-spen...-2026.html
Industry Trends
Where Is IT Spending Going in 2026 — and What It Means for Your Roadmap
By VeeMost Technologies · June 30, 2026 · 6 min read
Global IT spending is projected to reach $6.31 trillion in 2026, up 13.5% from the prior year, according to Gartner. But the headline number hides the real story: growth is not spread evenly. A handful of categories are absorbing almost all of the new investment, and if your technology roadmap is not aligned with them, you are planning for the last decade rather than the next.
1. AI infrastructure is the gravitational center
Artificial intelligence is now the dominant force in IT budgets. Worldwide AI spending is forecast to grow roughly 47% in 2026, and data-center systems — the servers, storage and network fabric that AI workloads demand — are growing faster than any other category. Over the next several years, AI-optimized infrastructure is expected to become the single largest segment of the entire market.
The practical implication: even if you are not training your own models, your network, power, cooling and security need to be ready for AI-enabled applications that your vendors are already shipping.
2. Agentic AI moves from hype to line item
For the first time, analysts have created a dedicated market segment for agentic AI — software agents that take actions, not just answer questions. Gartner expects 40% of enterprise applications to include task-specific AI agents by the end of 2026. That changes how you think about identity, access and oversight: every agent is effectively a new non-human user that must be governed.
3. Services and managed delivery remain the biggest spend
IT services — implementation and managed services plus cloud — remain the largest category of all, on track to exceed $1.87 trillion. Organizations are leaning on external partners to design, run and optimize increasingly complex environments. Recurring, outcome-based delivery is where the durable value is.
4. Security spending keeps climbing
Information security spending is approaching $240 billion, up around 12.5%. Notably, securing AI itself — including identity for AI agents — is now a top priority. Zero Trust and identity governance are no longer optional add-ons; they are the foundation.
The takeaway: budget gravity is pulling toward AI-ready infrastructure, recurring services, and identity-centric security. Build your roadmap around those three and you are skating to where the puck is going.
How VeeMost aligns to the trend
We have built our newest service lines — AI & Data Solutions, AI-Ready Infrastructure, and identity-centric Cybersecurity — directly around these shifts, while delivering them through recurring managed services and a direct-from-manufacturer platform. If you want a roadmap that matches where the market is heading, talk to a senior architect.
link: https://veemost.com/insights/where-is-it-spen...-2026.html
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