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Trends we’re watching in 2026:
- The new normal, post-government shutdown and the future of federal It modernization
- Impact of disruption in the federal civilian market and uncertain recovery timeline
- Increased partnership activity
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Dell Technologies World 2026 Highlights Dell’s Growing Leadership in Enterprise AI Infrastructure
/by Angela Lambert, Principal Analyst and Practice ManagerDell Technologies World 2026 reinforced the success of the company’s long-term AI strategy. While Dell Technologies (Dell) has spent the last three years aggressively ramping production to meet intense demand for infrastructure to support model training, the company has also been preparing for the coming inference-heavy phase of AI, which will create a significant opportunity with its enterprise customers. Dell is staying true to its roots as a hardware company by reinforcing that the brand of hardware that organizations select to support their most critical initiatives matters more now than ever.
Extreme Connect 2026 Showcases Coherent AI-centric Vision, but Long-term Differentiation Will Depend on Sustained Execution
/by Stephanie Long, Senior AnalystExtreme Connect 2026 demonstrated that Extreme Networks is evolving toward a more AI-centric operational platform strategy centered on Platform ONE and its underlying fabric architecture. The company presented a comparatively cohesive vision while also showing tangible execution momentum through continued revenue growth and accelerated feature delivery. However, it is worth noting that the general availability of Agent ONE Operator is more than six months away and has yet to be announced for Extreme Exchange. This is a long time to wait for actionable customer proof points, especially in the AI market. Although these new solutions were shown as demos and not presented as slides — suggesting the capabilities exist — the time-to-market gap is notable.