[New] 75% of enterprise software engineers will use AI code assistants by 2028, up from less than 10% in early 2023 - a 7.5 x increase in five years.
Preuve AI
[New] Agentic AI could drive roughly 30% of enterprise application software revenue by 2035, surpassing $450 billion.
FE International
[New] Agentic AI could drive ~30% of enterprise software revenue by 2035, surpassing $450 billion (up from 2% in 2025).
Ringly.io
[New] 33% of enterprise software apps will include agentic AI by 2028, up from less than 1% in 2024.
Ringly.io
[New] The Micro SaaS segment is growing at roughly 30% annually, from $15.7 billion in 2024 to a projected $59.6 billion by 2030.
Decipher Zone
[New] MR analysis, demand for port electrification load orchestration software is estimated to grow to USD 3.4 billion in 2026 and USD 8.7 billion by 2036.
FactMr
[New] Demand Drivers EU Fit for 55 mandates require major European ports to provide shore power for specified vessel types by 2030, creating non-discretionary software procurement demand across container terminals and cruise berths.
FactMr
[New] Vendors offering integrated AI-driven load management with grid connectivity will secure a larger share of future software investments through 2036.
FactMr
[New] As organizations plan their digital strategies, understanding the Emerging Software Development Trends for 2026 becomes essential for building future-ready systems.
Journal
Compared to Gartner's previous forecast, Gartner is predicting a stronger-than-anticipated growth in global IT spending, driven by sustained momentum across AI infrastructure, software, and IaaS.
Barchart.com
IT services, including application implementation and managed services, infrastructure implementation and managed services and IaaS, is forecast to see the largest overall spending, surpassing $1.87 billion in 2026.
Barchart.com
Approximately 30% of enterprise software interactions will shift to agentic systems by 2026, up from less than 5% in 2024.
AetherLink
In 2026, cloud computing will be more scalable, secure, and efficient.
Engleish
Application security will be restructured over 2026 by Generative AI, developer experience, and platform consolidation.
Mexico Business
Hyper's experience in developing and implementing AI agents will support Amex in the upcoming launch of its new expense management platform later this year.
FinTech Futures
Gartner projects sovereign cloud IaaS spending in Europe to grow 3.3 x, from $6.9 billion in 2025 to $23.1 billion in 2027.
blocksandfiles
The most persuasive outlook for 2026 is that neuromorphic compute will complement existing AI accelerators-delivering measurable advantages in energy-constrained, latency-sensitive environments while software maturity and ecosystem alignment catch up to hardware promise.
Stanford Tech Review
Global corporate spending on generative AI-related software and services will exceed $300 billion for the first time in 2026, with over 60% used to transform existing workflows.
SoloSoft
Over the next 2-3 years, AI will move from prompt-based tools to autonomous, agentic systems (agentic AI vs AI agents), while software is increasingly designed AI-first, with RAG systems, vector databases, and LLM orchestration replacing traditional logic.
Apidots
The global demand for AI-ready data centers is projected to grow steadily over the next several years, necessitating software-defined architectures that allow dynamic workload management and autonomous operations.
Persistence Market Research
Last updated: 03 May 2026
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