2025 reshaped IT and security. AI advanced at breakneck speed, new regulations emerged, and digital environments grew increasingly complex. Yet some things stayed the same — tool consolidation and the pressure to do more with less. Those trends will lead us straight into 2026.

So, what's next? Our top 8 predictions reveal what IT teams and MSPs can expect in 2026, with insights from NinjaOne executives on topics such as:

• the future of Patch Tuesday
• the rise of the Digital Operations Center
• the modernization of the public sector
• and key growth engines for MSPs