CEO Outlook 2026
The one thing nearly every major tech CEO is putting at the top of their 2026 agenda? AI.
Their message is clear: Partners and customers that embrace AI now will be best positioned to capture the massive opportunities on the horizon.
Find out where CEOs are placing their bets in 2026 and how they are relying on partners to help them tackle emerging technology opportunities this year.
Ingram Micro CEO Bets On AI, Xvantage And Services In 2026
'Our technology investments in 2026 will remain focused on creating and capturing value through our Xvantage platform—making it easier for our team and customers to conduct business in real-time using real insights, and taking the friction out of the way B2Bs do business,’ says Ingram Micro CEO Paul Bay.
Lenovo CEO On Huge Investments In AI PCs, Wearables, Edge And Partners In 2026
Lenovo’s CEO explains his $82 billion company’s investment strategy in 2026 around AI PCs, devices, AI inferencing, edge computing, wearables and channel partners as part of CRN’s CEO Outlook 2026 project.
From AI To Training: What Five Solution Provider CEOs Are Prioritizing In 2026
‘In 2026, we are investing heavily in AI, automation and scalable solution accelerators built on Microsoft Copilot, Azure and Microsoft 365,’ says Syreeta Johnson, founder and CEO of Redd Solutions.
Solution Provider CEOs On The Biggest AI, Agent Trends: CEO Outlook 2026
‘We see 2026 as a big year of adoption for AI for our clients and we are preparing for that,’ says Luis Alvarez, CEO of Alvarez Technology Group.
Nutanix CEO On 2026 AI Plans, Investments And ‘Platform Wars’ Opportunity
Nutanix CEO Rajiv Ramaswami explains his plans to win the ‘decade of platform wars,’ along with Nutanix’s AI strategy and partner investments slated for 2026 as part of CRN’s CEO Outlook 2026 project.
AMD CEO On ‘Next Phase Of AI’ Investments In EPYC, Ryzen, GPUs And Partners In 2026
‘We expect global compute demand to increase by roughly 100X over the next five years. That’s why we are investing across our CPU, GPU, NPU and networking road maps to deliver higher performance and better efficiency [in 2026],” AMD CEO Lisa Su says as part of CRN’s CEO Outlook 2026 project.
Vendor CEOs On The Biggest AI, Agent Trends: CEO Outlook 2026
‘As customer environments become more complex and AI becomes more embedded in day-to-day operations, partners play an increasingly important role in how security is delivered, operated and scaled,’ says Darktrace’s Jill Popelka.
Michael Dell On Biggest 2026 Investments In Storage, AI And Partners
“In 2026, we’re investing in technologies that move our customers forward, starting with expanding AI capabilities at every layer—including next-generation PCs, scalable, secure compute, and storage,” said Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell.
10 CEOs On How AI Is Changing The Networking Game
Many of the world’s foremost networking leaders agree that AI won’t just be a workload in 2026, but rather, the backbone of the entire networking ecosystem.
10 Top Cybersecurity CEOs On AI’s Impact In 2026
From agentic-powered security to emerging AI opportunities for partners, here’s what the CEOs from 10 leading cybersecurity vendors are expecting this year.
Why AI Is The Top Priority For Major Tech Executives: CEO Outlook 2026
From infrastructure players to cybersecurity leaders, the world’s highest-ranking executives say AI is driving the biggest wave of innovation that the industry has seen in decades.
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