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2026 State of Production Reliability and AI Adoption

Platform and IT engineers are constantly challenged to build reliable systems while keeping production running during critical failures. However, reactive incident management is consuming valuable engineering capacity and driving significant team burnout. In fact, the majority of engineering teams spend 40 percent or more of their time on incident management instead of innovation.

Read the full report to explore key findings, including:

The Cost of Alert Fatigue: Discover why nearly half of organizations experienced an outage linked to ignored or suppressed alerts in the past year.
Financial Exposure: Learn how infrastructure downtime costs 61 percent of organizations $50,000 or more per hour.
The AI Perception Gap: Understand why 74 percent of C-suite executives believe their organization actively uses AI for incident management while only 39 percent of practitioners agree.
Barriers to Adoption: Identify the top practical challenges to AI deployment, such as budget constraints, data quality issues, and security concerns.

The 2026 Benefits Divide: Key Trends Shaping Employer-Sponsored Benefits

The healthcare landscape is undergoing significant changes. With rising premiums and shifting plan designs, employers and HR leaders face new challenges in managing employee benefits effectively while keeping costs under control.

Read the report to discover insights on:

Cost Efficiency Strategies: Learn how the adoption of high deductible health plans and health savings accounts can drive mutual financial savings.
Preventive Care Utilization: Discover why focusing on proactive wellness and mental health support is crucial for a healthy workforce.
AI-Powered Analytics: Understand how actionable claims data can help identify fraud, waste, and abuse to recoup lost funds.
Enhanced Navigation: See how multi-agent AI assistants guide employees to make informed, cost-effective healthcare decisions.

Deal Drivers: Americas FY 2025

Following a period of economic uncertainty, M&A activity in the Americas saw a significant resurgence in 2025. Driven by a stabilizing economy, cooling inflation, and a highly anticipated rate cut, aggregate announced deal value surged by nearly 51% year over year to reach $3.1 trillion.

Download the report now to explore key highlights from the 2025 markets, such as:

The tech megadeal boom: Discover how the scramble for scale and AI infrastructure pushed TMT sector value to a massive $1.2 trillion.
Energy sector surge: Learn why the power demands of artificial intelligence drove an 18% lift in energy, mining, and utilities deal value.
Private equity bounces back: Understand the strategies behind the 37% jump in buyout value despite a slight decline in overall deal volume.
Sector specific insights: Gain detailed analysis and league tables for key industries including consumer goods, financial services, industrials, pharmaceuticals, and real estate.

The 2026 Benefits Divide: Key Trends Shaping Employer-Sponsored Benefits

The healthcare landscape is undergoing significant changes. With rising premiums and shifting plan designs, employers and HR leaders face new challenges in managing employee benefits effectively while keeping costs under control.

Read the report to discover insights on:

Cost Efficiency Strategies: Learn how the adoption of high deductible health plans and health savings accounts can drive mutual financial savings.
Preventive Care Utilization: Discover why focusing on proactive wellness and mental health support is crucial for a healthy workforce.
AI-Powered Analytics: Understand how actionable claims data can help identify fraud, waste, and abuse to recoup lost funds.
Enhanced Navigation: See how multi-agent AI assistants guide employees to make informed, cost-effective healthcare decisions.

Momentum Grid Report for Customer Identity and Access Management: Winter 2026

The Winter 2026 G2 Momentum Grid Report for Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) highlights trending software outperforming the market in growth and user satisfaction. It serves as a vital benchmark for IT leaders looking to modernize their customer login experience.

Key areas of focus include:

Momentum Leader Rankings: Identify top-tier CIAM solutions in the top 25% for high-growth trajectories and user satisfaction.
Platform Performance Profiles: Compare growth metrics for major players like FusionAuth, Descope, Frontegg, and Ping Identity.
Unbiased User Sentiment: Leverage verified reviews to distinguish between marketing hype and real-world CIAM performance.

Download the full report to evaluate leading CIAM solutions and identify the best fit for your digital transformation goals.

Momentum Grid Report for Customer Identity and Access Management: Winter 2026

The Winter 2026 G2 Momentum Grid Report for Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) highlights trending software outperforming the market in growth and user satisfaction. It serves as a vital benchmark for IT leaders looking to modernize their customer login experience.

Key areas of focus include:

Momentum Leader Rankings: Identify top-tier CIAM solutions in the top 25% for high-growth trajectories and user satisfaction.
Platform Performance Profiles: Compare growth metrics for major players like FusionAuth, Descope, Frontegg, and Ping Identity.
Unbiased User Sentiment: Leverage verified reviews to distinguish between marketing hype and real-world CIAM performance.

Download the full report to evaluate leading CIAM solutions and identify the best fit for your digital transformation goals.

Momentum Grid Report for Customer Identity and Access Management: Winter 2026

The Winter 2026 G2 Momentum Grid Report for Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) highlights trending software outperforming the market in growth and user satisfaction. It serves as a vital benchmark for IT leaders looking to modernize their customer login experience.

Key areas of focus include:

Momentum Leader Rankings: Identify top-tier CIAM solutions in the top 25% for high-growth trajectories and user satisfaction.
Platform Performance Profiles: Compare growth metrics for major players like FusionAuth, Descope, Frontegg, and Ping Identity.
Unbiased User Sentiment: Leverage verified reviews to distinguish between marketing hype and real-world CIAM performance.

Download the full report to evaluate leading CIAM solutions and identify the best fit for your digital transformation goals.

Connecting the Dots 2026: 5 Marketing Trends You Might Be Missing

The Connecting the dots 2026 report from GWI highlights critical, non-obvious marketing trends that are often overlooked in standard advertising plans. Drawing from a wealth of research, this report provides deep insights into fast-changing audiences and shifting consumer habits to help you sharpen your 2026 strategy.

This comprehensive study explores five key areas shaping the future of marketing:

AI and Insights: While many advertisers and marketers use AI professionally, relying on web-scraped data leads to generic, stereotypical results that lack depth.
The Intent-Behavior Gap: Consumers are increasingly contradictory, creating a significant opportunity for brands that can bridge the gap between expressed intent and actual buying behavior.
Social Media Dominance: Social media remains the dominant media form, with people spending massive amounts of time on social platforms and short videos each week.
World Cup Fandom: The audience for the upcoming tournament is rewriting the rules of engagement, with many fans identifying as avid gamers who view the event as a social ecosystem.
Defining Gen Alpha: As the oldest Alphas reach their teen years, it is essential to recognize them as a distinct generation rather than a simple continuation of Gen Z.

Download the full report to access the data-driven truth behind these trends and discover the opportunities your competitors might be missing.

Momentum Grid Report for Customer Identity and Access Management: Winter 2026

The Winter 2026 G2 Momentum Grid Report for Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) highlights trending software outperforming the market in growth and user satisfaction. It serves as a vital benchmark for IT leaders looking to modernize their customer login experience.

Key areas of focus include:

Momentum Leader Rankings: Identify top-tier CIAM solutions in the top 25% for high-growth trajectories and user satisfaction.
Platform Performance Profiles: Compare growth metrics for major players like FusionAuth, Descope, Frontegg, and Ping Identity.
Unbiased User Sentiment: Leverage verified reviews to distinguish between marketing hype and real-world CIAM performance.

Download the full report to evaluate leading CIAM solutions and identify the best fit for your digital transformation goals.

The State of Homegrown Auth Report

The 2025 State of Homegrown Authentication Report, sponsored by FusionAuth and Cloudelligent, provides the first deep dive into the tech stacks and team dynamics of organizations building their own identity systems. While many teams opt for in-house solutions for better security and customization, the data reveals significant risks, including the fact that 20% of respondents have experienced a security breach.

Key findings from this inaugural study of 144 IT practitioners include:

Architecture Trends: 67% of teams build their systems from scratch or roll their own auth server rather than using third-party providers.
The Tech Stack: Java, JavaScript, and C++ remain the top languages, with 72% of teams running auth in containerized or Kubernetes environments.
Productivity Benchmarks: Passport.js and Spring Security are rated as the top libraries for both long-term maintenance and initial time to value.
Team Composition: 60% of teams involve senior-level staff, yet only 23% of those contributors are considered identity specialists.
Infrastructure Preferences: Roughly half of development teams prefer local environments over SaaS tools for building and testing auth-related flows.

Download the full report to compare your own identity infrastructure against your peers and understand the features, protocols, and challenges shaping the future of custom authentication.

The State of Homegrown Auth Report

The 2025 State of Homegrown Authentication Report, sponsored by FusionAuth and Cloudelligent, provides the first deep dive into the tech stacks and team dynamics of organizations building their own identity systems. While many teams opt for in-house solutions for better security and customization, the data reveals significant risks, including the fact that 20% of respondents have experienced a security breach.

Key findings from this inaugural study of 144 IT practitioners include:

Architecture Trends: 67% of teams build their systems from scratch or roll their own auth server rather than using third-party providers.
The Tech Stack: Java, JavaScript, and C++ remain the top languages, with 72% of teams running auth in containerized or Kubernetes environments.
Productivity Benchmarks: Passport.js and Spring Security are rated as the top libraries for both long-term maintenance and initial time to value.
Team Composition: 60% of teams involve senior-level staff, yet only 23% of those contributors are considered identity specialists.
Infrastructure Preferences: Roughly half of development teams prefer local environments over SaaS tools for building and testing auth-related flows.

Download the full report to compare your own identity infrastructure against your peers and understand the features, protocols, and challenges shaping the future of custom authentication.

Connecting the Dots 2026: 5 Marketing Trends You Might Be Missing

The Connecting the dots 2026 report from GWI highlights critical, non-obvious marketing trends that are often overlooked in standard advertising plans. Drawing from a wealth of research, this report provides deep insights into fast-changing audiences and shifting consumer habits to help you sharpen your 2026 strategy.

This comprehensive study explores five key areas shaping the future of marketing:

AI and Insights: While many advertisers and marketers use AI professionally, relying on web-scraped data leads to generic, stereotypical results that lack depth.
The Intent-Behavior Gap: Consumers are increasingly contradictory, creating a significant opportunity for brands that can bridge the gap between expressed intent and actual buying behavior.
Social Media Dominance: Social media remains the dominant media form, with people spending massive amounts of time on social platforms and short videos each week.
World Cup Fandom: The audience for the upcoming tournament is rewriting the rules of engagement, with many fans identifying as avid gamers who view the event as a social ecosystem.
Defining Gen Alpha: As the oldest Alphas reach their teen years, it is essential to recognize them as a distinct generation rather than a simple continuation of Gen Z.

Download the full report to access the data-driven truth behind these trends and discover the opportunities your competitors might be missing.

The State of Homegrown Auth Report

The 2025 State of Homegrown Authentication Report, sponsored by FusionAuth and Cloudelligent, provides the first deep dive into the tech stacks and team dynamics of organizations building their own identity systems. While many teams opt for in-house solutions for better security and customization, the data reveals significant risks, including the fact that 20% of respondents have experienced a security breach.

Key findings from this inaugural study of 144 IT practitioners include:

Architecture Trends: 67% of teams build their systems from scratch or roll their own auth server rather than using third-party providers.
The Tech Stack: Java, JavaScript, and C++ remain the top languages, with 72% of teams running auth in containerized or Kubernetes environments.
Productivity Benchmarks: Passport.js and Spring Security are rated as the top libraries for both long-term maintenance and initial time to value.
Team Composition: 60% of teams involve senior-level staff, yet only 23% of those contributors are considered identity specialists.
Infrastructure Preferences: Roughly half of development teams prefer local environments over SaaS tools for building and testing auth-related flows.

Download the full report to compare your own identity infrastructure against your peers and understand the features, protocols, and challenges shaping the future of custom authentication.

Workforce Resilience in the AI Era

As organizations rapidly roll out AI, the impact on jobs, skills, and workforce planning is becoming impossible to ignore. This research report explores how AI is changing the nature of work and why many organizations are shifting their focus from traditional job security to long-term skill security.

Based on surveys of 500 HR leaders and 500 employees at large U.S. organizations, the report highlights a growing disconnect between leadership expectations and employee perceptions, along with the risks and opportunities this creates.

Inside the report, you’ll learn:

Why nearly 6 in 10 HR leaders expect AI-driven layoffs in the next 12 months
How “skill security” is replacing job security as roles evolve faster than ever
Which technical and human skills will matter most as AI adoption grows
How leading organizations are supporting employees through AI-driven change
What HR teams can do now to build a more adaptable, resilient workforce

Download the research report to understand how AI is reshaping work and how to prepare your workforce for what’s next.

Workforce Resilience in the AI Era

As organizations rapidly roll out AI, the impact on jobs, skills, and workforce planning is becoming impossible to ignore. This research report explores how AI is changing the nature of work and why many organizations are shifting their focus from traditional job security to long-term skill security.

Based on surveys of 500 HR leaders and 500 employees at large U.S. organizations, the report highlights a growing disconnect between leadership expectations and employee perceptions, along with the risks and opportunities this creates.

Inside the report, you’ll learn:

Why nearly 6 in 10 HR leaders expect AI-driven layoffs in the next 12 months
How “skill security” is replacing job security as roles evolve faster than ever
Which technical and human skills will matter most as AI adoption grows
How leading organizations are supporting employees through AI-driven change
What HR teams can do now to build a more adaptable, resilient workforce

Download the research report to understand how AI is reshaping work and how to prepare your workforce for what’s next.