{"id":75324,"date":"2026-02-12T16:24:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/arcad\/?p=75324"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:25:00","slug":"strategic-topics-to-think-about-for-2026-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arcadsoftware.com\/arcad\/news-events\/arcad-press-articles\/strategic-topics-to-think-about-for-2026-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Topics To Think About For 2026, Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:45px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Longevity is an amazing thing. ARCAD Software has now amassed more than 34 years of expertise centered around everything related to DevSecOps transformations. To start off the new year, I would like to share six strategic ideas that will help shape 2026 in the IBM i market, and beyond it.<\/p>\n<p>The big new development for ARCAD is our fourth brand, called DISCOVER, which is focused on application intelligence. It\u2019s the newest addition, and it\u2019s very promising. 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