Five Key Trends for Enterprise Client Computing Platforms in 2026

This IDC Market Perspective discusses the five key trends for enterprise client computing platforms in 2026. While AI is disrupting this space, organizations must also examine other emerging trends to stay competitive. This document is also an update to a previous report titled Five Key Trends in 2025 for Enterprise Client Computing Platforms (IDC #US53121325, January 2025)."Enterprise client computing platforms are rapidly evolving from device-centric tools into intelligent, cloud-first, and policy-driven platforms. Suppliers that embed AI and agentic AI, support sovereign and secure-by-design architectures, and simplify hybrid delivery models will be best positioned to capture growth as work, data, and regulation continue to become decentralized," said Filippo Vanara, senior research analyst, IDC Worldwide Enterprise Client Computing Platforms.