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The world of software testing isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Teams are releasing updates faster, systems are getting more complex, and users expect everything to “just work.” It’s a lot to juggle. The good news is that testing itself is evolving to meet those challenges. As we move into 2026, a few clear trends are starting to shape how QA teams think and operate. Here’s what’s on the horizon, and why it matters.

CWE and CWE Top 25 secure coding practices help you safeguard your code against rising software security risks. Here we explain what is CWE and the CWE Top 25. Read along or jump ahead to the section that interests you the most.

When you embed traditional BI tools, you work with platforms originally designed for internal analysts who expect to explore data directly. Embedded capabilities came later, and while these tools expose APIs, every variation in experience requires development work. The challenge is that traditional BI tools aren’t built for the full spectrum of embedded use cases. Most embedded analytics implementations must serve several distinct user types inside your customers’ organizations.

Most AI analytics projects are failing to deliver on their promises, and the cause isn’t what you might expect. This creates widespread project failures and undermines confidence in AI-driven analytics. What are the problems with AI analytics and how can organizations address them?

Gartner has once again named Qlik a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools, a position we have held for a decade. In that time, the landscape around data integration has shifted. Hyperscalers are moving up, large vendors are tightening their stacks, and acquisitions are reshaping customer choice. For CIOs and CDOs, that consolidation changes the question. It is less about who sits where in the quadrant, and more about how much control you still have over your own data and AI strategy.