Architecting the Resilient Enterprise

Digital sovereignty and maintaining control of critical digital assets, including cloud services, data storage, software and systems, network platforms, has never been more important to architect the enterprise of tomorrow. 

Digital Workplace

“Enterprise resilience will depend on governance built for constant disruption.”

Adam Holtby, Principal Analyst, Workplace Transformation

Digital disruption is accelerating. The reality is that enterprises are in a constant state of disruption and change which requires a rethink over what resilience really means.

Omdia’s 2025 Workplace Transformation Survey shows that just 22% of organizations have achieved a fully integrated, platform-first environment, with most still operating in hybrid or fragmented systems. Yet investment momentum remains strong: 55% of enterprises expect platform spend to rise by at least 10% over the next two years, driven by goals to improve productivity (44%) and strengthen governance (40%). Resilience is no longer about weathering disruption but about adapting quickly and intelligently to it. In this new environment, governance is becoming a vital measure of maturity.

This research is taken from:

Workplace Transformation Intelligence Service

Channels

“The channel is not just adapting to a new normal; it will actively define it.”

Matt Ball, Chief Analyst, Channels

Geopolitical volatility is channel partners primary business challenge entering 2026. Global uncertainties are reshaping operations across key areas: shifting tariffs, evolving pricing models, supply chain disruptions, heightened cybersecurity requirements, and expanding digital sovereignty mandates. Nations increasingly demand local data control and technology independence, forcing partners to restructure their service delivery models.

The vendor landscape continues to transform as companies adapt to regulatory fragmentation and cross-border restrictions. Partners must develop agile strategies to manage these interconnected challenges while maintaining competitive positioning. Tracking how vendors and partners adjust their offerings, compliance frameworks, and partner programs to address these evolving geopolitical realities will be key in 2026.

This research is taken from Omdia's:

Channels Strategy Analysis, and Cybersecurity Ecosystems

Internet of Things

“IoT is at the heart of operational enterprise resilience.”

Andrew Brown, Practice Lead, IoT

The IoT is a key tool for companies looking to become more competitive, differentiated, and resilient. By eliminating operational blind spots, IoT delivers real-time visibility into the physical world: tracking assets, equipment, and environments to anticipate and adapt to disruption.

According to Omdia’s end user enterprise IoT research, efficiency and productivity gains, cost savings, improved energy efficiency and reduced waste, greater insight into machine or facilities performance and improved customer retention and satisfaction. .

IoT transforms resilience from reactive recovery to proactive prevention. By feeding continuous data into AI and ML models, organizations can predict failures, forecast supply chain risks, and take corrective action before issues escalate.

Crucially, IoT enables autonomous response. Smart factories, grids, and logistics systems can instantly adjust to shocks; rerouting fleets or rebalancing production without human intervention. This closed-loop intelligence, often executed at the edge, shifts enterprises from reactive to adaptive

This research is taken from Omdia's:

IoT Services and Platforms Intelligence Service and IoT Devices and Components Intelligence Service

Cybersecurity

“Striving for resilience will have a direct impact on enterprise security decisions .”

Adam Etherington, Practice Leader, Cybersecurity

Resilience is becoming the foundation of enterprise decisions in tools and service providers. Driven by rising geopolitical tensions, advanced persistent threats that harness AI, and tighter regulation, organizations will reassess their entire technology stack and revisit the prevailing enterprise security architecture.

In the future, enterprise resilience depends on maintaining granular control over identities, both human and non-human, critical digital and physical assets across IT and OT, and from the endpoint through the edge, as well as across hybrid cloud. Organizations must re-architect security systems and policies with built-in redundancy and geographic deployments that balance operational efficiency with evolving sovereignty requirements.

This research is taken from Omdia's:

Cybersecurity Viewpoint Service, Security Operations Intelligence Service, Data and Identity Security Intelligence Service, Infrastructure Security Intelligence Service, Operational Technology (OT) and IoT Cybersecurity Intelligence Service

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The challenge will intensify as regulatory frameworks like the EU's Cyber Resilience Act and various national data localization laws create overlapping compliance obligations.

Cloud and Data Center

“Digital sovereignty does not have a single definition—it's about operating, securing, and architecting infrastructure that gives enterprises true control over their digital destiny.”

Vlad Galabov, Senior Research Director, Enterprise Infrastructure

The convergence of geopolitical tensions and regulatory pressures is fundamentally reshaping enterprise data center strategy. Organizations can no longer rely solely on a single architectural paradigm, such as using hyperscale cloud providers, without considering the jurisdictional implications of their data placement and extraterritorial data access.

Modern resilient enterprises must architect hybrid infrastructures balancing performance, compliance, risk, and controlnby strategically distributing workloads across on-premises facilities, edge locations, and carefully selected cloud regions that align with regulatory and sovereign requirements.

This research is taken from Omdia's:

Data Center Capacity and Investment Intelligence Service, Data Center Compute, Data Center Thermal Management Intelligence Service

The challenge extends beyond data residency—enterprises need visibility and control of the entire technology stack, from hardware provenance to software supply chains.

As digital sovereignty regulations tighten globally, the most resilient enterprises will be those that build infrastructure flexibility into their core architecture, enabling rapid adaptation to changing geopolitical landscapes while maintaining operational excellence and competitive advantage.