Shaking The IBM i Magic Eight Ball For 2026

January 26, 2026 Alex Woodie

After one more trip around the Sun, the IBM i community is back at it for another turn. What will become of our favorite box in 2026, let alone the people who work on it? That is not easy to say. As the great ballplayer/philosopher Yogi Berra once said: “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” But we try anyway.

We kick off 2026 IBM i predictions with some targeted insight from Bill Langston, director of marketing, New Generation Software:

“I feel like 2026 will be a quiet year with the most adventurous IBM i customers …