ManageEngine-Identity-Security-Outlook-2026.md

Identity Security Outlook 2026 is a survey-driven market report analyzing identity and access management trends for 2026, emphasizing the rapid growth of non-human identities (NHIs), cautious but widespread AI adoption, and strong momentum toward vendor consolidation; it highlights operational challenges (machine-to-human ratios, talent shortages, fragmented stacks), budget and investment priorities, and pragmatic recommendations for automation, phased consolidation, and AI-as-augmentation to build scalable identity governance.