Signal 90 percent plan to expand and strengthen their technology partnership ecosystem

Summary

KPMG reports that 90 percent of technology executives plan to expand and strengthen their technology ecosystems and partnerships. The goal is to secure access to the expertise they need as agentic AI and other new technologies emerge. Microsoft's Seth Patton argues that with so much arriving at once, no one can keep ahead alone. In his words, success by definition requires relying on partners, which he says holds for every organization including Microsoft. The report presents partnership as a way to accelerate learning, while also warning that partners' governance and ethics require scrutiny.