https://saastechwatch.com/tags/consolidation/Recent content in Consolidation on SaaS Tech WatchHugoen-usFri, 31 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000https://saastechwatch.com/posts/2026-07-31-key-saas-trends-shaping-2026-the-mid-year-read/Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000https://saastechwatch.com/posts/2026-07-31-key-saas-trends-shaping-2026-the-mid-year-read/<p>This piece replaces an earlier draft that listed themes without analysing them. The list was fine as an outline and useless as an argument. What follows is the structural version: the three trends that actually matter for buyers as we head into the second half of 2026, what each one is doing to the stack underneath, and what the buyer should do differently because of it.</p> <p>The trends are AI-native architectures, the vertical-SaaS renaissance, and platform consolidation. None of them is new. What has changed this year is that each has moved from conference topic to contract term.</p>