TECHnalysis Research

About the Founder

Bob O'Donnell
TECHnalysis Research was founded by technology market research veteran Bob O'Donnell.
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Research Study
November 12, 2025

The Future of AI is Hybrid: TECHnalysis Research Survey Report

Everyone knows that AI is reshaping the very foundations of enterprise computing. But what hasn’t been as clear is the fact that it’s a Hybrid AI model—involving the major public cloud providers, on-premise data centers/private clouds and edge computing devices—that are driving the biggest change. The latest TECHnalysis Research Hybrid AI Study, which surveyed over 1,000 IT decision-makers from medium and large organizations across ten US industries, offers a compelling snapshot of this transition. The findings reveal that the era of “cloud-first” thinking for AI workloads and applications is rapidly giving way to a more nuanced, hybrid approach—one that balances the strengths of public cloud, private infrastructure, and edge computing.

TECHnalysis Research, LLC provides strategic consulting and market research services to the technology industry and professional financial community. Building on a deep understanding of critical technology and business trends in conjunction with hard-hitting, original research, the firm provides unique "out-of-the-box" perspectives that are still grounded in the practical realities of the technology, media and telecom markets.
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Column/Blog
January 30, 2026

AI Browsers Could Change Everything

OK, I’ll admit it; I was a skeptic at first. After all, some of the early iterations of AI browsers basically took a Chromium-type engine, added a slightly modified UI and replaced the initial home page destination of a search bar with a chatbot prompt. Not exactly revolutionary. Over time, however, it’s becoming increasingly clear that AI browsers have the potential to do significantly more. In fact, I think they could be the trigger that finally starts to make on-device AI meaningful and impactful to a huge range of consumer and business device users. Beyond that, they could serve as a critical cog in driving distributed, hybrid AI architectures and applications.

USA Today Column
January 9, 2026

CES 2026: AI has major impact on everyday products, from PCs to cars

No one will be surprised to hear that at this year’s edition of the “gadgetpalooza” that is the CES convention in Las Vegas, AI was everywhere. From smart glasses with AI-powered voice input and humanoid robots powered by what’s being termed “physical AI,” the reach of the technology is incredible. But beyond these headline-grabbing new product categories, some of the biggest impacts that AI is enabling are improvements to many of our existing products, from TVs to PCs, smartphones, cars and more. While AI-enhanced versions of these devices aren’t new, the quality of the AI experiences now available on them is finally getting good enough to make them genuinely useful.